American Breed
Breed of cattle with bison blood
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The American Breed is an American bovid hybrid of cattle used for meat with a small percentage of American bison blood. It was developed in the 1950s by a New Mexico rancher looking for beef cattle which could survive on poor fodder in the arid Southwest.
| Conservation status | FAO (2007): no data[1]: 125 |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Use | Beef |
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| Horn status | Sometimes horned |
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It is one of the few cattle breeds with any known Bison influence, another being the Beefalo.[2] Art Jones, the original breeder, began by crossing Hereford, Shorthorn and Charolais, and later added extensive crosses with Brahman and Bison.[3] All individuals of this rare breed display the genetic marker for Bison ancestry.[2]
In 2007, its conservation status was unknown.[1]: 125 A breed society was established in 1976; in 2016, it was inactive.[4]: 105
