The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Galloway Cattle

cattle bred for meat. Developed in Scotland in the vicinity of Galloway (hence the name). The cattle are hornless and are generally black (although dark brown and grayish yellow animals are found), with a broad white strip from the rear angles of the shoulder blades to the loins. Galloway cattle have a proportional build and rich musculature. The bulls weigh 600-700 kg, the cows 400-450 kg. The slaughter yield is 65-70 percent. The meat is evenly layered with fat and has a good taste. The milk productivity is about 1,500 kg. At the end of the 19th century Galloway cattle began to be exported to Canada and the USA. A small number of them were brought into the USSR beginning in 1963 in order to study the possibility of crossbreeding them with other breeds.

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Dorothy Goldie, secretary of the Galloway Cattle Society, said: "We're delighted to be partnering with Galloway Country Fair and with Annandale Distillery to showcase some of Dumfries and Galloway's most iconic quality food and drink.

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Harlech exhibitor Lynn Foxwell, who shows the Rhyddid herds of Welsh Black and Dun Galloway cattle, said the charges were "crazy" and would probably force her to cut the number of shows she attends each year.

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Rusty McCombs of Hueytown, Alabama, decided to come up with a better way to provide hay for his small herd of Belted Galloway cattle.

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If so, you may have spotted Belted Galloway cattle. These unique cows are quiet, agreeable, and fascinating to discover on farms throughout the country.

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Their home at Buckland Manor Farm enjoys some of the best views in the area and is home to Mrs Shortt's organic herd of pedigree Belted Galloway cattle.

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Highland cows with their distinctive long hair and horns are known for marbling and succulence, and Galloway cattle provide lovely lean meat.

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Vast forests, rushing rocky rivers and wild moorland abound, along with meadows filled with plenty of the native Belted Galloway cattle, a black-and-white teddy bear of a cow - delightful.

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Against all odds, however, the show has also enjoyed some astonishing high points, with the 2006 event, for example, seeing the National Galloway Cattle Association holding its annual event at Gilsland.

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and crossed them to Brahma from India and Brazil to form the Red Brangus beef cattle, and crossed them to the Galloway cattle from Scotland to produce the American Vintage Beef cattle.

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The idea is to test its value as winter feed and bedding for Clive's herd of pedigree Galloway cattle. If successful, it will reduce Clive's reliance on bought-in straw and feed.

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Situated in the heart of the Sirhowy Valley Country Park its 39 acres are home to Welsh Black and Belted Galloway cattle, Badger-faced sheep, Tamworth pigs and a variety of chickens and ducks.

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