Farms showed more than 2,500 cows at the World Dairy Expo in Madison.

Cow clippers, also known as fitters, spend hours preparing the cows for showing.

Fitters use razors, hair dryers, hoof polish, infrared light therapy and more to give their animals an edge over the competition.

MADISON — The lights hit her at every angle, highlighting every imperfection. A cart nearby held an arsenal of beauty products, hair dryers and electric razors to deploy over the next several hours in the makeshift salon.

Purity, a 1,500-pound red and white Holstein, was ready for her makeover.

Look past the manure piles and milking machines at the World Dairy Expo, held this year from Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Madison, and there is a surprising amount of glamour. The stylists, mostly men, are called clippers or fit

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