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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17449"><p>> Duns right protection from the</p><p>> wind is most important. The wind</p><p>> chill factor is the thing. Most</p><p>> cattle in the environment similar</p><p>> to yours here in Australia would</p><p>> be Angus,Galloway,Highland or</p><p>> Murray Grey. We live in a cool</p><p>> area (3,000 ft above sea level) We</p><p>> use Hereford South Devon and</p><p>> believe it or not Brahman who</p><p>> survive very well. We have our</p><p>> Brahmans calve just a little later</p><p>> than the others to help them out.</p><p>> Brahman calves do seem to feel the</p><p>> cold a bit more than other calves.</p><p>> We have an undulating property</p><p>> that provides good protection as</p><p>> we live in a fairly windy area. We</p><p>> keep our cattle out of the more</p><p>> exposed areas over winter. Our</p><p>> Brahman cows look just as good in</p><p>> winter as our British cattle Good</p><p>> Luck Colin</p><p></p><p>Colin, are your Brahman cattle pure Brahman? Most of our Brahman based cattle only have 1/2 to 3/8 of Brahman blood.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sillco@compufort.com">sillco@compufort.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17449"] > 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. [email=sillco@compufort.com]sillco@compufort.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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