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 ...

a polled beef breed developed in the U.S. after World War II, or the polled dual purpose British white. In addition to raising his own cattle, DeGroot works as a farmhand for Sno-Valley Farms Inc ...