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Any Afrikaner cattle in the USA?
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<blockquote data-quote="Redgully" data-source="post: 1653411" data-attributes="member: 33533"><p>I really like the sound of what you are doing. I too have an interest in rare breeds and keeping them alive. I breed red polls over here in Western Australia, a breed that was one of the original breeds in Australia and did very well for many years. </p><p></p><p>Some problems i have encountered which i dare say you will too, is genetic diversity. You will have such a small gene pool to breed from and if the animals are not up to what you would hope for improving that will prove difficult and frustrating.</p><p></p><p>Once you start searching you will be amazed at the odd places you can find semen, just need to keep your ear to the ground. I was chasing a particular bull which was an old one and everywhere i asked was told people had been searching for him for years but he was all gone. One day i was buying some semen from a breeder and mentioned that bull and he said he was pretty sure when he bought his can there was some in there, yep, three straws and he gave it to me! </p><p></p><p>Good luck with your endeavours and be sure to keep us updated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redgully, post: 1653411, member: 33533"] I really like the sound of what you are doing. I too have an interest in rare breeds and keeping them alive. I breed red polls over here in Western Australia, a breed that was one of the original breeds in Australia and did very well for many years. Some problems i have encountered which i dare say you will too, is genetic diversity. You will have such a small gene pool to breed from and if the animals are not up to what you would hope for improving that will prove difficult and frustrating. Once you start searching you will be amazed at the odd places you can find semen, just need to keep your ear to the ground. I was chasing a particular bull which was an old one and everywhere i asked was told people had been searching for him for years but he was all gone. One day i was buying some semen from a breeder and mentioned that bull and he said he was pretty sure when he bought his can there was some in there, yep, three straws and he gave it to me! Good luck with your endeavours and be sure to keep us updated. [/QUOTE]
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