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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 555200" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I have a small herd of herefords. As it was explained to me, flies around the eyes are more of a problem with the full white face and less of a problem with the herefords with some pigment around the eye. I think face flies are one source of a lot of problems such as pinkeye.</p><p></p><p>Basically I am starting to cull more on disposition first and conformation second. It looks to me like a good fly control programreally minimizes the importance of the eye pigment. For flies I use the rubs with the dangling flyps I think they are called - doused with a diesel/permethrin (sp?) mix every couple weeks. If you keep face flies under control I think a lot of the eye problems go away. This is helpful with any breed but especially with herefords.</p><p></p><p>The disposition of the Herefords appears to be so much better than other breeds I have been exposed to - even the 1/2 hereford 1/2 angus BWF - that I don't think "eye problems" are that high on the totem pole on cull criteria. jmho.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 555200, member: 7509"] I have a small herd of herefords. As it was explained to me, flies around the eyes are more of a problem with the full white face and less of a problem with the herefords with some pigment around the eye. I think face flies are one source of a lot of problems such as pinkeye. Basically I am starting to cull more on disposition first and conformation second. It looks to me like a good fly control programreally minimizes the importance of the eye pigment. For flies I use the rubs with the dangling flyps I think they are called - doused with a diesel/permethrin (sp?) mix every couple weeks. If you keep face flies under control I think a lot of the eye problems go away. This is helpful with any breed but especially with herefords. The disposition of the Herefords appears to be so much better than other breeds I have been exposed to - even the 1/2 hereford 1/2 angus BWF - that I don't think "eye problems" are that high on the totem pole on cull criteria. jmho. [/QUOTE]
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