tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post5508779683196587343..comments2024-03-28T07:28:58.459-07:00Comments on The Breeding-back Blog: An illustration of 20 aurochs-like breeds and moreDaniel Foidlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-1451904568745983532019-03-17T13:54:52.526-07:002019-03-17T13:54:52.526-07:00The patience and attention to detail it takes to c...The patience and attention to detail it takes to complete such an artistic undertaking amazes me. The presence of mind necessary to maintain a mental map of breed traits as you work is a very male characteristic which I have seen before and admire greatly. To help with a remark from URO earlier, I heard that the Highland was chosen for its unique behavioural characteristic of hiding the calf in the same manner as deer, returning to suckle it after grazing with the herd. Relieved to see the Chianina being used in the Uruz project to get the height back in early on. Your blog is the first place I've seen mentioned the length of face yet to be achieved. I look forward to the progress of these projects over the next few years. Are there progress reports issued or stages of accomplishment recognised at one- or two-yearly intervals - would the best examples of the animals chosen to go forward to the next generation be worth illustrating ? There would thus be a developmental reference available when the breed finally emerges. That would be some project!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911592977034240086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-5794261521117219392015-11-19T08:49:21.745-08:002015-11-19T08:49:21.745-08:00Hi, is there any chance I could buy https://farm1....Hi, is there any chance I could buy https://farm1.staticflickr.com/401/18391701903_49c6c19e4d_o.jpg this picture in high resolution and without the watermarks from you? I want to make a poster for my office.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567157976080072598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-62214913633700690412015-10-29T06:53:19.771-07:002015-10-29T06:53:19.771-07:00Casta Navarra is in fact one of the "castas&q...Casta Navarra is in fact one of the "castas" (lineages) of Lidia, together with the Casta Cabrera (e.g. the famous Miura bulls), Casta Vazqueña and the best known of all, Casta Vistahermosa.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931629367654536989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-31263981171273520302015-07-02T04:30:19.208-07:002015-07-02T04:30:19.208-07:00It is not a breed or a strain but a generical name...It is not a breed or a strain but a generical name for Lidia + non bullfighting bulls from NW Spain (generally Sayaguesa). I'm pretty sure this is one of them:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqHQ1KsSsmUUronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-69354026961347959642015-07-01T03:14:18.516-07:002015-07-01T03:14:18.516-07:00Wow, huge one. Thanks for the video, I think I hav...Wow, huge one. Thanks for the video, I think I have seen some photos of that individual previously. Holstein are a two-edged sword. On the one hand, their skulls, proportions and sometimes also ribcage morphology are very useful, just as their size. On the other hand, most of them have huge udders, their recessive white spots are a pain in the *** and their ecologic capacities are AFAIK untested. Daniel Foidlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-26439345216953345332015-06-30T19:24:56.937-07:002015-06-30T19:24:56.937-07:00Take a look at this video.
https://www.youtube.co...Take a look at this video.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMWrXkLGCwAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-73368478459815187222015-06-27T01:18:29.132-07:002015-06-27T01:18:29.132-07:00I just googled for that breed/strain but I didn...I just googled for that breed/strain but I didn't find that much... Daniel Foidlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-16250586590795092572015-06-25T16:15:14.658-07:002015-06-25T16:15:14.658-07:00Yes, it will end up looking good but given the big...Yes, it will end up looking good but given the big number of breeds used it will take so many years. Have you ever heard about the bulls called "media casta"? They are bulls of dark, primitive and big races (like Sayaguesa and similar) mixed with Lidia so they have Lidia features like body structure but they have a much less aggresive behaviour, and were used for soft, less dangerous bullfighting. Uronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-44037395189822429782015-06-25T09:40:21.995-07:002015-06-25T09:40:21.995-07:00Thanks for the kind words!
Regarding the Tauros P...Thanks for the kind words! <br />Regarding the Tauros Project, only time will tell, but my honest prognosis is that their cattle will be probably as good as Taurus cattle, and they also have large quantities by now already. Daniel Foidlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-55016260437599462282015-06-25T04:57:11.724-07:002015-06-25T04:57:11.724-07:00Hi, I'm from Spain and I follow your blog, I t...Hi, I'm from Spain and I follow your blog, I think it is the most complete and informative tool about the Aurochs reconstruction and I really appreciate your drawings. I neither have much hopes on the Taur0s project, too much breeds used there and Highland cattle was IMO a mistake, though I hope Uruz Project to be better.Uronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-41525265872274712912015-06-20T10:41:31.247-07:002015-06-20T10:41:31.247-07:00Actually the table with the 20 breeds has a human ...Actually the table with the 20 breeds has a human next to the aurochs. For the other ones, I considered to add one to but I thought they would distort the image. However I could change that, but for now I don't feel the need to. <br />I also considered to add one of the very derived breeds, f.e. Fleckvieh, but then I thought it is not really necessary as everyone knows those cattle and drawing 48 individuals was already much enough.... Daniel Foidlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-10651260830745535622015-06-20T10:39:13.621-07:002015-06-20T10:39:13.621-07:00Thanks! Yes, the old ones were sloppy. Actually I ...Thanks! Yes, the old ones were sloppy. Actually I intended to draw the new ones in order to replace them on wikipedia, but they turned out to be too qualitative for my taste to upload them to wikimedia and give everyone the right to use them how they want. At the moment I am too "exhausted" to do new ones for Wikipedia. Daniel Foidlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924677790606716751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-57311002020154216762015-06-19T03:17:38.675-07:002015-06-19T03:17:38.675-07:00This is absolutely amazing but if I may make a sug...This is absolutely amazing but if I may make a suggestion for one alteration. At the bottom it would be awesome to see, the other side of the human scale figure, an example of a typical domestic cow which is as non-aurochsy as possible (a fresian for example). This would really emphasise the differences and make people who are used only to seeing "typical black and white cows" appreciate the differences in structure more (just my opinion).<br /><br />This is truly awesome work - great job.tai hakuhttp://tai-haku.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222590081823739642.post-68527183639011153782015-06-18T12:53:09.271-07:002015-06-18T12:53:09.271-07:00Hey,
congratulation, you did a really great job on...Hey,<br />congratulation, you did a really great job on your illustrations (and of course the whole blog!)!<br />I have to say, that I didn't really like the body shape of the old illustrations, particularly the heads, so I'm glad you improved that.Not that those illustrations were bad but I just didn't like that fact. <br />Don't worry about the water marks, you have every right to put them on your own work!<br />Thanks for the blog and all the work you`re putting into it.<br /><br />Best regards<br />Ursus MajorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com