Published 13:16 IST, October 12th 2020
'Holy cow'! Bull gets Guinness World Records title for longest horns measuring over 8 feet
The Texas Longhorn bull Tuff Chex is very famous among the Longhorn community with requests coming in from all over the world for his valued progeny.
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Guinness World Records, which is one of most prestigious title-giver of all time is also kwn for handing out titles for some of weirdest records kwn to mankind. Last week, international records verification authority gave a title for longest horn spre on a bull to Cowboy Tuff Chex, which has an estimated value of $5,00,000 and spends most of its time on Filip’s ranch in Fayetteville, Texas.
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Famed across world
Tuff Chex was originally bred and raised in Overbrook, Oklahoma, USA by Bob Loomis, who later sold it at an auction at Hudson Valentine Longhorn Auctions in Fort Worth, Texas. Texas longhorn was bought by ranchers Richard and Jeanne Filip, who h to buy weirdest legal cattle trailer along with it to ensure safe transport of bull whose horns measure over 8 feet. Tuff Chex is very famous among Longhorn community with requests coming in from all over world for his valued progeny.
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Ever since Tuff Chex has been awarded Guinness World Records title, ranch tours at Richard and Jeanne Fhilip's ranch have surged in demands. From people with interests in cattle farming to international cattle-breeders, everybody comes to see famed Texas longhorn.
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According to Guinness World Records, value of a Texas Longhorn is determined by ir horn length which is measured in three ways, tip to tip measurement, total horn, and composite of ir horns. This system makes Tuff Chex one of most prized Longhorns in all of United States. An aver Longhorn’s horn is measured to be around four feet, but Cowboy Tuff Chex’s longhorns measure at eight feet.
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13:17 IST, October 12th 2020