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Bid under way to bring back extinct cattle



United Press International

Feb. 22, 2010



POZNAN, Poland, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Scientists in Poland say they plan to use DNA samples in an attempt to revive a breed of extinct giant cattle that died out in Europe in 1627.



The auroch, also known as the urus, resembled modern cattle except for their imposing size -- 6 feet tall at the shoulders and weighing at least a ton, the Poland.pl news site reported Monday.



Scientists at the Human Genetics Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in the northwestern city of Poznan are mapping out their plan, but will need some assistance from much smaller animals first, Professor Ryszard Slomski said.



"First though, we need mice and rabbits to find out if the DNA can function properly," he said.



The last known auroch died in 1627 in central Poland of natural causes and the cow's skull is in a Swedish museum, the report said.



The animals' habitats are now populated by European bison and if the breed can be revived, would not be able to co-exist with them, the report said. Slomski said he has heard from officials in Holland that they would welcome reintroducing the giant cattle there.



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They arent extinct. They are just some of the show cattle from the 80's with enough Saler or Chi blood in them to make them hard to keep up with. Kinda like bigfoot. Truth be told, bigfoot is actually a saler+chi cross. :wink:
 
It doesn't say what color they were- but I'll bet the first thing someone does is make them black :wink:
 
PBS made a program about the history of cattle. I purchased a video of it and watched it several times . The video did mention this breed as their idea of the first cattle. I do not know if it said they were from Poland but the were acient cave drawings of them. The film depected them as redish shaggy long horned cattle..Kinda like Scotch Highlands. That film Public Broadcast System has those tape availabe on there site. It also shows the very first Hereford Farm Hereford Heaven in England. Laster Ranch in Colorado. And India cattle that were offered as a gift to NYC after 9-11 from Indai tribes men. Very interesting film.

This DVD can be purchased off the PBS site. item NAAT 4514

Holy Cow cost 19.99
It is not breed oriented
 
Hay Feeder said:
PBS made a program about the history of cattle. I purchased a video of it and watched it several times . The video did mention this breed as their idea of the first cattle. I do not know if it said they were from Poland but the were acient cave drawings of them. The film depected them as redish shaggy long horned cattle..Kinda like Scotch Highlands. That film Public Broadcast System has those tape availabe on there site. It also shows the very first Hereford Farm Hereford Heaven in England. Laster Ranch in Colorado. And India cattle that were offered as a gift to NYC after 9-11 from Indai tribes men. Very interesting film.

This DVD can be purchased off the PBS site. item NAAT 4514

Holy Cow cost 19.99
It is not breed oriented
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The Saler breed claims the cave paintings were of their cattle - I think they are right too - the picture of the crazy cow chasing the caveman up a tree seems to offer proof :wink:
 

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