Which breed of dairy cattle originating in Holland produced the world-record breaking amount of semen for a bull in 2012?
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Toystory (bull) Toystory was a Holstein bull that has sired an estimated 500,000 offspring in more than 50 countries around the world. He was owned by Genex Cooperative Inc and he was housed Shawano, Wisconsin. In 2012 Toystory produced a world record-breaking 2 millionth unit of semen at eleven years of age and was the first Holstein bull in history to achieve this mark. This surpassed the previous world record of 1.7 million units of semen set by a Dutch Bull named Sunny Boy. Over his lifetime Toystory produced 2.4 million units of semen. Toystory died on Thanksgiving day in 2014 at thirteen years of age. "The death of TOYSTORY means the passing of the industry's most prolific sire," stated Keith Heikes, Genex Chief Operating Officer, "This bull was one of a kind for many reasons."
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Holstein Friesian cattle Holstein Friesians (often shortened to Holsteins in North America, while the term Friesians is often used in the UK) are a breed of dairy cattle originating from the Dutch provinces of North Holland and Friesland, and Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany and Jutland. They are known as the world's highest-production dairy animals.
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Buelingo The Buelingo is a modern American composite breed of belted beef cattle. It was created in North Dakota, in the United States, in the 1970s, and is named for one of the breeders, Russ Bueling. The hybridisation started from animals of Angus and Shorthorn type, which were crossed with Limousin and a Dutch Belted bull to fix the gene for belting; this was purely for appearance. Chianina blood was later added to improve the composite breed. In 1989 a breed society, the Buelingo Beef Cattle Society, was started.
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Matsusaka beef Matsusaka beef (松阪牛 , Matsusaka-gyū , also "Matsuzaka beef") is black-haired "Wagyū" (Japanese beef), also known as "Kuroge Washu" or "Japanese Black", the cattle come from the Matsusaka region of Mie, Japan. It is one of the most famous beef types within Japan and internationally, with a high fat-to-meat ratio. Within Japan, Matsusaka beef is generally considered one of the three top brands (known as "Sandai Wagyuu", "the three big beefs"), along with Kobe beef and Ōmi beef or Yonezawa beef. Only 2,500 cows that meet the strict standards are slaughtered each year, making it difficult to find.
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Schapendoes The Schapendoes (] ) or Dutch Sheepdog, is a breed of dog originating in the Netherlands. The Schapendoes was originally a herding dog and general farm dog, but today also participates in dog sports such as agility and flyball.
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Mirandesa The Mirandesa is a cattle breed from Portugal. The Mirandesa breed has the protected geographical status of DOC ("Denominação de Origem Controlada") from the European Commission
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Amrit Mahal The Amrit Mahal (Kannada:ಅಮೃತ ಮಹಲ್) cattle, hitherto known as "Benne Chavadi" , is a breed of cattle that originated from the erstwhile state of Mysore in Karnataka, India. They originated from the Hallikar breed cattle which were bred with the then existing closely related breeds, "Hagalavadi" and "Chithradurg". Originally developed for use in war for transporting equipage, the bullocks are notable for their great endurance and speed. Their head is elongated with a ridge in the middle and a bulging forehead. The cows in contrast are poor milk-yielders and hence, are classified to be a draught breed. It is one of the two breeds, along with Hallikar, which have received the royal patronage and care from the erstwhile Vijayanagara Kingdom, sultans and princely state of Mysore through conservation and development. The present day existence of places with names "kaval" or "Kaaval" (Kannada:"ಕಾವಲ್") in southern regions of Karnataka, which are the vast tracts of lands which were reserved to conserve and develop this breed of cattle in the Old Mysore region of Karnataka, stand as testimonies to the legacy of the Amrit Mahal breed.
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Waguli Waguli cattle are a breed of cattle used in beef production. The Waguli were developed at the University of Arizona at the V-V Ranch outside Campe Verde, AZ. The breed is a resulting cross of the Tuli (a Zimbabwean Sanga breed) and the Wagyu (a Japanese taurus breed).
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Belmont Red Belmont Red is a breed of beef cattle developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) during 1954 in response to the need in the Australian Tropics for cattle which would improve the fertility of "Bos indicus" cattle. The breed was conceived at Belmont Research Station as a composite from several "Bos taurus" breeds: Africander (African Sanga), Hereford and Shorthorn. The breed was released to Australian breeders by the CSIRO in 1969.
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Channel Island milk Channel Island milk is a creamy, light beige coloured milk from Jersey and Guernsey breeds of cattle. Today, Channel Island milk is produced in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Denmark, the United States and Canada as well as the Channel Islands.
