Heat-stressed cows produce less milk and less meat ... In a field adjacent to the University of Florida campus, Brahman cows huddle in the shade. Snow white egrets hunt in the grass.

As the 18-month-old grey Brahman heifer walked out, Barton learned the cow was his to take home. Make-A-Wish and Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo worked with owners Brandon and Rachel Cutrer of ...