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<blockquote data-quote="Little Joe" data-source="post: 1638226" data-attributes="member: 39122"><p>Bigger framed cattle eat more hay, require more acres per cow, don't have the longevity, and have more fly problems than a small- moderate framed cow. Also a black cow is not going to tolerate heat as well as a red one. Black ones also tend to attract more flies. Look up the studies that have been done regarding the size of cattle in comparison to number of flies on them, the studies show that the larger they get the more flies due to fewer hair follicles per square inch on larger cattle with the exception of Brahman cattle. Brahman cattle had more hair follicles per sq inch than any other breed. A lot of cattle that are out there also don't do very well on fescue. Where I live you'd be hard pressed to not have fescue in a pasture. Everyone I know that has mainstream type cattle will tell you themselves that when prIces are good they make money, when they're down they're losing money and that mostly has to do with inputs. I've had different types of cattle and inputs vary with size and type. This nonsense that a 1500 lb cow won't eat anymore than a 1000 lb cow is just that, nonsense. I see you're in Ohio, have you ever been in Arkansas this time of year? We have air you can wear, you have to cut the stuff with a knife, Big black cattle struggle in this environment. I have a black bull and he spends most of his time in the shade or pond when it get this hot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Little Joe, post: 1638226, member: 39122"] Bigger framed cattle eat more hay, require more acres per cow, don’t have the longevity, and have more fly problems than a small- moderate framed cow. Also a black cow is not going to tolerate heat as well as a red one. Black ones also tend to attract more flies. Look up the studies that have been done regarding the size of cattle in comparison to number of flies on them, the studies show that the larger they get the more flies due to fewer hair follicles per square inch on larger cattle with the exception of Brahman cattle. Brahman cattle had more hair follicles per sq inch than any other breed. A lot of cattle that are out there also don’t do very well on fescue. Where I live you’d be hard pressed to not have fescue in a pasture. Everyone I know that has mainstream type cattle will tell you themselves that when prIces are good they make money, when they’re down they’re losing money and that mostly has to do with inputs. I’ve had different types of cattle and inputs vary with size and type. This nonsense that a 1500 lb cow won’t eat anymore than a 1000 lb cow is just that, nonsense. I see you’re in Ohio, have you ever been in Arkansas this time of year? We have air you can wear, you have to cut the stuff with a knife, Big black cattle struggle in this environment. I have a black bull and he spends most of his time in the shade or pond when it get this hot. [/QUOTE]
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