Tips for protecting livestock during severe winter weather
Animals should be moved to feed and shelter before or immediately after a snowstorm begins. Shelters, sheds or wind breakers are crucial to protecting livestock from winter storms, and younger and small animals in particular face a greater risk of being injured by cold or getting buried in the snow. Younger animals should be cared for first since they are more venerable than larger animals. However, shelter alone will not be effective in protecting livestock during extreme winter storm conditions. Wind alone is usually not enough to significantly impact the performance of animals, but exposur...
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