Miniature Panda Cows

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SECLLC

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Has anyone seen on the news just lately the Panda Cows? There is a website for them also. Supposedly they are a relatively "new breed," but they are really a crossbreed with the mini Belted Galloways. Our mini cross heifer delivered one of them on New Year's Eve. I had never even heard of them until I got on the internet to look up the traits of the BG's and came across the term "Panda Cow." Has anyone else ever had one born on their property or know of one? The news segment said there are "only 25 in the whole world!" Well, ours just made 26, lol!!
 

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Yes, he was bred as a potential beef (mini hereford/mini Angus cross). We were hoping for a bull calf for that purpose, but when we went out and saw how pretty he was we were saying "Oh why couldn't he have been a heifer?!" But after seeing the GMA segment, we are glad to have him regardlesss! I doubt he'll go to beef now! The Yahoo home page has the story on it right now...
 

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FWIW, this is directly from THE INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE CATTLE BREEDERS SOCIETY AND REGISTRY ® a division of Happy Mountain® Farm Inc.'s website...

http://www.minicattle.com/index.cfm?select=panda

Registered Panda® Miniature Cattle were developed at Happy Mountain® Miniature Cattle Farm and are the original and only recognized trademarked Panda® Cattle. Any other cattle being marketed under the same or similar names are nothing more than illegal fakes. Do not be misled by unscrupulous dishonest breeders selling unregistered questionable animals attempting to take advantage of the popularity of our Panda® Miniature Cattle product name. Authentic Panda® Cattle are trademarked and registered with the International Miniature Cattle Breeds Registry. These are the only Panda® Miniature Cattle. Any other cattle claiming to be Panda® or similar to Panda® Cattle or stating "Otherwise known as Panda® Miniature Cattle" are not registered or recognized by the International Miniature Cattle Breeds Registry. Use of the name Panda® in reference to cattle in any way is a product trademark infringement and will be dealt with accordingly. The name Panda® as it relates to cattle together with logos and related marks are product trademarks of Professor Richard H. Gradwohl ®2003.

A breed society/registry that is a division of a farm?  And then all the legal mombo jumbo & threats of legal action.  Wow, just wow! 
 

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Peetie!!!!!!  He just had a target around one eye...a bulldog though.  I drew a circle around my white bulldog's eye every time I saw that movie as a kid
 

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TJ said:
FWIW, this is directly from THE INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE CATTLE BREEDERS SOCIETY AND REGISTRY ® a division of Happy Mountain® Farm Inc.'s website...

http://www.minicattle.com/index.cfm?select=panda

Registered Panda® Miniature Cattle were developed at Happy Mountain® Miniature Cattle Farm and are the original and only recognized trademarked Panda® Cattle. Any other cattle being marketed under the same or similar names are nothing more than illegal fakes. Do not be misled by unscrupulous dishonest breeders selling unregistered questionable animals attempting to take advantage of the popularity of our Panda® Miniature Cattle product name. Authentic Panda® Cattle are trademarked and registered with the International Miniature Cattle Breeds Registry. These are the only Panda® Miniature Cattle. Any other cattle claiming to be Panda® or similar to Panda® Cattle or stating "Otherwise known as Panda® Miniature Cattle" are not registered or recognized by the International Miniature Cattle Breeds Registry. Use of the name Panda® in reference to cattle in any way is a product trademark infringement and will be dealt with accordingly. The name Panda® as it relates to cattle together with logos and related marks are product trademarks of Professor Richard H. Gradwohl ®2003.

A breed society/registry that is a division of a farm?  And then all the legal mombo jumbo & threats of legal action.  Wow, just wow! 

it's a novelty coat pattern, nothing more, nothing less.  what a complete and utter waste of time.  it will die just like the other fads before.

the illegal fake thing is a joke.  how can something "popular" be so rare.

they will probably market a line of stuffed animals to make money as the novelty wears off.  the idea that the trademark office would grant this and restrict any cattle reference is ridiculous.  it's the equivalent of registering "black baldy", which i guess is an offensive term in some circles outside the cattle industry.  maybe someone should sue for that term and lump anyone involved with cattle to be included in the lawsuit.

i wonder if you cook the complete round as a roast or if the filet is bigger than a wildshot duck breast.
 
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The rancher on the GMA segment said he could sell it for $30,000
 

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The whole thing just make me sit and shake my head!! What next? Quite the science behind this "breed" of cattle.

Your so right about the who would give a trademark to this BS Knabe. Our government in action. How crazy. Makes you wonder about the PPL sitting in the chairs!!
 

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nothing more than a crossbred belted galloway/mini hereford or belted galloway/hereford/lowline or some such combination.
personally I feel sorry for anyone who would pay many thousands for this 'rare' breed......then again maybe I am the idiot and should give kudos to the guy who has done his marketing right and is able to command such $$$ for his cattle! :-\
 

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I saw thease on TV!! I can't beileve that people are buying them as house pets!!! I MUCH rather have a dog!! hahahahaaha Look what science can do!! - Lindsey
 

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shortygirl said:
.then again maybe I am the idiot and should give kudos to the guy who has done his marketing right and is able to command such $$$ for his cattle! :-\

that's what people say about most mult-level marketing schemes which is why it shouldn't have been allowed.
 

