In:
Oryx, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 1, No. 7 ( 1952-11), p. 338-342
Abstract:
In Oryx, Vol. I, No. 3, the translation was published of an article by Heinz Heck entitled “The Breeding-back of the Aurochs”. In this Herr Heck described his experiments in resurrecting the aurochs, the wild ancestor of all present-day breeds of European cattle which became extinct over 300 years ago. The method used he calls “breeding-back” in which the aim is to direct the race back to a common ancestor. From skeletal remains and contemporary descriptions and paintings it was known what the aurochs looked like: a large neat, the bulls black with a broad yellowish-white stripe down the back and the cows red-brown; both sexes had white colouring round the muzzle and long, strong, curved, pale horns with black tips .
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0030-6053
,
1365-3008
DOI:
10.1017/S0030605300037662
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1952
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2020801-7
SSG:
12
SSG:
23
