leather belly

[Anonymous]

I have looked at a herd of registerd Brangus cattle.........possibly to buy a few females. Many of them have heavy "leather like" skin areas near their navals.......very unsightly. Anyone erver seen this and know it's cause?

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[Anonymous]

We have an older cow that when we got her had waht appeared to be callouses on her belly. I put it down as having been caused by the conditions she had been laying around in. Maybe hard, dry feedlot type of location. Within a year they had gone away and haven't returned. The cows are in a pasture environment here.

dunmovin farms

> I have looked at a herd of
> registerd Brangus
> cattle.........possibly to buy a
> few females. Many of them have
> heavy "leather like"
> skin areas near their
> navals.......very unsightly.
> Anyone erver seen this and know
> it's cause?

 

[Anonymous]

If you are referring to the "skin" that has hair on it like the rest of the body, but hangs down - this is a normal trait of the Brangus. Jeanne
> I have looked at a herd of
> registerd Brangus
> cattle.........possibly to buy a
> few females. Many of them have
> heavy "leather like"
> skin areas near their
> navals.......very unsightly.
> Anyone erver seen this and know
> it's cause?

Simme Valley in NY
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