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Feeding Candy to Cows is Sweet for Their Digestion

Sugary foods typically account for about 2% of a cow’s diet

November 30, 2020

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As a dairy farmer and a dairy cattle nutritionist, Laura Daniels felt she had to speak up after a report that went viral focused on why mislabeled Skittles that had spilled from a truck on a Wisconsin country road 12 days ago were heading to a dairy farm to be used as animal feed.

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