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Show Cows Need Protection During Winter Weather Dairy cows need protection iu the way of good housing and sleeping quarters during cold winter weather, says L. P. McCann, associate profes- ; sor In animal husbandry, Colorado'! Agricultural college. i "Exposure to cold weather and storms means that the cows are con- ! suming an extra amount of feed to overcome such exposure. Dairy cows ; do not have a thick coat of fat to j protect them against the elements as j do beef cattle and hogs, hence their j need of more protection. Cows kept in comfortable quarters consume slightly less feed and produce a trifle more milk than those allowed to run la the open during the winter mouths." |