Actually William is mistaken. The Nauga was
originally domesticated and it's standard breed was
perfected in Naugatuck Connecticut USA. Naugatuck is
a word from the local, Native American, language which
freely translates as "The Place of the Free Ranging
Nauga" :>
--- Raimo Korhonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Have they tried breeding Pentaxes, too?
> All the best!
> Raimo
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>
> >
> >Actually, the Nauga is a recently domesticated
> animal somewhat
> >related to the common Bison. The reason I know this
> is because
> >much of the work in cross breeding to perfect the
> animal was
> >done right here in Saskatchewan at the University
> of
> >Saskatchewan's agricultural campus in Saskatoon.
> >The hide of the animal is quite unique, in that it
> is much
> >softer than leather, but still quite durable. This
> makes it
> >suitable for applications such as furniture and
> automobile
> >upholstery.
> >The animals grow to maturity very quickly, but
> unlike most
> >ruminant animals, they are very efficient digesters
> of food.
> >This two fold combination means that they are a
> very inexpensive
> >animal to raise, hence the low cost of Nauga
> products.
> >The meat of the Nauga is not pleasant tasting to
> humans, but
> >dawgs seem to like it, and it is an excellent
> dietary source of
> >protein for them. Most dawg food now is made from
> the meat of
> >the Nauga. Because of this, dawg food has come to
> be known by
> >the term "Naugey" (pronounced "noog/ ee)".
> >So, the term Naugahyde should make one think of
> good quality and
> >reasonable cost.
> >Something like how we think of Pentax.
> >William (WW) Robb
> >
> >
>
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