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[[Image:Tasmanian Grey.jpg|thumb|300px|A Tasmanian Grey cow]] |
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Bill Reed of Parknook crossed an Angus bull with a white Shorthorn milking cow that produced grey offspring. Having observed the superior milking qualities, docility, hardiness, and the ability of the grey colour to dominate after 20 years of breeding to Angus bulls it was decided to retain a bull calf in 1960.<ref name=Beattie>Beef Cattle - Breeding and Management, W.A. Beattie, Popular Books,1990</ref> The bull, Parknook Thomas was mated to Angus heifers to form the nucleus of the breed.<ref name=Beattie/> More cattlemen began breeding the Greys before the Tasmanian Grey cattle breed Society was formed. |
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During 1938, in northern Tasmania, Bill Reed crossed an Angus bull with a white Shorthorn milking cow and became interested in the grey offspring. He established a small herd of these Angus/shorthorn crosses and retained a grey bull to put back over them. These grey cattle consistently out performed the Angus cattle, in carcass and steer trials and Mr Reed switched his herd to grey cattle. More cattlemen began breeding them and a Tasmanian Grey breed Society was formed and eventually attracted 150 members. |
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Charles Wallace, became the third member of this society, becoming proactive in the promotion and development of the Tasmanian Greys before becoming president of the Society. |
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==External links== |
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The Tasmanian Grey is a polled beef breed of silver grey, grey or dun cattle developed in Tasmania, Australia, in the 1930s.
Bill Reed of Parknook crossed an Angus bull with a white Shorthorn milking cow that produced grey offspring. Having observed the superior milking qualities, docility, hardiness, and the ability of the grey colour to dominate after 20 years of breeding to Angus bulls it was decided to retain a bull calf in 1960.[1] The bull, Parknook Thomas was mated to Angus heifers to form the nucleus of the breed.[1] More cattlemen began breeding the Greys before the Tasmanian Grey cattle breed Society was formed.
In 1963 negotiations were made to have the Tasmanian Grey cattle accepted into the Murray Grey Beef Cattle Society, but it was not until 1981 the two organizations combined.
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