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Kōrero: Beef farming

Limousin calf with Friesian foster mother

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Limousin calf with Friesian foster mother

This is the second Limousin calf born in New Zealand, in 1972. The Friesian foster mother had been the recipient of a pure Limousin embryo by transplant. She was then imported into New Zealand, where the calf was born. Limousin cattle were bred in the harsh environment of the Massif Central in France and are noted for their hardiness and their excellent growth rates.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1972/3131/35

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Robert Peden, Beef farming – Exotic cattle breeds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17340/limousin-calf-with-friesian-foster-mother (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Robert Peden, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.