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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 262467" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>The sussex breed is indeed very popular in SA for two reasons mainly:</p><p>The sussex not being a very popular breed elsewhere escaped unharmed during the pony and racehorse eras. A sussex today is still pretty much the size that a sussex was a 100 years ago. In an arid environment nature doesn't tolerate extremes and the sussex is truly moderate in every sense of the word. Not only frame size, but also milk production and growth traits as well.</p><p></p><p>The other reason is that they are red...and in this part of the world reds are as popular as blacks are in the USA. Red cattle will always sell slightly higher than black cattle. don't think they are that more heat resistant because they are red as opposed to black, but the perception definately helps.</p><p></p><p>When it comes to being heat resistant a short shiny slick hair coat plays a much bigger role than colour in adapting to our heat. this was researched in depth by the late prof JC Bonsma, the person who developed the bonsmara breed. This research is published in his book "Benchmark papers of JC Bonsma"</p><p></p><p>If I wasn't breeding herefords I would have bred sussex.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 262467, member: 4353"] The sussex breed is indeed very popular in SA for two reasons mainly: The sussex not being a very popular breed elsewhere escaped unharmed during the pony and racehorse eras. A sussex today is still pretty much the size that a sussex was a 100 years ago. In an arid environment nature doesn't tolerate extremes and the sussex is truly moderate in every sense of the word. Not only frame size, but also milk production and growth traits as well. The other reason is that they are red...and in this part of the world reds are as popular as blacks are in the USA. Red cattle will always sell slightly higher than black cattle. don't think they are that more heat resistant because they are red as opposed to black, but the perception definately helps. When it comes to being heat resistant a short shiny slick hair coat plays a much bigger role than colour in adapting to our heat. this was researched in depth by the late prof JC Bonsma, the person who developed the bonsmara breed. This research is published in his book "Benchmark papers of JC Bonsma" If I wasn't breeding herefords I would have bred sussex. [/QUOTE]
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