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[roadrunner]

Aurochs were immortalised in prehistoric cave paintings and admired for their brute strength and "elephantine" size by Julius Caesar. The huge cattle with sweeping horns which once roamed the forests of Europe have not been seen for nearly 400 years. Now Italian scientists are hoping to use genetic expertise and selective breeding of modern-day wild cattle to recreate the fearsome beasts which weighed around 2,200lb and stood 6.5 feet at the shoulder.

Breeds of large cattle which most closely resemble Bos primigenius, such as Highland cattle and the white Maremma breed from Italy, are being bred with each other in a technique known as "back-breeding".

At the same time, scientists say they have for the first time created a map of the auroch's genome, so that they know precisely what type of animal they are trying to replicate. If the Italian-led project is successful, it will raise questions of what to do with an animal which boasts a size and temper akin to a tetchy rhinoceros. It also raises questions as to what else scientists are planning to try to bring back into existence.

[facedown]

As long as the meat tastes good I have absolutely no problem with that. 

[Winter]

I do wonder what else they could bring back.  This could prove interesting.

[hardamber]

It would take a big cow to give birth to a giant cattle breed.  I seriously doubt they could do it.  I bred my Jersey to a Swiss last year and we had to pull the calf out and it just barely came out.  The calf wasn't even that much bigger than the pure bred jerseys she's had in the past.

Here's a video of a holstein giving birth to a Belgian Blue, which is a very large breed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeGK77yECHE (External Embedding Disabled)

Here's a Belgian Blue purebreed.  He looks like a body builder.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmkj5gq1cQU (External Embedding Disabled)

[Winter]

Ligers are rather large, and some manage to be born without killing the mother or dying in the womb.

FYI:

Lion + liger = li-liger
Lion + tigon = li-tigon
Tiger + liger = ti-liger
Tiger + tigon = ti-tigon

Sinbad weighs 900 pounds! What happens with that combination is that they have no growth inhibitor.
I disagree though with their statement that it does no happen in the wild.  There are reports of Liger sitings in Asia going back 1 thousand years.  On rare occasion they have been seen mating in the wild.   And it occurred naturally in  German zoo about 20 yrs ago. 

The cats have a hard time though, they love to swim like tigers, and are social like a Lion.  Lions may freak and reject them, and tigers are loners.  Can't blame the Lions, that is a BIG kitty!

As for Giant cows, it could happen I suppose.

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