The history of Limousin cattle may very well be as old as the European continent itself. Cattle found in cave drawings estimated to be 20 000 years old in the Lascaux Caves near Montignac, France have a striking resemblance to today’s...
The Lincoln Red – a breed with ancient origins. The ancestors of this magnificent bull were probably brought in by the Viking invaders of Britain.
We would like to introduce you to the Lincoln Red, one of the oldest of the UK’s native beef...
This hardy and productive breed originates in the Netherlands and Germany.
In the Netherlands, it was developed in the region of the three rivers from which it gets its name. In Germany it comes from the regions of Westfalia, Rhineland and...
Parthenais cattle were only introduced to the UK over the last thirty years but they are one of the oldest breeds in France, with the Herd book established in 1893. They were originally developed for use as draft animals; hence the development of...
British Simmental cattle, whose origins go back several hundred years to the Simmen valley in Switzerland, were first introduced into the UK in 1970.
Since then the breed has grown to be the 4th largest beef breed in the UK and leads the way...
The Society works with its breeders to continually improve breed standards and commercially viability with membership of Signet Beef breeder for the analysis of genetic data and cattle health schemes strongly encouraged.
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Welsh Black beef is growing in popularity due to it’s superior taste and the traceability acquired from over 100 years of pedigree registrations.
Top quality Welsh Black beef is available at a number of outlets, direct from farms and butchers....
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The White Park is a beef breed which is thrifty and efficient. It is adapted to non-intensive systems of management and converts coarse herbage into high-quality, lean, well-marbled beef. The cows are noted for ease of calving, milkiness...
The breed rarely experiences eye or udder problems due to their brown pigmented skin and pigmented membranes. A good hair coat which becomes thick and curly in winter gives hardiness and adaptability to cold and heat. Having roamed the mountains...
Randall cattle are a rare breed of purebred cattle developed in Sunderland, Vermont, on the farm of the late Everett Randall.
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