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![]() | There are 2 types of cattle on the farm: English Longhorn and Highland Cattle. These represent an interesting pairing of traditional hardy native livestock and have been selected for their conservation characteristics and also the quality of their produce.
English Longhorn is renowned for its ease of calving and there is almost no recorded incidence of assistance being needed at birth. Longhorns have excellent milking ability and they rear their calves very well. They are excellent mothers and their docile nature makes them an easy breed to manage. Their exceptional breeding longevity and relatively low body weight makes them very economical and inexpensive to feed. For more information, have a look at the Longhorn Cattle Society web-site.
Highland Cattle thrive and breed where no other cattle could exist, making the most of poor forage, calving outside and seldom, if ever, housed they make a real economic contribution to hill and upland areas.The breed is exceptionally hardy with a natural and unique ability to convert poor grazing efficiently. They are remarkable for their longevity: many Highland cows continue to breed to ages in excess of eighteen years having borne fifteen calves and they are good mothers. For more information, have a look at the Highland Cattle Society web-site.
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