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The Vaynol calf was born near Edinburgh last month A NEWBORN female Vaynol calf, produced through the first ever successful embryo transfer for a semi-feral breed of cattle, has brought new hope in the work to save one of the rarest breeds of UK native livestock. The calf, called Snow, was born near Edinburgh on January 6, thanks to a cutting-edge conservation project delivered by Rare Breeds Survival Trust and animal breeding specialists AB Europe. Vaynol embryos using in vitro embryo production techniques were implanted in recipient Angus cows in a method that is mostly used commercially with beef and dairy cattle and has been used previously for conservation of rare Gloucester cattle. The calf’s birth has saved the genetic line of a rare Vaynol cow which had struggled to reproduce.
writes Emily Beament of the Press Association. The calf was born through the first successful embryo transfer for a semi-wild cattle breed. She is called Snow for her white colouring and the conditions at the time of her birth near Edinburgh on January 6. Vaynol cattle are descended from ancient herds of white cattle, which were brought over to Britain when it was still connected to Europe by land and were in the country before Stonehenge was built. The Vaynol breed was established at Vaynol Park near Bangor in 1872, and is one of just two native semi-feral or feral breeds in the UK, living in fenced areas but able to exhibit natural herd behaviour.
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The successful birth of a Vaynol heifer calf through embryo transfer (ET) has boosted efforts to save one of the UK’s rarest native cattle breeds, conservationists say.
The calf, called Snow due to her white colouring and the conditions at the time of her birth near Edinburgh on January 6, was born through the first successful ET for a semi-wild cattle breed.
Vaynol cattle are descended from ancient herds of white cattle brought to Britain when it was still connected to Europe by land.
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