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Rough hair on some calves.
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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1584712" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>elkwc touched on some good points. Environment and nutrition play a big part in shedding hair. This article is nearly 5 years old but it is an interesting read: https://www.drovers.com/article/genetics-environment-influence-cattle-hair-shedding There are several other studies out there too regarding hair shedding if you do a search.</p><p></p><p>The fescue part especially I can attest plays big factor. Our summer pasture was mostly fesuce and combined with a hot and humid Iowa summer the cows really had to tough it out and it was no surprise to find cows standing in the creek or hiding out in the trees to seek relief. Will be interesting to see how our weaning weights this year compare to other years as we cut the lease on that summer pasture and the pasture we have on the owned acres is much better quality and not overgrown with fescue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1584712, member: 20580"] elkwc touched on some good points. Environment and nutrition play a big part in shedding hair. This article is nearly 5 years old but it is an interesting read: https://www.drovers.com/article/genetics-environment-influence-cattle-hair-shedding There are several other studies out there too regarding hair shedding if you do a search. The fescue part especially I can attest plays big factor. Our summer pasture was mostly fesuce and combined with a hot and humid Iowa summer the cows really had to tough it out and it was no surprise to find cows standing in the creek or hiding out in the trees to seek relief. Will be interesting to see how our weaning weights this year compare to other years as we cut the lease on that summer pasture and the pasture we have on the owned acres is much better quality and not overgrown with fescue. [/QUOTE]
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