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Is this Panda thing really any different from the giant cattle of the 80's or the 'clubby' cattle of today?

From a production/commercial standpoint, none of the three are very practical, yet are still very popular among an audience willing to pay $.

Each fills a niche market.    If someone will pay a premium price for a steer with a square on his side, someone will find a way to crossbreed animals to meet that market. 






 

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LLBUX said:
Is this Panda thing really any different from the giant cattle of the 80's or the 'clubby' cattle of today?

From a production/commercial standpoint, none of the three are very practical, yet are still very popular among an audience willing to pay $.

Each fills a niche market.     If someone will pay a premium price for a steer with a square on his side, someone will find a way to crossbreed animals to meet that market.   

i think there are 24 animals.  if there is a market for that fine.  my issue is the "registration".

say you have an animal, say a using size bull with panda markings and you want to name it panda.  you supposedly can't do it.  i could easily see this happening with 734 genetics or any other blaze face line that may produce panda marked cattle.
 

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No where did I say I was infringing on the Panda Cow trademark-- it was just the fact that the "Panda Cows" hit the news on New Years Eve as having "only 24 in the whole world" and then my cow threw one that was nearly just like it-- WHAT ELSE COULD I CALL IT? If YOU call them "panda cows" and mine LOOKS like a "panda cow" then don't you think that others will call him a Panda Cow too? In NO way am I saying that mine is associated with the registry, or am I "advertising" him as with the registry! IF ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE HAD SUDDENLY AND SURPRISINGLY DELIVERED A PANDA LOOKING COW JUST WHEN THE NEWS WAS SHOWING THEM, WOULDN'T YOU FIND IT FUN AND INTERESTING TOO? And for who ever that was that posted all the legal mumbo-jumbo above, the first thing that I did was write to the breeders of the REAL panda cows and tell them of mine-- in a nice and friendly manner-- not as a way to usurp their authority of the breed. I am only a happy new calf owner, not a criminal with "fake cattle." His markings are real, not painted on, how do you get around that fact? If my cow did wrong, arrest her, lol.

A grade Quarter Horse is still called a Quarter Horse! Haven't seen any one blow up over that one yet!

My cow is 3/4 mini angus and 1/4 mini belted galloway, bred to a PB mini hereford bull. That was what I had, I did not plan this in the least, and had no previous knowledge of the Panda Breeding lines, or even of the "Panda Cows." My husband and I both quickly agreed that the genes/alleles? for the white in the hereford caused the recessed genes in the BG to come out strong in this baby. We aren't even scientists, go figure. We were pleasantly surprised, and the first thing I did was go to a Belted Galloway website to see what traits they can throw. Thats how "in the dark" we were over the "Panda's." IF you go to their website and see what their first "accidental" calf came from, it was a 3/4 black dexter, 1/4 BG bred to a hereford--- wow, how many others out there have that breeding in their pastures waiting to hit the jackpot with a (non registered mind you) "Panda Cow" also? I just think it should be noted that there are "others" out there, whether on purpose or accidental, a Belted Galloway can very easily throw her traits onto a mixed breed and come out with a cute baby. So what do we call them?

I did not mean to offend anyone-- it was just a newsy bit of information that I thought others would enjoy.....
 

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That is crazy..  And what about brand recognition?  For example, if I say I'm going to the store to get Kleenix, you know EXACTLY what I'm going to buy, even if I come home with Puffs or another generic facial tissue.  Doesn't work the opposite way..  I dont' write 'Puff's on my shopping list and expect to remember what the heck I meant.  I write KLEENIX. 
 

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shortygirl said:
nothing more than a crossbred belted galloway/mini hereford or belted galloway/hereford/lowline or some such combination.

Actually, the registered Panda's have more Dexter in them than anything else.  But, I agree with you that producing a Panda look a like cow wouldn't be that hard & it would only take a couple generations to do it & you wouldn't need any Dexter except to help reduce the frame size.  If I wanted to own a few as backyard pets, I'd be making my own, even though Happy Mountain Farm considers that to be producing "illegal fakes"  (lol),  & I wouldn't worry about registration.  Basically the exact same thing & it would be a whole lot cheaper!!  You just couldn't market them as registered Panda's.  So you may not make the big bucks... but, then again, maybe you could.   ;)    
 

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knabe said:
it's a novelty coat pattern, nothing more, nothing less.  what a complete and utter waste of time.  it will die just like the other fads before.

the illegal fake thing is a joke.  how can something "popular" be so rare.

they will probably market a line of stuffed animals to make money as the novelty wears off.  the idea that the trademark office would grant this and restrict any cattle reference is ridiculous.  it's the equivalent of registering "black baldy", which i guess is an offensive term in some circles outside the cattle industry.  maybe someone should sue for that term and lump anyone involved with cattle to be included in the lawsuit.

i wonder if you cook the complete round as a roast or if the filet is bigger than a wildshot duck breast.

I agree wholeheartedly.  It is ridiculous.     
 
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