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| Photo by Tammy James |
What are Pineywoods cattle??
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Pineywoods cattle are an endangered breed of “heritage” livestock that are
descended from the original Spanish stock left along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of FL, GA, MS & AL by the Spanish explorers
in the early 1500’s. The cattle evolved naturally in the brushy wooded terrane of the Gulf Coast. They have evolved
to be naturally resistant to most diseases and are able to forage on rough vegetation that
commercial cattle will not touch. Pineywoods are also “dry land” cattle and have evolved to avoid predators by
spending only a minimum of time at their water hole. This makes them very low impact cattle, as they do not contribute to
bank erosion and fouling of streams like most domestic
stock.
Read more about Pineywoods cattle and heritage livestock
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