The Dairy Podcast Show - Roundtable: The Generational Toll of Heat Stress | Ep. 205

In this special roundtable episode of The Dairy Podcast Show, Dr. Jimena Laporta from the University of Wisconsin Madison, alongside Dr. Danielle Sherlock and Dr. Katie Boesche from Adisseo, discuss how heat stress during the dry period affects dairy cows and future generations. Topics include fetal development, lifetime productivity, mammary physiology, thermoregulation, and transgenerational impacts that extend to granddaughters and great-granddaughters. Listen now on all major platforms!

What you’ll learn: 

• Heat stress consequences
• Dry cow importance
• Fetal development changes
• Thermoregulation adaptations
• Transgenerational effects

Meet the host & guests:

Dr. Danielle Sherlock is Global Ruminant Innovation and Customer Success Manager at Adisseo. With advanced training in animal sciences and dairy cattle physiology, her work focuses on nutritional strategies that support dairy cattle health, productivity, sustainability, and resilience during environmental challenges.

Dr. Jimena Laporta is an Associate Professor of Lactation Physiology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Her research focuses on heat stress, mammary gland biology, fetal programming, and how prenatal and early life conditions influence health, productivity, and performance in dairy cattle.

Dr. Katie Boesche is a Dairy Technical Manager at Adisseo. With expertise in ruminant nutrition, mammary biology, and dairy cattle physiology, she works with producers and industry partners to support practical nutrition programs that improve herd performance and long-term productivity.

Learn more about heat stress, fetal programming, and dairy cattle performance with Dr. Jimena Laporta, Dr. Danielle Sherlock, and Dr. Katie Boesche on The Dairy Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.

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