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Gloucester cattle Gloucester cattle are a breed of dairy and beef cattle originating from Gloucestershire and surrounding areas in the West Country of England.
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Herman the Bull Herman the Bull (Lelystad, The Netherlands 16 December 1990 – Leiden, The Netherlands 2 April 2004) was the first genetically modified or transgenic bovine in the world. The announcement of his creation caused an bioethical storm.
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Madura cattle Madura cattle are a stable, inbred hybrid of Zebu and Banteng (Bos javanicus). They originated on the island of Madura near northeastern Java, where the original cattle population was Banteng, very similar to Bali cattle. Sinhala cattle, a Zebu breed from Sri Lanka, were introduced more than 1500 years ago, and the cross was found to be better than either of the original breeds. Some sources say the Zebu component was Ongole Cattle from India. The colouration is reddish brown with non-specific white patterning on the back and rump. They are a small breed, bulls having a mature weight of 250 to 300 kg, used for racing and are sometimes called dancing cattle. In 2002 the population was estimated by the FAO at 900,000. Efforts are being made to conserve the breed on Sapudi island
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Fjäll The Fjäll (Swedish: Fjällko or Svensk Fjällras ) is a traditional Swedish breed of polled mountain cattle. It was threatened with extinction in the 1970s and 1980s, but recovered after a breed association was formed in 1995, partly thanks to stocks of frozen semen. Microsatellite analysis has shown it to be closely related to the endangered Bohuskulla breed.
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Sayaguesa The Sayaguesa is an endangered Spanish breed of domestic cattle. It is named for the comarca of Sayago in the province of Zamora, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, and is raised almost exclusively in that area. It may also be known as the Zamorana, the Moles de Sayago or the Castellana variedad Sayaguesa. It was traditionally kept mainly for draught work, but is now raised principally for meat.
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FrieslandCampina FrieslandCampina is a Dutch dairy cooperative. It is the result of a merger between Royal Friesland Foods and Campina in December 2008. Main brands include Friesche Vlag (or Frisian Flag in Indonesia), Chocomel, Fristi, Dutch Lady, Appelsientje, Milner, Campina, Landliebe, Optimel, Mona and "Mix'it". FrieslandCampina is the world’s largest dairy co-operative and one of the top 5 dairy companies in the world with annual revenue of 11 billion euros (2016). FrieslandCampina has branch offices in 33 countries and employs a total of 21,927 people. FrieslandCampina’s products find their way to more than 100 countries.
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Norwegian Red Norwegian Red (Norwegian: "Norsk rødt fe") is a breed of dairy cattle developed in Norway since 1935. Since the 1970s, breeders strongly emphasized functional and production traits resulting in excellent production combined with world-leading performance in health and fertility traits. Norwegian Red cows can have either a red and white or black coat and have a high proportion of genetically polled animals.
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African buffalo The African buffalo or Cape buffalo ("Syncerus caffer") is a large African bovine. It is not closely related to the slightly larger wild water buffalo of Asia and its ancestry remains unclear. "Syncerus caffer caffer", the Cape buffalo, is the typical subspecies, and the largest one, found in South and East Africa. "S. c. nanus" (African forest buffalo) is the smallest subspecies, common in forest areas of Central and West Africa, while "S. c. brachyceros" is in West Africa and "S. c. aequinoctialis" is in the savannas of East Africa. The adult buffalo's horns are its characteristic feature; they have fused bases, forming a continuous bone shield across the top of the head referred to as a "boss". They are widely regarded as very dangerous animals, as they gore and kill over 200 people every year.
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Aulie-Ata cattle Aulie-Ata is a breed of dairy cattle, developed in the town of Aulie-Ata (now Taraz) in Kazakhstan, in late 19th early 20th century by breeding local Kazakh cattle with Dutch Black Pied Cattle. Planned breeding began in 1935 and the new breed was officially recognised in 1950. On average, Aulie-Ata cows produce 3735 kg of milk per lactation.
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Texas Longhorn The Texas Longhorn is a breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns, which can extend to over 1.8 m tip to tip for bulls, and 2.1 m tip to tip for steers and exceptional cows.
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Montbéliarde Montbéliarde cattle are a red and white pied cattle breed from the Montbéliard region of France, used mainly for dairying and particularly for cheesemaking.
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East Friesian sheep The East Friesian is a breed of dairy sheep originating from East Frisia in northern Germany. It is either the best or one of the best sheep breeds in terms of milk yield per ewe.