Wooly Bear Cows Traditional Geocache
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Highland cattle are a Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns
and long wavy coats which are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow
or dun. The breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and
Western Isles of Scotland. Breeding stock has been exported to the
rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since
the early 20th Century. The breed was developed from two sets of
stock, one originally black, and the other reddish. Highlands are
known as a hardy breed due to the rugged nature of their native
Scottish Highlands, with high rainfall and strong winds. Highland
cattle have been successfully established in many temperate
countries and indeed in countries where winters are substantially
colder than Scotland's such as central Europe and Canada. Their
hair provides protection during the cold winters and their skill in
browsing for food enables them to survive in steep mountain areas.
They both graze and browse and eat plants which many other cattle
avoid. The meat tends to be leaner than most beef because Highlands
get most of their insulation from their thick shaggy hair rather
than subcutaneous fat. The coat makes them a good breed for cold
northern climates and they are able to thrive in outdoor conditions
that would defeat most other breeds of domestic beef cattle. As
such, Highland cattle are able to produce beef at a reasonable
gross margin from inhospitable land that would otherwise normally
be incapable of rendering a profit agriculturally. Whilst the UK
domestic and worldwide popularity of Highland cattle has made trade
in pedigree beasts occasionally the most lucrative - mainly on
account of their handsome appearance - they are at their best
agriculturally when used to produce beef in a cold climate from
poor pasture and forage.
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