Friday, 3 April 2020

New photos of three Auerrind bulls

Claus Kropp recently released new photos of three Auerrind bulls on Facebook: 
From left to right: Sayaguesa x Grey, Maremmana x Watussi, Sayaguesa x Maremmana  © Claus Kropp
Grey cattle x Sayaguesa © Claus Kropp
Maremmana x Watussi © Claus Kropp
The Sayaguesa x Maremmana bull looks good, although it is impossible to predict what cattle will end up looking like before the age of 3 years. Its horns still have the grey protective layer, what means the horns can still grow quite a bit. The Grey cattle x Sayaguesa bull looks like an aurochs-coloured version of Grey cattle, with a bit more forwards-facing horns. The Maremmana x Watussi bull reminds me a lot of Heck bulls from the Wörth lineage, especially in terms of horn shape, except for the red colour and the zebu hump of course. 
I would cross those bulls with the Sayaguesa x Chianina cows, they would add alleles for large size, long legs and forward-facing horns. Or maybe also the Chianina x Watussi cow for more horn volume. 

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