Stripes Over Sprays: How Imitating Zebras Became an Unexpected Breakthrough for Wagyu Cattle Protection

Main Facts In the rolling pastures of Japan, a remarkably simple yet unconventional technique has upended decades of agricultural pest-management strategy: painting dairy and beef cattle to look like zebras. Researchers have discovered that adorning the glossy black coats of Japanese Black cattle—the premier source of world-renowned Wagyu beef—with alternating white stripes drastically reduces the […]

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