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Cattle: Highland Cattle

Genetic Resource:
Highland Cattle
Type of genetic:
Breed

Recognized breeding operation

Associations or initiatives

Monitoring

Year Number of living female breeding animals Number of living male breeding animals
1997 4666 774
1998 4863 786
1999 4545 705
2000 4383 643
2001 4341 637
2002 3930 579
2003 3687 544
2004 3543 506
2005 3349 472
2006 3190 438
2007 3229 464
2008 3031 438
2009 2928 595
2010 2785 385
2011 2800 373
2012 2404 345
2013 2338 315
2014 2325 318
2015 2364 287
2016 2303 304
2017 2486 328
2018 2467 304
2019 2420 286
2020 2398 294
2021 2479 318
2022 2542 367

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Origin and distribution:
without regional focus
Purpose:
landscape preservation
Sacrum height of female animals in m:
110 - 120 cm
Sacrum height of male animals in m:
110 - 120 cm
Colour:
red
Horn status:
horned
Weight of female animals in kg:
450 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
450 kg
Daily growth in g/d:
750 g