Milk production

[RanchHouse]

I have heard it said that nervous cows tend to produce less milk. How accurate is this statement, and has any study found a direct relationship between animal personality and milk production in dairy cows?

 

[RichZ]

Any stress will usually cause them to produce less milk. There's probably been studies, try google.

 

[ARC55]

It makes sense because producing milk requires the cow to spend nutrients and energy and a stressed animal will naturally reserve those resources for its own survival.