Definition of "beefalo" []

• A hybrid that results from a cross between the American buffalo, or bison, and beef cattle and is typically 3/8 buffalo and 5/8 bovine. Beefalo yields leaner beef than conventional breeds of cattle. Also called cattalo. (noun)

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• " A relatively recent new food animal, the "beefalo", a cow-bison (buffalo) hybrid, combines the superior hardiness, foraging ability, calving ease and low-fat meat of the bison with the fertility, milking ability and ease of handling of the cow."
• "Today, the Department of Agriculture recognizes "beefalo" as a distinct type of meat it comes from hybrids that are mostly bovine, with the bison's genetic contribution ranging from 17% to 37.5%."
• "Come birthing season, "it's exciting to walk out and see what you get," says Andrew Hammer , who raises beefalo in Canal Fulton, Ohio."