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Barnyard Basics: Crossbreeding bison: The Beefalo

A crossbreeding experiment that became a “breed” is the bison-cattle composite called the Beefalo. A purebred, registered Beefalo is 37.5 percent bison, recognized since the 1980s by the USDA as a ...
Iowa Public Radio

Beefalo, a bison-cattle hybrid, is being touted as the healthy meat of the future

Bison produce very lean meat, but they are wild animals that can be difficult to raise on a farm. Cattle are very docile, but their meat can be high in fat and not very healthy. That's why proponents ...
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Beefalo — producers say this cattle and bison crossbreed provides the best of both

A male hybrid that is 50% cattle and 50% bison stands in the pasture on the A&K Ranch near Raymondville, Missouri. This bull will be part of the process to create beefalo that are 37.5% bison, the ...
Houston Chronicle

Experts hope breeding project saves state's bison

CAPROCK CANYONS STATE PARK - The rumble of stampeding bison used to shake the earth as thousands of the majestic animals thundered across these parts centuries ago. That sound has faded almost ...
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Barnyard Basics: Bison-cattle crossbreeding

Innovative breeders in the western U.S. and Canada have been experimenting with bison-cattle crosses for a long time, starting with some of the early ranchers in the western states and some of the ...