BUT
in practice the exercise is
more complex as
American Bison and cattle are two different species. In most cases the
direct crossing is unsuccessful. The progeny is either sterile or
the cow aborts.
Some breeders still make the effort to cross
bison and cattle, but most breeders to-day try to achieve the result
by several steps:
How to make a Beefalo in steps
- Take a cow (100% cattle) and a FULLBLOOD Beefalo (37.5% Bison)
- The next generation (F1) is Beefalo (18.75% Bison)
- Cross the F1 to a fullblood Beefalo again
- The result will be a Beefalo, F2 (28.125%)
- Cross the F2 with a fullblood again and
- you get the F3 (32.81% Bison) and you'll go one more generation
- to get your PUREBRED Beefalo (35% Bison)
That's starting from scratch. If you can import embryos or live
Beefalo it makes it shorter and easier.
Some Beefalo definitions
- Bison = 100%
- Bison Hybrid = 75% Bison
- Bison Hybrid = 50% Bison
- Fullblood Beefalo = 37.5% Bison
- Purebred Beefalo = between 34 and 37.4% Bison
- Beefalo = 17% and higher
Before I go into the reason for breeding beefalo
let me tell you about my trip to Paul and my trip to Beefaloland in
Western Australia, Roy and Betty Decke
travel to Wyoming and Western Australia
We are still working on the page. Be patient and you'll eventually
learn more about Beefalo and take part in our venture...
Your Australian Beefalo addicts
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main page
Some Bison and Beefalo links:
The Beefalo Page!
American Beefalo International
learn more about the Bison
A link with an international flavour:
Alessandro's Homepage with lots of photographs and heaps
of links!
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