This hybrid bull, which lives on the A&K Ranch near Raymondville, Mo., will be part of the process to create beefalo that are 37.5% bison, the magic number for the best beefalo meat.

Discovering beefalo: A unique cattle-bison hybrid thrives on Michigan farm. by Heather Bricca . Mon, November 6th 2023 at 6:56 AM. Updated Mon, November 6th 2023 at 12:37 PM. 4. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.

Beefalo are a domesticated breed of cattle that was created with a little bit of encouragement from humans in the 1960s. Made up of part bovine, and part bison, the goal was to create a ...

Bison and domestic cattle diverged from a common ancestor somewhere around three million years ago. But like many related mammals, they can still interbreed and produce fertile hybrids.

Ancient DNA research has revealed that Ice Age cave artists recorded a previously unknown hybrid species of bison and cattle in great detail on cave walls more than 15,000 years ago.

During that decade, New York City socialite Rutherfurd Stuyvesant threw some of his money at attempts to develop bison-cattle hybrids on his estate off Route 517 in Allamuchy and Green townships ...

Whether driven by morbid curiosity or in pursuit of offspring with desirable characteristics, humans have selectively bred ...

Domestic cattle and bison – America’s national mammal – have more in common than previously known, according to two recent scientific studies.

This hybrid bull, which lives on the A&K Ranch near Raymondville, Mo., will be part of the process to create beefalo that are 37.5% bison, the magic number for the best beefalo meat.

This hybrid bull, which lives on the A&K Ranch near Raymondville, Mo., will be part of the process to create beefalo that are 37.5% bison, the magic number for the best beefalo meat.

Supporters cite the beefalo's hardiness, ease of breeding and the leaner, protein-rich healthier meat, but others say the costly crossbreed weakens the genetic line of the bison.