Heat and cattle genetics:

[andybob]

http://www.stockmangrassfarmer.net/cgi- ... cgi?id=570

 

[ANAZAZI]

thank you andybob for this great article! :clap:

 

[ALACOWMAN]

good artical for sure,,, why dont you post it on breeds board too :cowboy:

 

[Jovid]

http://www.stockmangrassfarmer.net/cgi-bin/page.cgi?id=570

One of the reasons I like my Red Polls......Red hide, short hair, = more heat tolerant = better performing cattle.

 

[Ryder]

Article was well worth reading.

 

[Jogeephus]

That is a good article. Puts a little science to my observations and assumptions.

 

[ANAZAZI]

That is a good article. Puts a little science to my observations and assumptions.

It sure does. (not that I know your observations or assumptions,I mean my own )

 

[Jogeephus]

That is a good article. Puts a little science to my observations and assumptions.

It sure does. (not that I know your observations or assumptions,I mean my own )

:lol: :lol: Yeah, I know what you mean. Just the other day I was looking at the amount of flies on the cows and noticed the brangus had very few. I thought this was kinda revealing. Of course if you've ever vaccinated brangus you'll agree its more expensive due to the number of needles that get dulled.

 

[dun]

That is a good article. Puts a little science to my observations and assumptions.

It sure does. (not that I know your observations or assumptions,I mean my own )

:lol: :lol: Yeah, I know what you mean. Just the other day I was looking at the amount of flies on the cows and noticed the brangus had very few. I thought this was kinda revealing. Of course if you've ever vaccinated brangus you'll agree its more expensive due to the number of needles that get dulled.

We don;t have any Brahman influence but there are some cows that will have a lot of flies and others that have hardly any. Usually the calves of the flyless cows are the same way.

 

[F350]

In hot, humid areas, Bonsma said you want an animal with light colored hair but a dark hide.

Wouldn't a British White fall into this category?

 

[andybob]

good artical for sure,,, why dont you post it on breeds board too :cowboy:

Will do "Cowman".