Study Finds Bevo Breed Ancestry Spans the Globe

[beevomav]

Turns out these guys have been around a long time and come from all over the earth.

A genetic analysis reveals the Longhorn roots can be traced back thousands of years. This same genetic material reveal they were in places like the Middle East and Asia. Seems they came here with Christopher Columbus and grew the long horns to protect them from preditors.

From the study:

They examined some 48,000 genetic markers on DNA from 58 cattle breeds, confirming the Longhorns of today are direct descendants of Spanish cattle brought by Columbus to Hispaniola on his second voyage to the New World in 1493.

More from the study:

DNA evidence reviewed in the study traces Longhorns back thousands of years to cattle in the Middle East, India and Pakistan. The Middle Eastern animals were brought to Europe while the India-Pakistan cattle spread through Asia. Both wound up in Africa, which became a "kind of mixing ground" where they adapted to a hot, dry climate and built up resistance to disease, Hillis said.

We Longhorn fans know the breed is the best example of enduring by a species. Unlike a Sooner, which DNA testing confirms, is a shitty wagon that falls apart on contact.

Link to entire story:

Texas Longhorn ancestry spans globe, centuries, study finds | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News

 

[bbdude]

Beautiful stuff dude, beautiful!