WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GALLOWAY CATTLE
Proven Nutritional Benefits
• Galloway Beef is consistent with World Health Policy in the consumption of healthy food
Proven Environmentally Friendly
• Galloway Beef thrives using environmentally friendly grazing practices, organic fertilizers and animal Welfare
Proven Profitability for the Galloway Beef Breeder
• Galloway beef delivers a winning combination that is not only profitable but sustainable
• Galloway Beef cattle are ideally suited to outdoor living, both summer and winter.
Proven Marketability
• Breeders, producers, processors and butchers of Galloway beef have a readily
Noted in chronicles of Roman Scotland, Galloway cattle haw been with us for millennia. This durability, combined with feed efficiency and natural marbling, make Galloway cattle an ideal choice for both pure bred and crossbred beef herds.
When an observer first sees Galloway cattle, the first thing noted is the remarkable hair coat. Double laired, the Galloway has a a coarse outer coat which repels moisture. Below is a thick “wool like” under coat which preserves body heat. Research at Montana State University (USA) has shown that a beef cow with just one inch thicker hair coat needs 20% to 25% less digestible feed to maintain body weight during cold weather. Galloway cattle with a hair count of approximately 4000 hairs per square inch (600 hairs per square centimetre) see winter feed costs which are significantly reduced.
Add to this a naturally marbled animal (see the article Growth and Breed Related Changes of Marbling Characteristics in Cattle Albrecht et al) and you have flavourful beef raised on grass without excess fat.
