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Another breed debate. Beefalo VS Simmentals
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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 1015411" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>You sure about that?</p></blockquote><p>3 way, First, I don't have personal proof but you could say it comes from people that should know. When I worked as one of the Remedial Project Managers overseeing the remediation of construction activities by the Dept of Defense, the introduction of Bison onto the Arsenal was occurring. As best I can recall, the US Wildlife Service folks at the Arsenal always stressed the importance of getting genetically pure Bison. I remember specifically asking why the Bison did not come from Yellowstone. If I remember correctly, they are contaminated genetically. The history of Yellowstone includes summer range for cattle before it became a park. I am guessing that the few Bison that remained before it became a park were mixed grazed with cattle and probably crossed. Anyway, the main point is that the National Bison Refuge in Montana was found at the time to have the purest lines of Bison. Even the Bison in Alberta and BC are contaminated.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 1015411, member: 17767"] You sure about that?[/quote] 3 way, First, I don't have personal proof but you could say it comes from people that should know. When I worked as one of the Remedial Project Managers overseeing the remediation of construction activities by the Dept of Defense, the introduction of Bison onto the Arsenal was occurring. As best I can recall, the US Wildlife Service folks at the Arsenal always stressed the importance of getting genetically pure Bison. I remember specifically asking why the Bison did not come from Yellowstone. If I remember correctly, they are contaminated genetically. The history of Yellowstone includes summer range for cattle before it became a park. I am guessing that the few Bison that remained before it became a park were mixed grazed with cattle and probably crossed. Anyway, the main point is that the National Bison Refuge in Montana was found at the time to have the purest lines of Bison. Even the Bison in Alberta and BC are contaminated. [/QUOTE]
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