The American Breed is an American bovid hybrid of cattle 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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bovid hybrid | |
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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