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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 691580" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Cattle will stay much healthier if they out-winter. I don't know about all breed but Herefords and I assume Angus at least should be outside, not in a shed or barn. They do need protection from the wind, either trees, a draw, bales or a manmade windbreak. </p><p></p><p>This is how they behave in nature. The cattle I have seen cooped up in a barn a lot over the winter tend to get respiratory and other health problems. Mine have been though a couple winters of -30 F lows in WI and lots of snow. </p><p></p><p>I think Herefords are actually happier at zero than they are at 90 with high humidity. They are so well insulated, as Angie points out, that even the snow on their backs doesn't melt. </p><p></p><p>We have to be careful not to think of them as we would feel. They are designed to be outdoor creatures. Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 691580, member: 7509"] Cattle will stay much healthier if they out-winter. I don't know about all breed but Herefords and I assume Angus at least should be outside, not in a shed or barn. They do need protection from the wind, either trees, a draw, bales or a manmade windbreak. This is how they behave in nature. The cattle I have seen cooped up in a barn a lot over the winter tend to get respiratory and other health problems. Mine have been though a couple winters of -30 F lows in WI and lots of snow. I think Herefords are actually happier at zero than they are at 90 with high humidity. They are so well insulated, as Angie points out, that even the snow on their backs doesn't melt. We have to be careful not to think of them as we would feel. They are designed to be outdoor creatures. Jim [/QUOTE]
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