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A separate Galloway herd-book was established in 1878. In 1921 a group of breeders set up the Dun and Belted Galloway Association, which – as the name suggests – registered both belted and dun-coloured animals; its first herd-book was published in 1922. In 1951 registration of non-belted dun cattle was discontinued, and the society changed ...
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. ... A belted cow (nicknamed beltie or Oreo cow) may refer to: Belted Galloway from Scotland; Dutch Belted (Lakenvelder)
Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. [1]Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species.
In south-western Scotland and north-western England, Shorthorn bulls were used from the early nineteenth century on black Galloway cows to produce vigorous hybrid calves. If the bull was white, the calf was blue roan in colour; these were easily recognisable and were much in demand.
The Galloway was introduced in Canada in 1853, first registered in 1872, and the first Galloway registry was introduced in the United States in 1882. In 1911, 35 000 cattle were registered in the American Galloway Herd Book which was first created in 1882. The British Galloway Society was founded in 1908.
[7]: 176 It is however supported by molecular genetic studies, which have shown that the Gurtenvieh, the Lakenvelder and the Belted Galloway all carry the same candidate gene for the belted phenotype. [4]: 224 [8]: 304 Cattle with this characteristic are shown in Dutch paintings from the seventeenth century.
In 1824, William McCombie of Tillyfour, later the Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire, began to improve the stock and is regarded today as the father of the breed. [9] The breed was officially recognised in 1835, and was initially registered together with the Galloway in the Polled Herd Book. [4]: 96 A society was formed in 1879.
"A female Belted Galloway cannot be registered in the Herd Book if it has white above the dewclaw other than the belt, but can be registered in the Appendix. A bull can only be registered in the Herd book if it has no other white than the belt" These sentences are not supported by the citation that follows them. Sourced.