As a result of Bakewell's influence, British cattle breeds are strikingly distinct from each other at the phenotypic level and reflect a long history of intensive breeding. There are approximately ...

British scientists are investigating whether replacing traditional breeds of cow with a “double muscled” breed could be better for the environment. Cattle farming is a major source of ...

A HEREFORDSHIRE farm has the proud status to be one of the UK’s largest and most established herds of British Blue cattle.

Nemanja Borjanović likes to be first. In his line of work, the beef business, that can take time. But when two Galician blond calves were born at his farm this past June, he succeeded: it was the ...

See also: Gloucester cattle can be profitable, says breed trust But it is the British Landrace, once the UK’s most popular commercial breed, that is the biggest cause for concern, with numbers ...