hillsdown
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I was reading my local Ab govt livestock advertising board and came across this ad for Yaks. It caught my eye as you don't see them to often around here. I wish they had a link to some pics of the herd . ;-)
It has a BC area code for the phone number.
Breed: Yak Quantity: 90 head Price: $95,000.00 Cdn
Yak herd for sale. Mixture of royal, trim and black yaks. Includes 35 cows with at least 30 bred cows, 28 heifers, 32 bulls. Cows can produce calves for 20 years. Yaks eat about 1/3 the amount of a regular bovine. Easy to herd and non threatening, pretty to look at. Do very well in cold climate. No assistance needed during calving. Yaks produce very low cholesterol, lowfat meat with a very mild flavour. This herd has had no hormones or anitbiotics and is fed hay grown on our farm.
It has a BC area code for the phone number.