The white mink, a northern European breed, was introduced into Canada in 1968.
It is considered the oldest of the European breeds, at some 3,000 years, and today is rare.
But with the introduction of European breeds into the region, it could become of major economic incidence.
The animals that are the focus of the work belong to a rare European breed called Belgian Blue.
Compared to European breeds, the Canchim bull produces calves with the same weight but in larger numbers.
Zebu cattle were however found to be inferior to the European breeds in growth rate and yield of meat.
It was these small livestock, found all over northern and central Europe, which would form the basis of many modern European breeds.
Further studies comparing European and Asian breeds of sheep showed significant genetic differences between the two.
Trotters were intensively crossed with various European breeds in order to increase their dimensions and their quality fell.
In 1949, Mongolian cattle began to be improved with crossbreeding to European breeds.