OT Frostbite in cattle

Oklahoma State University experts.
https://news.okstate.edu/articles/ag...ttle-care.html
Bedding is beneficial in helping to keep cattle insulated from snow or
frozen ground and can help protect cow udders from frostbite and
contamination. Breeding bulls should be moved indoors, if possible.
Producers have too much money invested to risk frostbitten testicles in
their breeding sires, which can result in reduced fertility.

https://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/newslet.../aps-0315.html
Frostbite is the damage to body tissues that occurs when these tissues
freeze. The extremities are most at risk. Frozen ears and tails result
in changes of cattle appearance but do not affect cattle performance
significantly. Frozen feet generally result in a calf that must be put
to sleep. Occasionally teats of a recently calved cow freeze resulting
in mastitis and frequently loss of milk production in at least one
quarter of the udder.


It was down to 6^F in Texas last night or the night before. 10^
expected in Abilene tonight.