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Highland cattle (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghà idhealach; Scots: Heilan coo) are a Scottishcattle breed. They have long horns and long wavy coats that are coloured black, brindle, red, yellow, white, silver (looks white but with a black nose) or dun, and they are raised primarily for their meat.
They originated in the Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland and were first mentioned in the 6th century AD. The first herd book described two distinct types of Highland cattle but, due to crossbreeding between the two, only one type now exists and is registered. They have since been exported worldwide.
They are a hardy breed due to their native environment, the Highlands of Scotland. This results in long hair, giving the breed its ability to overwinter. Bulls can weigh up to 800 kilograms (1,800 pounds) and cows up to 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds). Their milk generally has a very high butterfat content, and their meat, regarded as of the highest quality, is gaining mainstream acceptance as it is lower in cholesterol than other varieties of beef.
They have an unusual double coat of hair. On the outside is the oily outer hair—the longest of any cattle breed—covering a downy undercoat.This makes them well suited to conditions in the Highlands, which have a high annual rainfall and sometimes very strong winds.
Their skill in foraging for food allows them to survive in steep mountain areas where they both graze and eat plants that many other cattle avoid. They can dig through the snow with their horns to find buried plants.
The meat of Highland cattle tends to be leaner than most beef because Highlands are largely insulated by their thick, shaggy hair rather than by subcutaneous fat.
Highland cattle can produce beef at a reasonable profit from land that would otherwise normally be unsuitable for agriculture. The most profitable way to produce Highland beef is on poor pasture in their native land, the Highlands of Scotland.The meat is also gaining popularity in North America as the beef is low in cholesterol.
The beef from Highland cattle is very tender, but the market for high-quality meat has declined. To address this decline, it is common practice to breed Highland "suckler" cows with a more favourable breed such as a Shorthorn or Limousin bull. This allows the Highland cattle to produce a crossbred beef calf that has the tender beef of its mother on a carcass shape of more commercial value at slaughter.
These crossbred beef suckler cows inherit the hardiness, thrift and mothering capabilities of their Highland dams and the improved carcass configuration of their sires. Such crossbred sucklers can be further crossbred with a modern beef bull such as a Limousin or Charolais to produce high quality beef.
This is our new puppy, Ginger.
She is a boxer and is brindle colored. She is so cute and looooves Chanel!
But boy, is she a handful and a half!!
Puppy from the Bolaven Plateau in Laos. These dogs seemed to be the rural Laos dog mixed with western breeds, they were all shapes and sizes in this area, but none the less adorable.
Sweet 8 year old, Winchester Greyhound. Profile of his slightly roman nose. Sarah Regan Snavely www.greyhoundsculptor.com
A Pittsburghese saying for like... "That's all, folks" and stuff like that. The map behind Mr.Archibald is of Fort Pitt, which used to be where our 3 rivers meet during the colonial period. I'm a huge nerd for Pittsburgh history (as you all know) and I love old maps, so when this snack stand went up with the big old map, I was totally geeked out about it. Thought it would be a good place for Arch to model his jacket :)
Just started a week of holidays - not much holidaying though but good time to get all my gear ready for a grander adventure after my next block of work.,
I love this photo, I added an effect that gave it the quality of an old newspaper clipping. I moved in as close as I could with the camera to try and get his face good and still have his whole body in the photo. He is 31 weeks, almost 8 months, and now weighs 97 lbs.
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I took 22 images this evening and I wasn't happy with any of them. So this is the one your getting. lol
Helmholtzia Track
Brindle Creek Road
Tweed Ranges Scenic Drive
Border Ranges National Park
Northern New South Wales
This was one of two Scotties I met at Great Meadow. They were cousins who were being walked by their owner. Doesn't this one look like Yosemite Sam?