1995 - Volume #19, Issue #3, Page #21
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Will This Be Next World Record Steer?
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That's even close to the world's record listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, but Roehl thinks his steer might have a shot. The world record is currently held by a 5,000-lb. Holstein-Durham cross owned by A.S. Rand of Maine.
"Big Blue" is likely a Holstein-Simmental cross and is grayish-brown in color. Roehl bought the steer and two other Hereford steers at about 400 lbs. in December of 1992 at a Watertown, S. Dak., auction barn. There was nothing remark-able about him until he started growing and growing and growing.
Now, "Big Blue" stands 5-ft. tall at the top of his shoulders. He has an 86-in. girth and a 30-in. horn span.
Roehl hopes "Big Blue" will be invited to some of the Paul Bunyon celebrations Minnesota observes every year to portray "Babe," the blue ox.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Darrell Roehl, R.R. 1, Box 55, Odessa, Minn. 56276 (ph 612 568-2378).
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