Still, for all their success, there were still obstacles to widely expanding their various herds. Their cattle only gave birth once a year, and only to a single calf at a time. This limited the speed at which they could breed more cattle, as it took a great deal of time for those calves to then mature and show the characteristics that her son wished for in his herds. Dairy and beef suffered alike from this slow rate of calving, meaning any gains would have to be done in measured amounts. While simply importing more cattle could offset this, there were only so many aurochs-descended bulls to use, and so many cows that their captive aurochs bull could mate with. They'd yet to find another wild one they could try and corral for breeding, so for now that one bull was their only starting point. They might as well call him Ronard Storm come again, with how many of their cattle that could claim descent from him.
Dread Our Wrath (ASOIAF SI)
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