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This joint resolution officially recognizes Pineywoods cattle as an official heritage cattle breed of Alabama, acknowledging their historical significance as one of North America's oldest cattle breeds, originating from Spanish stock introduced in the early 1500s. The resolution highlights their substantial contributions to Alabama's agricultural development, their unique traits like disease resistance and heat tolerance that make them well-suited to the state's environment, and the current threat to the breed's survival, as it is listed as threatened by the Livestock Conservancy with fewer than 1,000 annual registrations nationwide. Furthermore, it mandates that copies of this resolution be sent to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, the Livestock Conservancy, and Pineywoods breeders across the state to encourage awareness and conservation efforts for this important part of Alabama's agricultural heritage.

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