Yamagata, a certain effect in the experiment of applying Japanese beef to a zebra pattern for the purpose of repelling insects.

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Wagyu beef painted in a zebra-like "zebra pattern" = October, Oguni Town, Yamagata Prefecture

　In order to prevent damage caused by blood-sucking insects such as abs and stable flies, an experiment is underway in Oguni Town, Yamagata Prefecture, where Yonezawa beef is produced, to apply the body of Japanese beef to a "zebra pattern" like a zebra . The leading prefecture considered that it had a certain effect, and began to consider its practical application. Although the causal relationship is unknown, it is known that the striped pattern has the effect of repelling blood-sucking insects, and there is a research hypothesis that this is also the reason for the zebra pattern. From August to October, we investigated the number of times Japanese Black breeding cattle fixed to outdoor fences shook their feet, necks, and tails to dislike insects. Cows that have been "transformed" into zebra patterns with urethane paint are said to dislike about 40 to 80% less than normal cows.