Herens cattle (video)

[Nesikep]

Here's a breed of cows you don't see much of.. No altitude sickness in these

Skip to about the 4 minute mark to get to the good stuff
https://youtu.be/OQqewoiRpd0

 

[WalnutCrest]

How did they get in such good condition? It seems like all they did was fight! HA!

Life lesson --- don't be the first one to fight if you can help it; you'll be too tired to win the last fight! Let everyone else duke it out first, then come in and clean up.

 

[Nesikep]

How did they get in such good condition? It seems like all they did was fight! HA!

Life lesson --- don't be the first one to fight if you can help it; you'll be too tired to win the last fight! Let everyone else duke it out first, then come in and clean up.

They're well taken care of... There's a few spots where you can see the exact instant a cow lost a fight, and they knew it too, a horn in just the right place, etc.

I wouldn't mind having a few of them, they're nice cattle

 

[76 Bar]

Cool video. Alps? Breed? Those are serious bells & collars.

 

[MNBelties]

There is a guy that breeds them in West Virginia. I don't know if he still have them.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Cool video. Alps? Breed? Those are serious bells & collars.

Probably why they wanted to fight all the time,,all that danged clanging would rile anyone up..

 

[holm25]

That clanging was so annoying I wanted to hit someone.

 

[Nesikep]

Cool video. Alps? Breed? Those are serious bells & collars.

Yes, alps, and the breed is Herens

That clanging was so annoying I wanted to hit someone.

I don't mind it, I wouldn't want to listen to it at that intensity all day though.. still beats sirens and horns in the city.
When the cattle are just out grazing it's different

 

[CreekAngus]

We're those Branded's moo monitors they were wearing?

 

[bball]

Very neat video. Beautiful scenery. Always nice to see how others do it.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Little piece of information.
In Switzerland, each herd had a "bell maker" design a ringtone for that herd. Each cow wore a bell and the herd stayed together based on the ring tone.
The song "Sounds of Music" was based on all the herds moving around up in the Alps.
Another tidbid - some people tried to get the bells removed because it was "noise pollution" (like in the 80's or 90's)

 

[76 Bar]

Thanks for the bell info Jeanne! Pathetic about the noise pollution nonsense. :roll:
Wiki and other sites provide insights on the breed but I thought the link below provided a nice personal commentary.

https://houseofswitzerland.org/swissstories/environment/herens-queen-cows

 

[Nesikep]

Little piece of information.
In Switzerland, each herd had a "bell maker" design a ringtone for that herd. Each cow wore a bell and the herd stayed together based on the ring tone.
The song "Sounds of Music" was based on all the herds moving around up in the Alps.
Another tidbid - some people tried to get the bells removed because it was "noise pollution" (like in the 80's or 90's)

It was put to a referendum vote and kiboshed, thankfully! I actually voted on that.

We're those Branded's moo monitors they were wearing?

Yes, it's low tech GPS!