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No more Salers cattle - it's now all Limousins

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382258) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Aug 17

We went for a walk yesterday from our camp-site near Felletin and came across some attractive Limousin cattle. For the past few days we’ve seen nothing but the dark red Salers breed of cattle but now the lighter Limousins are very...

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The French cattle have changed from fawn to red - we must be near Salers

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382258) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Aug 17

As we’ve travelled through France the last two days I’ve noticed that the cattle have changed from a biscuity-colour to a rich mahogany red. We are now in the region of Cantal in the Massif Central of France. This evening we drove...

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The Incredible Hulk of the cattle world

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382258) • Rockingham, Australia 21 May 17

Just as there are a great many sheep breeds, so there are a number of cattle breeds. One of the interesting ones is the Belgian Blue. This is what is known as a double-muscled breed. A genetic mutation suppresses the production...

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