tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post4062980794252668388..comments2024-03-28T07:28:58.459-07:00Comments on The Breeding-back Blog: I am not so optimistic anymoreDaniel Foidlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-90263295345668643452014-12-20T11:29:36.980-08:002014-12-20T11:29:36.980-08:00I agree. It's hard to stay optimistic. I have ...I agree. It's hard to stay optimistic. I have a bit more hope and excitement for the Uruz Project. I am excited to see the Watusi chiannina crosses. I also have hope that in the future actual aurochs genes can be spliced into cattle using CRISPr technology. But mostly I agree that using highland cattle was a huge mistake they may never recover from.DTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192549792062281408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-2116174950999651092014-12-20T11:28:28.818-08:002014-12-20T11:28:28.818-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.DTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192549792062281408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-81174504614272994282014-12-20T03:47:26.840-08:002014-12-20T03:47:26.840-08:00Good Sayaguesa features do not necessarily get los...Good Sayaguesa features do not necessarily get lost if they keep an eye on which individuals they select. Those Boskarin cows they have so far don't look as they would add much to Sayaguesa- Maronesa x Sayaguesa will certainly deliver some nice individuals but also has deficiencies. But those are just the founding animals of the herds, I presume one or two more breeds will be added later on, but all in all I don't except more than for the Dutch herds to be honest. Daniel Foidlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-17481548064685635032014-12-20T03:43:07.145-08:002014-12-20T03:43:07.145-08:00The problem is not that there are too many cattle ...The problem is not that there are too many cattle there, quite the contrary. Cattle seem to be outcompeted by deer and horses, and its the high quantity of those two species that restricts the cattle, not the cattle themselves. Predators might balance that a bit but who knows. In terms of large game, OVP is all but natural anyway IMO. Daniel Foidlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-52011618764763159272014-12-19T20:19:27.575-08:002014-12-19T20:19:27.575-08:00If only they would cull cattle in Oostvaardersplas...If only they would cull cattle in Oostvaardersplassen... :(<br />-They could make a profit and most important:<br />Less cattle means more food, means bigger cattle. Less food means: Smaller cattle are selected.<br />In my opinion the aurochs is not as much a product of co-evolution with pleistozen predators, but more a product of bull-fighting.<br />Why? -Because lidia-cattle looks like aurochs (except the small size, which ist not natural selected, but was selected by men). -They evolved to aurochs-like cattle WITHOUT predators -just by fighting for dominance.<br />So just culling enough cattle in Oostvaardersplassen to end the starving at winter-time and they will evolve to auroch-like shapes by themselfes.<br />(excuse my bad english, aber ich darf ja hier kein Deutsch schreiben, da das hier ein internationaler blog ist ;))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347045700089236614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-65162681199752676042014-12-19T17:06:42.702-08:002014-12-19T17:06:42.702-08:00Hi Daniel!
Nice post!
What do you think about th...Hi Daniel!<br /><br />Nice post!<br /><br />What do you think about the newest Tauros crossbreed centers in Croatia (Boskarin&Sayaguesa ) and Portugal (Maronesa&Sayaguesa)?<br />To be honest, those Boskarin cows do not seem that good, probably cross them with a nice Sayaguesa bull is more a step back than a step forward...That is, some good Sayaguesa features will be lost without any appreciable advantage.Do you agree?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />FilippoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665419325826715463noreply@blogger.com