Criollo-cross calves graze Texas-bred wheat in New Mexico

A set of calves grazing winter pasture at the New Mexico State University Clayton Livestock Research Center near Clayton, New Mexico, may look typical of Texas High Plains cattle, but this group is special – they are Raramuri Criollo crossbred calves. And, the improved pasture they are grazing is planted with a Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheatbreeding program variety in an effort to closely…

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