The Mighty Charolais Bull

Most recently in Great Britain, the six year old bull Field Marshall broke the records as the heaviest bull in the country. With a weight of 3,500 pounds (1,750 kilograms) and a height of six ft and five inches, (1.95 meters) he weighs more than a Mini Cooper and is as tall as a basketball player. Since bulls can live up to 10 years, or even 20 if they don't do any work, can you imagine how big the Field Marshall might get?

Curiously, the breed from which Field Marshall originated, the bulls average weight is a total of 2,585 pounds. He is deafineatly one in a million. The Charolais is a beef cattle breed that originated near the city of Charolles, France. They gained a very good reputation for the quality of their beef as early as 1786, since it was a breed that would mature fast and would feed very efficiently. According to his owner, Arthur Duckett, he would have been sold and still can be sold for a very high price, but he likes very much his bull.