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The Murray Grey is an Australian breed of polled beef cattle. It originated between 1905 and 1917 in the upper Murray River valley, on the border between New South Wales and Victoria . It is similar in appearance to the Aberdeen Angus , from which it largely derives, but is grey, silver or dun in colour.
This is the origin of the now archaic English plural, kine. The Scots language singular is coo or cou, and the plural is kye. In older English sources such as the King James Version of the Bible, cattle refers to livestock, as opposed to deer which refers to wildlife. Wild cattle may refer to feral cattle or to undomesticated species of the ...
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
Murray Grey cows and calves on the Northern Tablelands Approximately 90% of Australian cows are in strictly cow–calf operations. In southern Australia ( NSW , Victoria, Tasmania , South Australia and south-western Western Australia ) beef cattle are often reared on smaller properties as part of a mixed farming or grazing operation, but some ...
Greyman are an Australian breed of beef cattle developed in Queensland in the 1970s, specifically to suit the Queensland environment, by combining the outstanding genetic characteristics of both the Murray Grey and Brahman breeds. These cattle carry between 25% and 75% of Murray Grey blood, with the remainder made up of Brahman.
The Square Meater is an Australian breed of medium-framed, polled cattle that were developed by Rick Pisaturo of Mandalong Park near Sydney in the early 1990s from a base of Murray Grey genetics. Despite their stature they have excellent muscling and perform well in steer and carcass competitions.
The word "murrain" / ˈ m ʌr ɪ n / [1] (like an archaic use of the word "distemper") is an antiquated term covering various infectious diseases affecting cattle and sheep. [2]The word originates from Middle English moreine or moryne, in parallel to Late Latin morina ("plague"), a probable derivative of Latin mori ("to die").
The sides are constructed of wood and iron while the roof is made of bark. The nearest neighbours at the time were De Grey Station, about 100 miles (161 km) away. [11] Cattle were introduced to the station in 1882 when Paterson returned to the north, but sheep were still being shipped to the property from Cossack to Beagle Bay. [7]