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Research Station Chianina Cattle

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
Dec. 2, 1971
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
1991107619406
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Scope and Content
Lethbridge Research Station held an open house for North America’s first imported Italian-bred Chianina cattle showing 10 of the 28 animals in Canada. The cattle were quarantined for more than a year. The breed was brought to Canada to provide additional genetic material for cross-breeding with dom…
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
Dec. 2, 1971
Description Level
Item
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The Lethbridge Herald
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Physical Condition
Excellent
Scope and Content
Lethbridge Research Station held an open house for North America’s first imported Italian-bred Chianina cattle showing 10 of the 28 animals in Canada. The cattle were quarantined for more than a year. The breed was brought to Canada to provide additional genetic material for cross-breeding with domestic cattle including Herefords, Aberdeen-Angus and shorthorns.
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