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The Blue Albion was a British breed of cattle that originated in the English Midlands. They were a multi-purpose breed, with potential in meat production alongside milk production. The breed became extinct in 1967 due to a foot-and-mouth outbreak and the subsequent culling required to get the disease under control. Breed characteristicsThe Blue Albion was a blue-roan coloured, horned breed of cattle. The breed was used for both meat and dairy production. HistoryBlue Albion cattle originated from the crossing of black cattle with white cattle in the English counties of Derbyshire and Staffordshire.[1] This cross-breeding often results in a blue roan colouration. The original breeds used in the breeding of the Blue Albion are thought to have been Shorthorn, Welsh Black and British Friesian cattle.[2] The Blue Albion became an official breed when the Blue Albion Cattle Society was formed in the Peak District of Derbyshire in 1921.[2] ExtinctionThe 1967 foot-and-mouth epidemic led to a nationwide culling programme to get the disease under control. This resulted in the culling of all remaining Blue Albions, making the breed extinct.[3][4] Since their extinction, attempts have been made to reconstitute the breed. British Friesian and Shorthorn cattle were used, although the current breed is no longer a true breed due to cross-breeding policies.[5] According to the UK Rare Breads Society, Albion blues have been reclassed as Albions. A few pure bred herds still exist. References1. ^{{cite web |title=A Blue Albion Cow on show |url=http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;DCHQ005402&pos=2&action=zoom |accessdate=5 June 2013}} {{British livestock|R.}}2. ^1 {{cite book |author=Janet Dohner |title=The Encyclopaedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WJCTL_mC5w4C&pg=PR4&lpg=PR4&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false |year=2002 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=0300088809 |page=219}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.uco.es/organiza/servicios/publica/az/php/img/web/05_10_02_alderson.pdf |title=Disease Threats to Genetic Conservation: BSE in Britain |author=L. Alderson |publisher=UCO |accessdate=5 June 2013}} 4. ^{{cite news |title=£2.5m gene bank for rare breeds |author=David Brown |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1332767/2.5m-gene-bank-for-rare-breeds.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=4 July 2001 |accessdate=5 June 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=The Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources in The United Kingdom |author=G.L.H. Alderson |url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/x6526e/X6526E09.htm |date= |accessdate=5 June 2013}} 2 : Cattle breeds|Cattle breeds originating in the United Kingdom |
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