They also adapt well to the more southerly climates with successful herds as far south as Texas and Georgia. They have been raised as far north as Alaska and the Scandinavian countries.

Cold weather and snow have little effect on them. In fact, Highland cattle seem to enjoy conditions in which many other breeds would perish. Highlands require little in the way of shelter, feed supplements, or expensive grains to achieve and maintain good condition and fitness. Today Highlands are found throughout North America, as well as in Europe, Australia, and South America. As a result, the Highland 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 blood lines of their herds.

Around that time, American cattlemen from the western U.S. The Highland is the oldest registered breed of cattle, with the first herd book being established in 1884. In addition to the red and black of the original strains, yellow, dun and silver-white are also considered traditional colors.

Today both of these strains are regarded as one breed-the Highland. Originally there were two distinct classes: the slightly smaller and usually black Kyloe, whose primary domain was the islands off the west coast of northern Scotland the other, a larger animal generally reddish in color, whose territory was the remote Highlands of Scotland. 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 has lived for centuries in the rugged remote Scottish Highlands. Breeds of Livestock - Highland Cattle Highland

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