Blonds and flies

[boone]

Read somewhere once that Blond cattle have the ability to twitch their skin like a horse to ward off insects. Anyone know anything about this? Boone

 

[la4angus]

Read somewhere once that Blond cattle have the ability to twitch their skin like a horse to ward off insects. Anyone know anything about this? Boone

I don't know about Blonde's but Brahmans can do it.

 

[Hill Creek Farm]

I know one thing about them, they are some good cattle. I don't know nothing about the flies.

 

[DOC HARRIS]

I know one thing about them, they are some good cattle. I don't know nothing about the flies.

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :arrow: :nod:
Cut me some slack! :roll: :lol2: :lol2: :help:

DOC HARRIS

 

[Hill Creek Farm]

What, I was just stating that they are good cattle and that I don't know anything about the flies question he asked. That is all. What do you mean by your comment DOC?

 

[DOC HARRIS]

What, I was just stating that they are good cattle and that I don't know anything about the flies question he asked. That is all. What do you mean by your comment DOC?

:lol: :lol: :roll: A good MINERAL with Horn Fly repellant will do wonders! :lol:

Don't concern yourself too much, HC.

DOC HARRIS

 

[oakcreekfarms]

My herfs can do this, they twitch every muscle to get rid of the flys

 

[Limomike]

hey my wife is a blond, and she cant twitch but she has one helluva mean flyswatter!! :shock:

 

[Alice]

Read somewhere once that Blond cattle have the ability to twitch their skin like a horse to ward off insects. Anyone know anything about this? Boone

Don't know about skin twitching, but one thing I've noticed is that flies seem to land and stay on the holstein calves that had more black on them than white. No, I don't have any scientific evidence to back that observation up...merely an observation.

However, if the calf's scoured, then all bets are off...more black, more white, whatever...flies do love them scours...

Alice

 

[blk mule]

Boone, On Blonde web sites they say that the blonde cattle have the ability to do this & also sweat same way brah. cattle do. I`ll be able to tell you for sure this summer with any luck i hope to have a few grazing pasture. but, they will be only half blonde being as their dams will be Angus. purchased semen from Tx. spring this yr. Cows start calving mid Feb. 2007. I`m really looking foward to seeing these calves.


blk mule

 

[lilmac]

one thing I've noticed is that flies seem to land and stay on the holstein calves that had more black on them than white.
Alice

I have noticed the same thing. More flies on the blacks, a lot more
Mac

 

[IluvABbeef]

one thing I've noticed is that flies seem to land and stay on the holstein calves that had more black on them than white.
Alice

I have noticed the same thing. More flies on the blacks, a lot more
Mac

maybe cause black absorbs heat better than white.

 

[Limomike]

Yep, and flies do love things that are more warm and smelly.