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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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The cows are small to medium in size, with great longevity and freedom from many diseases that frequent more productive breeds.
The breed is somewhat smaller than the average dairy animal, with fully mature bulls weighing about 750 kg, and cows 500 kg.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Dams of most breeds have been used as base cows for the commencement of an upgrading program of displacement breeding.
This project is designed to develop techniques for comparing the performance of different breeds of suckler cows and different management systems.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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Shorthorn cows are famous for their milking ability, which increases the weaning weight of their calves compared to other breeds.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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The bulls were used on cows of the European breeds and on the descendants of these crosses.
Kerry Cows are one of the oldest cattle breeds, originating around 3,000 years ago when they were used as draft animals.
Mature cows require less pasture and winter feed than the larger exotic breeds.
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Billie Kirgan,
Machinist
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RCF cows are expected to re-breed on grass without grain, calve unassisted and wean a calf, or they are culled.
Galloway cows are easy fleshing and wean a higher percent calf crop than other beef breeds.
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Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
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Cows not required to breed replacements are put to Belgian Blue or Simmental Sires.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Longevity is a feature of the breed with cows still breeding in their late teens and rearing good calves.
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