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cattalo
[a blend of cattle and buffalo]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
an experimental cross between buffalo and domestic cattle.
Quotations
1958
The development of the "Cattalo," a cross between the Buffalo and domestic beef breeds, is the result of attempts by research men of the Canada Department of Agriculture to breed a range beef animal from Western and North Western Canada.
1964
It is true that experiments have been made to cross the bison with domestic beef cattle. The offspring from this mating are known as "Catello."