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Aberdeen Angus

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Resistant to harsh weather, undemanding, adaptable, good natured, mature extremely early and have a high carcass yield

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Ayshire

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Known for low somatic cell counts, ability to convert grass into milk efficiently, and hardiness. Good for easy calving and longevity and are free of genetic disease.

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Belgian Blue

Give a brief description of the belgian blue breed

Ease of Calving, Short gestation period, Good mobility and structure, Excellent temperament, Hyper-developed muscling, High degree of conformity, Precocity, good size, Capacity for young meat development, High food efficiency for fattening, Facility for cross-breed calving

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Belted Galloway

Give a brief description of the Belted Galloway breed

Long living, double coat of hair eliminates the need for expensive housing, good foraging abilities, more resistant to pink eye, insects and foot problems

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Blonde d’Aquitaine

Give a brief description of the Blonde d’aquitaine breed

Easy calving, rapid growth, quiet temperament, Heat tolerant , Extra weight at weaning, High yield carcasses, Feed efficient

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Brown Swiss

Give a brief description of a Brown Swiss

Dairy cattle, light brown in colour with a creamy white muzzle and dark noze, dark-blue eye pigmentation, good milk, protein, and butter fat production, quiet temperament, increased calving

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Charolais

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white in colour with a pink muzzle and pale hooves, horned, long bodied, and good milkers, medium to large framed beef cattle, easy calving

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Dexter

Give a brief description of the Dexter breed

The breed comes in three colours, predominately black, but also red and dun, extremely maternal, milk well, high longevity, good quality milk, small, hardy, effiecient

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Holstein-Friesian

Give a brief description of the Freisian breed

Dairy breed, calve more frequently, need less replacements, lower cell counts, lean meat

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Gloucester

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Dual purpose breed, they are a black brown colour with a white tail, belly and a white streak on the back, the hair is fine and short

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Guernsey

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yellow to reddish-brown with white patches, high milk flow , minimal calving complications, docile

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Hereford

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Coloured dark red to red-yellow, with a white face, good foragig ability, longevity, low wintering costs, early maturity

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Highland

Give a brief description of the Highland cow breed

long fringe, horns that are long and darken towards the tip, hardy, strong mothering instinct, easy to calve, slow maturing

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Friesian

Give a brief description of the Holstein-Friesian breed

Large framed, dairy, high milk yield

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Jersey

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Light brown in colour and may have white patches, with a black nose bordered by a white muzzle. They produce milk components at a lower cost, great fertility and shorter calving interval, high quality milk.

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Limousin

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Golden-red and a lighter colour under the stomach, early-maturing, beef breed, good productivity

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English longhorn

Give a brief description of the Enlish Longhorn breed

Large beef cattle with large horns, excellent mothers, long longevity, hardy, high butter fat milk

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Red Poll

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Deep red colour with good eye and udder pigmentation, strong legs and walking ability, very docile, easy calving, good quality beef, excellent mothers

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Shorthorn

Give a brief description of the shorthorn breed

Red, white or roan in colour, beef cattle, high quality beef, quick and effiecient growth

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Simmental

Give a brief description of the simmental breed

Colour varies from gold to red with white and can be evenly distributed or patches on a white background, easy calving, excellent mothering ability, early maturity, good growth rates, longevity, high fertility

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South devon

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Strong curly coat in light medium red colour, docile, excellent mothering, longevity, fast growth and early maturity, hardy

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Scottish blackface

Give a brief description of the scottish blackface breed

Black and white or black faces and legs, horned breed, maternal hill breed, hardy, easily hefted

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Blue faced leicester

Give brief description of the blue faced leicester breed

Blue skinned head showing through white hair, stand tall with upright ears, hardy, early maturing

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Border Leicester

Give a brief description of the border leicester breed

Rare breed, prominent ears and a roman nose, good mothering ability, fast growing and early maturing lambs

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Charollais

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Large, well muscled, with a pinkish head and no wool, good bone to meat ratio, easy lambing, fast growing lambs

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Hebridean

Give a brief description of the Hebridean sheep breed

Small sheep with fine bones and black wool, females and males have either two or four horns, hardy, strong mothering instincts, short tails that should not be docked

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Herdwick

Give a brief description of the Herdwick breed

Sharo contrast between their white faces and legs and their blue-grey fleece, strong boned with some rams having horns, hardy breed, slow maturing, strong hefting ability

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Jacob

Give a brief description of the Jacob sheep breed

White fleece with well defined black or brown patches, both males and females always have two or four horns, lowland however can be out-wintered, easy lambing, good mothering ability

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Kerry Hill

Give a brief description of the Kerry Hill sheep breed

Proud stance, with upright ears, white face and fleece with distinctive black markings around the nose and the mouth, sturdy, and adaptable to different lowland systems

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Leicester longwool

Give a brief description of the Leicester Longwool breed

Heavy long curly wool, rare breed

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Lleyn sheep

Give a brief description of the lleyn breed

A medium sized sheep with a slender white head, a black nose and white fleece, low maintenance and prolificacy