Wee History of Scottish Cattle

Angus are a breed of cattle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and are known as Aberdeen Angus. Ayrshire cattle are a breed of dairy cattle originating from Ayrshire in southwest Scotland.

The Belted Galloway is a heritage breed of cattle originating from Galloway in the west side of southern Scotland. They can be black/white, brown/white, or black, white and brown. The Galloway is naturally hornless, and instead of horns has a bone knob at the top of its skull called the poll.

Psalm 50:10 – “For every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.”

Luing cattle are breed on the island of Luing in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland by Cadzow brothers after 1947.

Red Angus is a red colored breed selected from the population of Aberdeen Angus cattle.

The evolution of the Shetland cow over the last few centuries has created an economical and productive house cow.

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