Some 15,000 head of cattle once populated the islands ... brought them to England in 1882. Dexters are the smallest British breed, with cows standing up to 3ft 6in at the shoulder. They’re not, ...

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 ...

Furthering their popularity, British cattle tend to have lower shear force values (a measure of tenderness) than continental breeds, though there are exceptions. Paired with an aggressive marketing ...

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 ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The British Limousin Cattle Society is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the breed in UK with a serious of events due to kick off at the end ...

The early ancestors of European and British cattle were tall, dark colored Aurochs (Bos taurus)--predecessors of most of the breeds that were eventually brought to North America. In the hotter ...