. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . s old so as to developand preserve the milking qualities of the cows. Angus bull—Bugler. Showing extreme development of masculinecharacter. Very blocky. and useful for producing beef calvesfrom dairy cows. University of Nebraska. 142 PROFITABLE STOCK CHAPTER XII. SHELTER AND FEED-LOT FACILITIES FORBEEF CATTLE. The shelter problem in cattle feeding is of im-portance, since it influences materially the costof producing beef. When it is understood that thetemperature of the animal body under normal con-ditions is 98° Fahrenheit, it is
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . s old so as to developand preserve the milking qualities of the cows. Angus bull—Bugler. Showing extreme development of masculinecharacter. Very blocky. and useful for producing beef calvesfrom dairy cows. University of Nebraska. 142 PROFITABLE STOCK CHAPTER XII. SHELTER AND FEED-LOT FACILITIES FORBEEF CATTLE. The shelter problem in cattle feeding is of im-portance, since it influences materially the costof producing beef. When it is understood that thetemperature of the animal body under normal con-ditions is 98° Fahrenheit, it is apparent that a con-siderable part of the days ration must go to pro-duce heat, much of which is constantly leaving thebody by radiation from tiie surface. This loss ismost rapid when the temperature of the air is con-siderably below the normal temperature of thebody. On cold winter days, for example, whenthe body is fully exposed, the loss is very great,and there is in consequence a heavier draft uponthe food for fuel purposes. Cattle are endowedby nature with a thick skin and a good coat ofhair to check this loss of heat by radiation, and thisprotection during moderate weather is , too, after having been fed for beef for sometime cattle have more or less fat distributed over thebody ju
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