tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360356351594869925.post7261245892094157100..comments2024-03-27T11:48:14.557-04:00Comments on Punnett's Square: Bottleneck Effect on the American BisonG. F. Barbatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416043925683981826noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360356351594869925.post-836782030619271282021-08-20T09:39:22.971-04:002021-08-20T09:39:22.971-04:00Bison is America's Original Health Food If you...Bison is America's Original Health Food If you are concerned about your health and want to eat food that is good for you and yet not sacrifice taste and flavor for better nutrition then bison is the meat for you. Sweet, flavorful and tender, bison meat still packs a nutritional wallop. Exceptionally high in protein and minerals, bison is low in fat, calories and cholesterol. It tends to satisfy you more while eating less. <a href="http://farnlessfarmpark.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Farm Shop</a><br />Jose R. Welkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315121171347670676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360356351594869925.post-65915232186213586482019-07-21T16:24:01.104-04:002019-07-21T16:24:01.104-04:00LOVE the bison photos! I actually was unaware of h...LOVE the bison photos! I actually was unaware of how many bison were left in the United States. Like you mentioned, 500,000 does sound like a large number until compared to the original 60 million. However, I would say human population and development had a lot of negative effects on these animals. Think about how many wild animals there are, in the given region. Just considering the grazers, bison, wild horses, cattle, deer and elk, there has to be a limit in population due to what the land can sustain. If there were 60 million bison today, added in addition to the other animals, there would most likely be a food shortage. I'm not trying to justify the dramatic decrease in population, it's just the outcome of expanding human civilization.Chaeli Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943603855694781627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360356351594869925.post-18297544216398112652019-07-09T19:57:56.652-04:002019-07-09T19:57:56.652-04:00First of all, that is an impressive picture of you...First of all, that is an impressive picture of you with a bison! In all seriousness, it is disheartening to hear that bison were slaughtered in such great numbers since they are symbolic animals of the American frontier. The bottleneck effect caused by an enormous amount of killing resulted in a smaller gene pool. As we see with purebred dogs, diseases come about when breeding is done with bison of close family relations. With the number down to 325 from 60 million, it must have been extremely difficult for conservationists of limited knowledge of genetics to breed these animals considering the complications. I am all for hunting, but only when it is done with a conscience and respect for the species as a whole. I hope conservation of this great species continues, and I hope people will take a lesson from the almost extinction of bison to save other species especially ones that have a significant impact on their ecosystems.Andrew Chuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943337903343487958noreply@blogger.com