Galloways1
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I will agree, that in the pics, he is "hangin out", however, he ONLY does this when he is very hot.
[/quote] djinwa
I'm assuming that's most of the year being black and hairy and heavy muscled. While the hair helps in severe cold, I don't see how it works in the summer in the states. Light color and slick haired generally considered important in reducing heat stress.[/quote]
Our Galloways are more heat tolerant than our Angus. The hair helps insulate from the direct sunlight, as well as radiate heat away with the large number of hair folicles. There are Galloways doing quite well in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico.
In the gulf states, with higher humidity and no air movement, they will be hot, no doubt.
[/quote] djinwa
I'm assuming that's most of the year being black and hairy and heavy muscled. While the hair helps in severe cold, I don't see how it works in the summer in the states. Light color and slick haired generally considered important in reducing heat stress.[/quote]
Our Galloways are more heat tolerant than our Angus. The hair helps insulate from the direct sunlight, as well as radiate heat away with the large number of hair folicles. There are Galloways doing quite well in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico.
In the gulf states, with higher humidity and no air movement, they will be hot, no doubt.
