{"id":6818,"date":"2021-05-09T19:12:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T23:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/?p=6818"},"modified":"2021-05-09T19:12:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T23:12:59","slug":"the-butchers-breed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/the-butchers-breed\/","title":{"rendered":"The butcher\u2019s breed&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8230;was the name the English gave to the Devon.&nbsp; That was because of the quality of Devon meat.&nbsp; It was about that time that the leading English agriculturalist Robert Bakewell pronounced Devon the perfect cow&#8230;in no further need of refinement by crossing with other breeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Thistle Hill we have devoted our time and resources duplicating that early English Devon&#8230;and by coincidence the other day some of cows lined up demonstrating what we are trying to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ThistlehillFarmDevon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ThistlehillFarmDevon-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Thistlehill Farm Devon Cattle\" class=\"wp-image-6819\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ThistlehillFarmDevon-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ThistlehillFarmDevon-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ThistlehillFarmDevon-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ThistlehillFarmDevon.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I guess the larger one in the center helps demonstrate the uniformity of the rest of the herd.&nbsp; She\u2019s part Senepol bred to a Devon bull, an experiment we tried to demonstrate the prepotency of Devon genetics. And an independent study at Clemson university demonstrated meat from the Devon-cross was indistinguishable from pure Devon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, while some traits like tenderness are genetic, flavor is largely the result of the diet the animal is raised on.&nbsp; Stress-free management is important, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devon cattle are easy on the farmer and on the land as well.\u00a0 A quarter century raising Devon has confirmed for us that Robert Bakewell had it right 150 years ago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>David<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;was the name the English gave to the Devon.&nbsp; That was because of the quality of Devon meat.&nbsp; It was about that time that the leading English agriculturalist Robert Bakewell pronounced Devon the perfect cow&#8230;in no further need of refinement by crossing with other breeds. At Thistle Hill we have devoted our time and resources duplicating that early English Devon&#8230;and by coincidence the other day some of cows lined up demonstrating what we are trying to achieve. I guess the larger one in the center helps demonstrate the uniformity of the rest of the herd.&nbsp; She\u2019s part Senepol bred to a Devon bull, an experiment we tried to demonstrate the prepotency of Devon genetics. And an independent study at Clemson university demonstrated meat from the Devon-cross was indistinguishable from pure Devon. Of course, while some traits like tenderness are genetic, flavor is largely the result of the diet the animal is raised on.&nbsp; Stress-free management is important, too. Devon cattle are easy on the farmer and on the land as well.\u00a0 A quarter century raising Devon has confirmed for us that Robert Bakewell had it right 150 years ago! 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