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Record 1 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Science
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Cattle Raising
DEF

An animal developed by crossing the American buffalo, or bison, with beef cattle: supposedly better able to reproduce, grow rapidly, and provide lean meat on a grass diet.

OBS

beefalo: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zootechnie
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Élevage des bovins
DEF

Croisement d'un bison nord-américain avec un bovin domestique : bison Charolais Hereford.

Spanish

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