A Field Guide to Heritage Cattle
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July/August 2007
Jennifer Nemec and Oscar H. Will III
size: medium to large
coat: black (rarely, red) with white belt
horns: small
use: dairy
origins: Netherlands
availability: scarce
climate: temperate
ALBC rating: critical
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www.DutchBelted.com
Dutch Belted Cattle Assoc. of America
P.O. Box 477
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-5704
The English Longhorn is extremely rare in North America, although worldwide, its population is in good shape. Cows are known for their ease of calving, long lives and high butterfat content milk. Bulls are sometimes crossbred with other British breeds to produce lean and flavorful beef. English Longhorns are excellent foragers and, like the Texas Longhorn, can thrive outdoors year-round even in harsh climates.
size: large
coat: various, colorsided
horns: large, forward curving
use: beef
origins: west central England
availability: scarce
climate: temperate
ALBC rating: not rated
www.LonghornCattleSociety.com
The Longhorn Cattle Society
Southcott Farm, Chawleigh
Chulmleigh, Devon, UK EX18 7HP
Florida Cracker cattle trace their ancestry to those brought to the New World from Spain or the Canary Islands by Spanish explorers. Compared with the Texas Longhorn, Cracker cattle are smaller and somewhat lighter muscled. Today’s interest in the breed is almost entirely for genetic conservation. Crackers, like their ancestors, are hardy, self sufficient and perfectly adapted to Florida’s heat and humidity.
size: small to medium
coat: varies widely
horns: large
use: beef
origins: Florida, U.S.A.
availability: scarce
climate: warm temperate
ALBC rating: critical
Florida Cracker Cattle Assoc.
3125 Conner Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
352-392-2367
Galloways are renowned for easy calving and strong maternal characteristics. Their double coat sheds water and keeps them warm in the winter, while thinning sufficiently by summer to avoid heat stress. Commercial cows crossbred with Galloway bulls produced beef with top marks in flavor, tenderness and juiciness. Though distantly related, the Galloway and Belted Galloway are genetically distinct.
size: medium
coat: red, black, white, dun
horns: polled
use: beef
origins: Scotland
availability: plentiful
climate: temperate to cold
ALBC rating: watch
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