Some might call it pork, but the University of Wisconsin-Madison is asking for cow cash.
Dairy researchers want $2.5 million to make life a little easier for the university’s cows. Their barn was built in the 1950s, and the stalls were designed for smaller dairy cows. Improved genetics have made research cows a little “beefier,” and they don’t fit in their stalls. Gov. Jim Doyle said it is a needed expansion.
“It’s like putting a new roof on a building,” Doyle said.