Gray BA Ghost Rings ?

[Stocker Steve]

I have two black angus heifers with a single gray smoke ring on their neck or side. It has not gone away on pasture. It does not look like ring worm. Is this a genetic thing, or do I have some skin disease?

 

[gizmom]

Could be birthmark

Gizmom

 

[Nesikep]

I was just having a discussion about these, they're called Milk spots.. My orphan calf has one on his shoulder, and an older cow has one on her cheek

Kind like this?
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[holm25]

We have a cow and use to have a bull that had one... Kinda neat.

 

[Till-Hill]

Buddy mine has 250 cows, I bet 100 of them have those birth marks

 

[Chocolate Cow2]

I read somewhere-can't remember where- those gray hair rings on Angus cattle are called 'Jock marks' in honor of one of the first Angus bulls, Old Jock, sired by Gray Breasted Jock. Old Jock, born in 1842, was assigned # "1" in the Scotch Herd Book.

 

[Muddy]

Some of our cows have these birthmarks on their necks.

 

[TCRanch]

I had one that had an actual ring in the shape of an oval. No skin lesions or any signs of ringworm. Never went away, regardless of whether she was slick 'n shiny in summer or full-on winter coat.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

Just a white hair defect that can show up in any cattle, from a million different things. I have one black cow that has one that goes all the way around here neck.