Texas Longhorn - Wikipedia
The Texas Longhorn is an American breed of beef cattle, characterized by its long horns, which can span more than 8 ft (2.4 m) from tip to tip. [4] It derives from cattle brought from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas by Spanish conquistadors from the time of the Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus until about 1512. [ 5 ]
Texas Longhorn - The Cattle Site
Sep 29, 2022 · Shaped by a combination of natural selection and adaptation to the environment, the Texas Longhorn is the only cattle breed in America which - without aid from man - is truly adapted to America.
Texas Longhorn Cattle Breed – Everything You Need to Know
Texas Longhorn cattle have long lyre-shaped horns that can reach up to 6 foot in length. They are a small to medium framed cattle breed with a typical cattle blockish body that is well defined with a medium sized rectangular face and slightly upturned snout.
Texas Longhorn Cattle: Origin, Characteristics, Uses - ROY'S FARM
Aug 26, 2024 · The Texas Longhorn cattle are tough and resistant breed of cattle. They are very active and hardy, but docile in temperament. They are also valued for their reproductive abilities, and longevity.
Texas Longhorn Cattle: Guide, Info & Facts - CowCaretaker
Aug 26, 2022 · Texas Longhorn cattle aren't just known for their unique long horns. They enjoy long lifespans, ongoing reproduction past 20 years and very strong resilience. Their meat is often consumed and is very tasty, being one the healthiest of all cattle breeds.
Texas Longhorn Cattle (CTLR) - The Livestock Conservancy
The traditional, purely-Iberian (Spanish) Texas Longhorn shares traits and appearances with many Criollo breeds from throughout the Americas that descend from the same roots. The cattle are rangy, and cows and steers have long, twisting, spreading (sometimes lyre-shaped) horns.
Texas Longhorn Cattle | Oklahoma State University
Shaped by a combination of natural selection and adaptation to the environment, the Texas Longhorn is the only cattle breed in America which - without aid from man - is truly adapted to America.
The Story Of Texas Longhorns, As Told By Their DNA : NPR
Jul 8, 2011 · After arriving on Spanish ships, North America's first cattle were left to roam the unfenced lands of Texas and Mexico, subject to hundreds of years of natural selection. Emily Jane McTavish, of...
Longhorn Cattle - TSHA
May 17, 2017 · The Texas longhorn is a hybrid breed resulting from a random mixing of Spanish retinto (criollo) stock and English cattle that Anglo-American frontiersmen brought to Texas from southern and midwestern states in the 1820s and 1830s.
Why Longhorns? - Longhorn Cattle Society
The Longhorn is beyond equal as a suckler cow. Its combination of qualities in terms of milk, calving ease, longevity, docility, length and leanness of body is unrivalled by any other breed. It has stood the test of time but does not rest on its laurels.
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