Highlands require little in the way of shelter, feed supplements, or expensive grains to achieve and maintain good condition and fitness. The American Highland Cattle Association registry was first formed in 1948. The first recorded importation into the United States occurred in the late 1890s. The Highland breed contributed in a great way to the success of the American cattle industry. recognized the natural qualities of the Highland animal and imported them to improve the bloodlines of their herd. Today Highland cattle may be red, black, yellow, white, brindle, silver, or dun color.Īmerican cattlemen from the western U.S. The smaller, mostly black or brindled cattle were raised on the western island and were known as Kyloes, and the larger red animals were on the Scottish mainland. Originally there were two subgroups of Highland cattle, which today are merged into one. The Scottish Highland Cattle Society was formed in 1884 and most of the cattle registered were black. Highland cattle are the oldest registered breed of cattle with a Herd Book being published in 1885.

The extremely harsh conditions created a process of natural selection, where only the fittest and most adaptable animals survived to carry on the breed.

The Highland breed of cattle has lived for centuries in the rugged remote Scottish Highlands. They are very docile, easy to handle and halter train, easy keepers and the meat is lower in cholesterol and fat, but higher in protein to all other breeds of cattle.

Markets Analysis Back to Markets AnalysisĪs a breeder of Highland cattle for eighteen years, I have found them to be a superior, intelligent animal.

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