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From Mexico: Mini-Cows, Maxi-Milk; Bred-Down Brahmans Are Easy on Grass, Prone to Get Lost in It
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What's two feet tall, gives a gallon of milk a day and moos?
The answer: a full-grown Mexican mini-cow, the diminutive result
of 17 years of experimentation in animal husbandry by creative
cattlemen and researchers at Mexico's national university.
Bred in the sweltering ranchlands of northeastern Mexico, 30 of
these abbreviated Brahman-type cattle are now happily grazing
alongside their bulkier brethren, unaware that they are pioneers in
what their designers see as a potential agricultural revolution.
"Our idea was to create a low-cost animal, one that could be
easily maintained in a small ...
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