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- Texas longhorns went the way of cattle drives and frontier
- justice, right? Nope, pardner, they're back -- in supermarket
- meat departments from Colorado to Texas. The breed is in demand
- again, thanks to Texas A&M research showing that longhorn meat
- is lower in saturated fats. The animals, named for their 6-ft.
- horn spans, descended from Spanish and Mexican herds and became
- the basis of the U.S. cattle industry. Hardier and more
- adaptable than English cattle, the longhorns were able to walk
- hundreds of miles to frontier railheads. Now ranchers are making
- plans to rapidly increase the longhorn herd, which stands at
- about 200,000. Head 'em up; move 'em out!
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