Zebus losing hair

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Ruark

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We have a few little Zebu cows in addition to the regular black baldies. The Zebus have been losing hair, especially around the neck and withers. One of them has a spot on his withers that's completely bald. You can see in the pics below. And those light-colored areas are places where the hair is thinned out and you can see the light gray skin beneath it. Our baldies are fine, although I do see them scratching their necks on the trees a lot. Any ideas what this is?
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If you are feeding hay in rings, that can cause a lot of balding/thinning hair on neck/shoulders/withers. The general scratching is most likely lice.
 

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