> Duns right protection from the
> wind is most important. The wind
> chill factor is the thing. Most
> cattle in the environment similar
> to yours here in Australia would
> be Angus,Galloway,Highland or
> Murray Grey. We live in a cool
> area (3,000 ft above sea level) We
> use Hereford South Devon and
> believe it or not Brahman who
> survive very well. We have our
> Brahmans calve just a little later
> than the others to help them out.
> Brahman calves do seem to feel the
> cold a bit more than other calves.
> We have an undulating property
> that provides good protection as
> we live in a fairly windy area. We
> keep our cattle out of the more
> exposed areas over winter. Our
> Brahman cows look just as good in
> winter as our British cattle Good
> Luck Colin
Colin, are your Brahman cattle pure Brahman? Most of our Brahman based cattle only have 1/2 to 3/8 of Brahman blood.
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