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<blockquote data-quote="branguscowgirl" data-source="post: 1309909" data-attributes="member: 19938"><p>[Re: Sometimes it must suck to be a cow</p><p>Postby djinwa » Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:18 am</p><p></p><p>This point is hard for people to appreciate, since we're not cows. But cows have fermentation going on in their rumen that produces a lot of heat - like a steaming compost pile. So assuming she is fed well, the cow pictured is likely more comfortable than she would be on a summer day.</p><p><a href="http://www.cattletoday.com/archive/2007" target="_blank">http://www.cattletoday.com/archive/2007</a> ... 1033.shtml</p><p></p><p>Here's one article which discusses using cows to heat the house.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/homestea" target="_blank">http://www.motherearthnews.com/homestea</a> ... dzgoe.aspx</p><p>It wasn't long before the inventive engineer realized that, since a single cow gives off 3,500-4,000 BTU an hour, a mere 15 milkers could provide sufficient excess warmth to heat a standard 2,000-square-foot home. Ramlow then devised a prototype Cowpower system . . . but he tested the unit for a year before he was satisfied enough to put it on the market.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Good info posted from the other thread about heat production from the rumen............</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="branguscowgirl, post: 1309909, member: 19938"] [Re: Sometimes it must suck to be a cow Postby djinwa » Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:18 am This point is hard for people to appreciate, since we're not cows. But cows have fermentation going on in their rumen that produces a lot of heat - like a steaming compost pile. So assuming she is fed well, the cow pictured is likely more comfortable than she would be on a summer day. [url=http://www.cattletoday.com/archive/2007]http://www.cattletoday.com/archive/2007[/url] ... 1033.shtml Here's one article which discusses using cows to heat the house. [url=http://www.motherearthnews.com/homestea]http://www.motherearthnews.com/homestea[/url] ... dzgoe.aspx It wasn't long before the inventive engineer realized that, since a single cow gives off 3,500-4,000 BTU an hour, a mere 15 milkers could provide sufficient excess warmth to heat a standard 2,000-square-foot home. Ramlow then devised a prototype Cowpower system . . . but he tested the unit for a year before he was satisfied enough to put it on the market. Good info posted from the other thread about heat production from the rumen............ [/QUOTE]
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