Effects of a Simulated Snowbound Stress Condition on Ewes

Effect of snow as a water source on beef cows and their calf production

“…However, domestic animals such as steers (Young and Degen 1980), pregnant cows (Degen and Young 1990a), sheep (Weeth et al 1959;Butcher 1973), lactating ewes (Degen and Young 1981), growing calves (Degen and Young 1990b) Butcher (1973) that the heat produced from the digestion of feed and the heat increment of feeding is more than adequate for this purpose. The study was supported in part by grants from…”

Effects of Ingestion of Warm, Cold and Frozen Water on Heat Balance in Cattle

“…Face (Weeth et al 1959;Butcher 1973;Degen and Young 1981) can satisfactorily rely on snow as a source of water when no liquid water is available. Butcher (1913) suggested that the utilization of snow apparently does not require substantial additional metabolic heat energy to melt the snow and to raise the resultant water to body temperature, because of sufficient "waste heat of digestion and feed utilization" for that purpose.…”