They are not fed ephedrine.
Yes, but it's not acceptable for dairy cows,
Dairy cows, even though they are not lactating, still have higher nutritional demands than dry beef cows, so baleage (a form of silage) is a recommended feed to feed to them.
yes
They can eat wheat but it depends on the farmer if they want to feed cows wheat.
The rumor that you can extract ephedrine from chicken feed is an urban legend. There are no chicken feed manufacturers that add ephedrine to their chicken feed.
yes, it is legal in chicken feed, dairy feed and swine feed.
No. The amount of feed fed to cattle has nothing to do with change in seasons. The amount of feed fed to dairy cows is the same regardless of change in the seasons.
No. Dairy cows have much larger udders than beef cows do. A dairy cow has been selected to produce more milk than what she can feed her calf to meet the farmers' demands for more milk to be produced per cow per day.
Dairy farmers, in addition to milking cows, must also feed calves, feed heifers, breed their heifers/cows, grow the crops used to feed their animals, maintain farm machinery, provide veterinary care for their cattle, and maintain their farm's financial stability. Yeah, I know. That is a lot of work.
fun facts about dairy cows
They rear cows for dairy milk,this process involves vaccination/dipping them inorder to avoid ticks and other pests,taking them to their grazing land/pastures to feed and also to milk them either by machines or manually and any other related tasks.
Angus cows are beef cows, not dairy cows. Holsteins are dairy cows, not beef cows, which is where we get the majority of our milk from.