~For those who love the Pineywoods Breed~ The Pineywoods breed was shaped primarily by agricultural and environmental conditions in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and other parts of the southeastern United States. This, along with some human selection, has resulted in a breed that is heat tolerant, long-lived, resistant to parasites and diseases, and able to be productive on marginal forage. Pineywoods cattle were used in the production of beef, and occasionally used as dairy cattle. They also played an important role as oxen in the timber industry of the Southeast.The Pineywoods breed became rare during the late 1800s and early 1900s, when improved English and European cattle were brought into the Southeast. Wherever these breeds could tolerate the environmental conditions, they replaced the native Pineywoods. Improved cattle were also crossed with Pineywoods cows to produce calves which had the survival qualities of the dam and the production qualities of the sire. The overuse of crossbreeding almost eliminated the purebred Pineywoods stocks, and the breed nearly became extinct.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:12:23 +0000
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