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Organically Bred......Organically Raised......Organically Certified Galloway Cattle
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At Irrabina, we're developing Galloway cattle based on Scottish bloodlines with the traditional characteristics:
large cattle on
short legs
gentle temperament
great body length
double hairy coats to maintain energy in adverse weather conditions
naturally polled
foraging ability
muscling
efficient feed conversion
easy calving
milking capacity
tender tasty beef
Galloway cattle date back at least 800 years and are part of the Celtic herd of cattle. They are unique in the beef producing world, originating when the survival of people depended on the ruggedness and high production qualities of their cattle.
At Irrabina, our Galloways are developed on pure Scottish lines, ranging from small to medium size, all large-framed cattle on short legs.
Like most cattle breeds, Galloway cattle have always come in a range of heights with a variation in type due to selective breeding and the quality of the land on which they were kept.
Smaller in height than European breeds, Galloway cattle are not miniature cattle although those at the lower height scale are called miniature in Australia.
In the 21st century of fast foods and feedlot forced beef, Galloway cattle represent the slow food concept of food production where bigger is not necessarily better and faster is not necessarily efficient.
At Irrabina, breeding a centuries' old breed of cattle certainly contains an element of history and reliance on the observations of earlier breeders. In the 21st century there are also tools that can be used as part of the selection process of breeding stock and to measure the direction and success of breeding decisions. These tools are an aid in decision making as intuition, a knowledge of the animals and a subjective eye are necessary to retain type, those characteristics that define the Galloway.
PERFORMANCE RECORDING top
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Performance
Beef Breeders Association |
 Organically Bred & Raised |
Tenderness & Feed Efficiency Gene Mapped |
DNA Profiled |
BREEDPLAN
Evaluated |
Structural
Scoring |
