1200 yak biography
1200 yak biography
1200 yak biography facts.
Breed Facts: Heritage Yak in North America
HERITAGE BREED FACTS
Status: We are currently listed as Critically Endangered (Nationally and Internationally).
We’re on the Conservation Priority List at the Livestock Conservancy. Fewer than 200 purebred American Yaks are registered in anywhere in the US annually. The estimated global population is less than 500.
WHYYC is grateful to the Livestock Conservancy for acknowledging our conservation efforts over the last 5 years with an official Critical listing on the Conservation Priority List for 2023.
Use: Meat, Dairy, Fiber, Pulling and draft, and Seed Stock and conservation breeding stock
Adult Weight: Bull ≈ 1400 - 1800 lbs; Heifer ≈ 500 - 700 lbs
Temperament: Docile with high trainability
Experience Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Threat: Hybridization with cattle; isolated, remnant population must be preserved in situ to survive
Country of Origin: Tibet