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The British White is a British breed of beef cattle. It is naturally polled (without horns) and is colour-pointed – white with black or red points on the ears and muzzle . It has a confirmed history dating back to the seventeenth century.
The White Park is a modern British breed of cattle. It was established in 1973 to include several herds or populations of colour-pointed white cattle – white-coated, with points of either red or black on the ears and feet. [5] Such cattle have a long history in the British Isles, and the origins of some herds go back to the Middle Ages. [6 ...
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
In 1909, though, the society was formed as the British Holstein Cattle Society, soon to be changed to British Holstein Friesian Society and, by 1918, to the British Friesian Cattle Society. The Livestock Journal of 1900 referred to both the "exceptionally good" and "remarkably inferior" Dutch cattle.
The Chillingham cattle are related to White Park cattle, in the sense that the Chillingham herd has contributed to the White Park, though there has been no gene flow the other way. Chillingham cattle are small, with upright horns in both males and females. Bulls weigh around 300 kg (660 lb), cows about 280 kg (620 lb).
Pages in category "Cattle breeds originating in the United Kingdom" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Whitebred Shorthorn is a British type of beef cattle originating in north west England and south west Scotland.It is derived from Shorthorn cattle, but is always white, rather than being the range of colours found in other Shorthorns.
The origin of the white belt is unknown; it is thought to have resulted from some cross-breeding with the Dutch Lakenvelder in the seventeenth century. [ 4 ] : 129 From 1852, both Aberdeen Angus and Galloways could be registered in a herd-book for polled cattle.