Black hided cattle struggling with this heat

[BC]

Read the first paragraph of this report.

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[alacowman1]

Cut hay till lunch, came back to move the tractor..and it was already crunching under my feet..

 

[Travlr]

Read the first paragraph of this report.

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People in the Middle East have been specifically buying red/white Holsteins rather than black/white because they do better in the heat. It doesn't surprise me that black cattle are dying at higher rates in heat.

 

[DCA farm]

Put some ear into them black cattle it'll help em

 

[Brute 23]

Got to have the right tool for the job.

 

[M.Magis]

Am I missing something? Nothing in that article has anything to do with color except for one sentence thrown in there by the author, but there's nothing in there to substantiate that sentence. I mean, I think we all know black cattle have a harder time in the heat, but thats not what the article is about.

 

[BC]

Am I missing something? Nothing in that article has anything to do with color except for one sentence thrown in there by the author, but there's nothing in there to substantiate that sentence. I mean, I think we all know black cattle have a harder time in the heat, but thats not what the article is about.

That one sentence was the whole purpose of my original post.

 

[Nesikep]

Last year we hit 119F in the shade, cows didn't have shade but I did have the irrigation gun next to the field so they could get wet.. they usually HATE water on them but they finally figured it wasn't that bad.

 

[Brute 23]

Am I missing something? Nothing in that article has anything to do with color except for one sentence thrown in there by the author, but there's nothing in there to substantiate that sentence. I mean, I think we all know black cattle have a harder time in the heat, but thats not what the article is about.

Google dead cattle in Kansas heat wave. I think they said over 10,000 head in the feedlots and 400 cows have died. There is a video of a guy driving down a road with black cows stacked like wood.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Read about it this morning.

Terrible!

 

[Travlr]

Google dead cattle in Kansas heat wave. I think they said over 10,000 head in the feedlots and 400 cows have died. There is a video of a guy driving down a road with black cows stacked like wood.

But there's no global warming... (facepalm)

 

[Lee VanRoss]

Whether or not any on this forum believes otherwise the movement away from black hided cattle has already began.
I sincerely hope the level does not tilt too far as we need quality throughout our industry.
One can be reasonably certain some of the (dead from heat) black cattle will be replaced with a different color.

 

[chaded]

Maybe we can start giving a premium on quality cattle instead of their color? I don't have anything against black but when I replaced my herd I said I was going with the best I can find this time regardless of color and for my area the best I could find were red although most cattle around here are black.

I would love to have went with a red angus bull as well but instead I have a black bull and while I think he is a decent bull, I'd rather of had a red one from where I bought my heifers.

 

[Brute 23]

Whether or not any on this forum believes otherwise the movement away from black hided cattle has already began.
I sincerely hope the level does not tilt too far as we need quality throughout our industry.
One can be reasonably certain some of the (dead from heat) black cattle will be replaced with a different color.

I agree. Every single breed is chasing meat quality. Red Angus is coming back here and they are pushing the meat quality. I'm glad for it and it can't come soon enough.

Even the Angus guys are pushing to "run our bulls"... you don't have to use the cows. They are working with other breeds to show what their bulls can add for terminal crosses.

 

[Nesikep]

But there's no global warming... (facepalm)

We haven't seen above 75f yet this year and it's quite usual for us to be around 100 by now

 

[Nesikep]

It's definitely going to be harder on feed lot cattle, there's no green, doesn't look like there's much for shade, and the worst part of it is they're FAT, Black hides are only a contributing factor. Largely a management problem from what I see.
The temps, while perhaps unusual for Kansas really aren't anything to write home about otherwise.

 

[andybob]

It is not only black hided cattle although they are more susceptible to heat stress, but British and European breeds as a whole, which struggle with heat stress. Some breeds cope better than others - Murray Grey, Sussex and some Shorthorn strains for example, but the long term solution is to develop suitable composites to bring in heat adapted traits, while not compromising on performance or beef quality - https://sangacattle.webs.com/apps/f...need-for-african-breed-composites-in-the-usa-

 

[Rafter S]

It is not only black hided cattle although they are more susceptible to heat stress, but British and European breeds as a whole, which struggle with heat stress. Some breeds cope better than others - Murray Grey, Sussex and some Shorthorn strains for example, but the long term solution is to develop suitable composites to bring in heat adapted traits, while not compromising on performance or beef quality - https://sangacattle.webs.com/apps/f...need-for-african-breed-composites-in-the-usa-

Like Brangus?

 

[BFE]

But there's no global warming... (facepalm)

Of course, there is, every year around this time.

 

[BFE]

Google dead cattle in Kansas heat wave. I think they said over 10,000 head in the feedlots and 400 cows have died. There is a video of a guy driving down a road with black cows stacked like wood.

Probably Mashona, they're black.