Balancers are a hybrid breed created by crossing a purebred Gelbvieh with a purebred Angus. This 50% Gelbvieh - 50% Angus cross combines Gelbvieh’s growth, muscle and leanness with Angus’s calving ease, moderate size and marbling. Balancers offer the consistency of their parents combined with the hybrid vigor of a [...]
Apennine
Other Names: Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, Perugina del piano
This breed was found in the 70’s in central Italy, mainly in Toscana, Emilia, Umbria, arche, Abruzzi regions of Italy; crossbreeding the local breed with other Italian or exotic breeds such as: Bergamasca and Ile-de-France. It [...]
The development of the Barzona began in 1942 when F.N. Bard, an Arizona rancher, decided to develop a breed that would be adapted to their area which was rugged and rocky, with extreme temperatures, sparse rainfall, and scattered feed. He used Hereford, Angus, Afrikander and Santa Gertirudis in more or less [...]
Australian Buffalo
Buffalo were introduced into Australia from the eastern Indonesian islands in the early 1800’s
There are now 30,000 domesticated buffalo in tuberculosis and brucellosis free areas in Australia’s Northern Territory. Feral buffalo number over 80,000.
The Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry is implementing a program whereby all [...]
Ankole cattle go back many hundreds of years and its ancestry can be traced back to Europe and Asia as early as 15000 BC. Today Ankole cattle are distributed mostly from Lake Mobutu to Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa.
They are very hardy animals and can live in very poor [...]
Andravida
Also Known As: Eleia, Ilia
Found in the region of Ilia in Greece the Andravida is a light riding and draft breed. Developed in the early 20th century from Anglo-Norman crossed with local breeds. Nonius stallions were used after 1920. The herdbook was established in 1995. The [...]
Albanian
The Albanian is a small horse belonging to the Balkan group. There are two types of native Albanian horse, which are referred to as Mountain and Myzeqea (plains). In recent years interbreeding between the two types has made the distinction less clear. Traditionally the Myzeqea is larger standing at 13.2 [...]
American Blackbelly
History
The American Blackbelly sheep is a hair sheep, originally developed by crossbreeding programs involving primarily Mouflon and Barbados Blackbelly. Resulting hybrids produced poor horn growth that interfered with the animals’ faces. Repeated back crossing on the Mouflon improved horn growth to the extent that the hybrid attracted the attention of [...]
Masked Lovebird
DESCRIPTION 51/2 to 6 inches (14 to 15.5cm). Dark brown head, yellow collar and breast, yellow-orange throat and chest yellow, body green, blue rump and tail, which has black and red band near ends on outer feathers. Brown eyes, red bill, grey legs. Immatures duller with black on beak. Females [...]
Andalusian
The Andalusian horse has been highly regarded since the Middle Ages. Also the Andalusian, has officially been known as the Purebred Spanish Horse, reigned for several centuries throughout the known world as the embodiment of perfection in horseflesh. The Andalusian is represented by the names Iberian Saddle Horse, Iberian War Horse, [...]