Japanese cows painted with zebra-like stripes to keep bloodsucking insects at bay

Beef farmers across the Yamagata prefecture have started to colour their cattle to keep away flies, - Kojima et al

TOKYO: They may produce some of the best wagyu beef in the world, but many of the Japanese Black of Yamagata prefecture no longer look like cattle. Increasingly, they are looking like zebras.

Beef farmers across the prefecture have started to colour their cattle, using a mild bleach or spray paint to give them vertical stripes, the Mainichi newspaper reported.