Figure 3. Graphic images showing the external hide temperatures of ewes in open pasture (left; average temperature 90.7ºF) versus silvopasture (right; average temperature 87.1ºF) during summer daytime in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Thermal images of sheep grazing open pasture (L) vs. silvopasture (R). Warmer surfaces show up as yellow. Cooler surfaces show up as dark purple.

Photo credit: Sanjok Poudel