Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Photos of Tauros cattle

Browsing for Tauros cattle photos, I found some recent photos of Tauros cattle bulls and also cows from the Netherlands. The breed combinations of the animals is top secret as usual (or perhaps unknown since there seems to be no herd book and several bulls per herd), but in some cases the looks of the animals suggests influence from certain breeds. 

Photo 1  This bull is likely Maronesa-influenced, perhaps it even is a pure Maronesa. 
Photo 2 The body shape of this bull is rather good, I love the large hump. The legs could be longer though.
Photo 3 Rather Heck cattle-like horns, perhaps Maremmana ancestry. 
Photo 4 Maybe Pajuna influence. 
Photo 5 Certainly Highland-influenced, possibly also Maremmana because of the horns. The body is very short-legged and massive, also a very paedomorphic skull shape. I would not continue to breed with this animal.
Photo 6 Very Heck cattle-like horns, very likely Maremmana-influence. 
Photo 7 The same individual as on photo 6. 
Photo 8 Perhaps a pure Limia bull. 
Photo 9 Bull from Maashorst, very likely Maremmana-influence. 
Photo 10 Heck cattle-like head and horns, but a superb hump. 
Photo 11 Resembles a Taurus bull, no idea on the breed background. 
Photo 12 Quite possibly a Maronesa x Maremmana cow. 

The photos don't tell much about the size of the animals, but some of the cattle certainly have potential. Especially the bull on photo 2, if it had the horns of the bull on photo 1 it would be a great success for the project. Maremmana seems to have had a big influence in Taurus cattle, if they would increase the influence of Maronesa now by using Maronesa-influenced breeding bulls they would probably increase the quality of the animals, at least in terms of horn shape. 


1 comment:

  1. Sobre el papel era el proyecto más prometedor, en la práctica ha sido higland cattle con cosas. Una chapuza.

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