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(6) Brahman cattle are highly resistant to ticks. Ticks indi-
rectly cause the death of many beef animals; hence, this is a
valuable trait.
(7) Part-Brahman calves have a higher percentage of edible
meats per carcass than do the British breeds.17
(8) The hide of the Brahman animal, seemingly quite thick,
is the thinnest of five beef breeds tested. In millimeters, the
thickness of the Hereford's skin is 12.70; that of the Shorthorn,
9.30. The Brahman hide is 8.83 millimeters thick.18 Even though
it is thinner, it is much more difficult to puncture with a hypo-
dermic needle. This probably accounts for the fact that they are
not annoyed by mosquitoes, flies, and lice.
(9) Brahman cattle are practically immune to "pink eye" and
"cancer eye," the Nemeses of the Hereford producer.
(l o) Brahman cattle seldom seek shelter from the sun. A
gratifying sight is to see a group of Brahmans in a pasture along
with some British breed of cattle, at midday. The Brahman will
be serenely grazing while the latter will be lying under a near-by
tree, panting. The Brahman eats while the Hereford sleeps.
(11) Brahman bulls are able to service more cows per annum
than are British bulls. This is naturally of economic interest to
cattlemen.
Many breeders of Brahman cattle have noticed that most of
their cows graze while they leave their calves with one or two
cows to watch over them. This gives the mother a chance to
range farther in search of food without the hindrance of a baby
calf by her side.
If for any reason a calf's mother dies, there need be no concern
for the fate of the calf. It will simply adopt the first wet cow it
finds, or maybe it will not stop at one; some calves nurse several
COWS.
(12) According to some, the Brahman is not subject to ana-
plasmosis, a deadly livestock disease.
(13) Whenever a calf is infected with screwworms, often the
mother will lick the wound until clean, thus destroying the larvae
that eat the flesh of the animals. Some mature Brahmans even
cure themselves, if the wound is in an accessible part of the body.
Ibid., Breeder-Fee.er, VII (Decemer, 94) 65
TaBrahrnan Breeder-Feeder, VII (December, 1941), 65.436
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