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Show Cross Yak and Bison and Get the "Yakalo" Wainwright, Alta. The new breed of live stock called "Yakalo" is being be-ing developed in the national park at Wainwright bv crossing buffalos with yaks. "Yakalos" combine the meat producing pro-ducing qualities of the yak with the foraging characteristics of the buffalo, said G. B. Kothwell, director of the animal husbandry division of the Department De-partment of Agriculture. The new animals breed true to type, he said, and have proved more adaptable than "cattalo," evolved several years ago by crossing buffalo with domestic cattle. Cattalos are sterile. The meat of yakalos is described as almost identical with beef, aside from being finer grained. The animals are hardy, can forage for themselves, are capable of wintering in the open, and are resistant to many of the common diseases of domestic cattle. |