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The Belted Galloway is reared mainly for beef; it may also be used for vegetation management, otherwise known as conservation grazing. [9]: 35 Cattle reared on forage alone may take up to four years to be ready for slaughter; beef from such cattle may have higher-than-usual levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. [4]: 129
The Dutch Belted or Dutch Belt is an American breed of dairy cattle. It derives from the Lakenvelder of Germany and the Netherlands, of which examples were imported to the United States from 1838. [ 4 ] : 171 [ 5 ] : 96 [ 6 ] It became an important dairy breed in the early twentieth century, but could not compete with the Holstein-Friesian .
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There are about 26 mini cow breeds out there, including Dexters, Zebus, Lowlines, Miniature Herefords, Miniature Jerseys, Miniature Highlands, and Miniature Belted Galloways. Of course, different ...
A dairy-type Dutch Belted bull was used on these to introduce the gene for belting (this was purely for appearance), [1]: 68 and then a Chianina bull was used to increase size and improve beef qualities. [2]: 143 A breed society, the Buelingo Beef Cattle Society, was started in 1989, and a herd-book was begun in the same year.
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.
The British Galloway Society was founded in 1908. They did not recognise dun coloured Galloway cattle, which was met with outrage and this ban was later lifted. [9] In 1951, Galloway cattle were introduced to Australia. [10] In the 1950s, the breed enjoyed much success because the beef market demanded low input (feed) cattle with high quality meat.
The Lakenvelder is finely built and of small to medium size, with a withers height in the range 126–136 cm for cows and averaging 133 cm [4]: 225 or 137 cm for bulls. [3]: 97 Body weights are variously reported as 500 kg [4]: 225 or 700 kg for bulls, [3]: 97 and 450 kg [4]: 224 or 550 kg for cows. [3]: 97