Friday, 29 October 2021

How to breed for the right sexual dichromatism?

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T he sexual dichromatism, the difference in colour between the sexes, is one of the most defining characters of the wild aurochs. A reduced ...
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Saturday, 23 October 2021

The last free-ranging horses in Europe were hybrids

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EDIT: The individual examined in the study is actually the Shatilov tarpan, a specimen which was also caught in the Cherson region but died ...
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Thursday, 21 October 2021

Five common myths about Heck cattle

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I already did a post on myths about Heck cattle in 2013 (go here ). But that post fails to address the most prevailing myths or misconceptio...
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Sunday, 17 October 2021

The wild zebu, B. p. namadicus

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I did a couple of posts on the Indian aurochs, B. p. namadicus , the ancestor of the zebu, previously. Go here or  here .  Recently I did ...
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Tuesday, 12 October 2021

How much introgression from wild aurochs was there in Europe?

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T aurine cattle were domesticated in the Fertile Crescent in the Near East. As “breeding-back” focuses on the European aurochs, it is an imp...
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Friday, 8 October 2021

Is Oostvaardersplassen a "new wilderness"?

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I covered Oostvaardersplassen multiple times on this blog, but never the ecologic dimension of the reserve as a whole. Oostvaardersplassen ...
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Sunday, 3 October 2021

Why were the last aurochs less impressive than earlier ones?

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S pecies change over time, evolution is inevitable. Apparently the European aurochs,  Bos primigenius primigenius , on which the guideline o...
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Thursday, 30 September 2021

The problem with fixing traits through conventional breeding

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T oday comes a rather theoretic post on the obstacles of breeding, which is relevant for “breeding-back”. One of the biggest challenges for ...
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Saturday, 25 September 2021

Using wild yaks for "breeding-back"?

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I already did a post on the question if it would be wise to use existing wild bovines for crossbreeding in “breeding-back” a few years ago...
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Monday, 20 September 2021

New photos and videos of the Taurus cattle at Hortobagyi

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T he National park Hortobagyi in Eastern Hungary is the largest Taurus cattle breeding site. They have about 400 individuals. I intended to ...
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Sunday, 19 September 2021

Challenges for "breeding-back"

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S ome traits are relatively easy to achieve in “breeding-back” projects, while others are more challenging. The most important characteristi...
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