Blizzard kills thousands of cows and threatens Texas dairy business

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The Texas dairy business took a big hit from Goliath -- the deadly storm system that wreaked havoc in several states near the end of 2015.

The storm resulted in the loss of "hundreds of loads of milk" that were ready to be processed and many milk-producing cows weren't milked daily, according to Darren Turley, executive director of theTexas Association of Dairymen.

"When a dairy cow goes that long without being milked, her milk supply starts to dry up," Turley said in a statement. "That means the dairy cows in this region will give less milk for months to come. Less milk going to market will be felt by consumers, as well as by dairy farmers."

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