![]() Both the pure Highlander and the first cross Highlander have the prime ability to convert poor hill grazing into quality beef carcasses. The cross Highlander has the milk to rear the continental calf with the high beefing potential demanded by today's market. The cross Highland cow retains the inherent hardiness from the pure Highlander plus that vital ingredient - hybrid vigour. More recently, excellent results have been obtained using continental sires. ![]() These can be sired by many different breeds of bull with a Beef Shorthorn bull being a commonly-used sire. The unique attributes of the pure Highland cow make her the first choice for the breeding of commercial hill cows. Beef from Highland Cattle is healthy and nutritious with lower levels of fat and cholesterol, and a higher protein and iron content than other beef. Without needing any intensive farming, they produce an excellent modern beef carcass with lean, well-marbled flesh that ensures tenderness and succulence combined with a very distinctive flavour. Highland Cattle are naturally reared and thrive in the hills and uplands of Britain. They are remarkable for their longevity with many Highland cows breeding at over 18 years of age and having borne fifteen calves. The breed is exceptionally hardy with a natural and unique ability to convert poor grazing efficiently. They can also be finished in a more conventional manner in well-ventilated barns. Making the most of poor forage, calving outside and seldom housed, they make a real economic contribution to hill and upland areas. Highland cows will average 900-1200 pounds when mature. In the British Isles, you can find folds flourishing on many different types of ground, from the slopes of the Sussex Downs in the south across to the East Anglia fenlands and north to the windswept machars of the Outer Hebrides.īut it is on poor mountain land with high annual rainfall and bitter winds that Highland Cattle thrive and breed – an environment where no other cattle could exist. Male horns are massive and point more forward than the female Highlands. You can request copies from our office, and they will enable you to trace animals back to their origins through each year’s Herd Book. She is friendly and ready to be your fantastic backyard bovine. Henry (boy) Henrietta (girl) Johnnie Chapman on Septemat 7:24 pm. The Highland Cattle Society continues to publish hard copies of the Herd Book which gives you a permanent record of pedigrees and a fascinating insight into our historic breed. This beautiful Belted Galloway heifer (female) will win your heart. Not a name often heard but a name very fitting for a Highland Mary Beth on Septemat 12:44 am.
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