British White Cattle – A Choice Breed For These Reasons

By Morris Halliburton | July 29, 2007

British White Cattle are becoming the breed of choice for many of today’s progressive cattle farmers. British Whites have elevated themselves above the old accepted idea that they were mainly just a status symbol of medieval Britain. The modern breed of British White Cattle has many qualities and traits that elevate them above many other beef cattle breeds.

In today’s market the British White Cattle are being selected for a high quality beef breed due to their excellent feed to weight ratio and superior carcass and meat producing ability. They have always been known for their quality meat producing ability and excellent milking trait.

British White cattle possess many traits that make them profitable and an ideal choice for large and small cattle producers. They are white with black ears, black muzzle, black around the eyes and black hooves. They have high incidence of passing on their true color. This is very beneficial where white haired stock and pigmentation is preferred for sun reflection.

British White Cattle are naturally polled. This feature alone makes them the first choice over many other breeds. A homozygous polled animal will produce polled offspring even when bred to a horned animal.

Everyone is wanting a gentle breed of cattle and this is where British White Cattle are at the very top. Breeders who own them will tell you there are none better. A gentle or docile animal will always out perform a wild and high headed one in any situation you place them in. British White Cattle are good to adapt to whatever environment you have for them.

British white cattle are know for their ability to produce a calf once every 12 months. Those who own them will tell you that fertility is not one of their shortcomings. Easy calving and strong fertility is one of their major traits.

British White Cattle are excellent mothers. They use the common nursery system to protect their calves. This is where one cow stands guard while the rest graze and she rotates with another cow for the next grazing session.

British White Cattle produce excellent quality meat. The meat is very lean, tender and tasty. It has very little fat. A hanging carcass to live weight ratio of 60 percent or more is common. It has high grading and dressing quality.

You will find British White Cattle are trouble free, efficient and easy keeping. They seem to have a natural resistance to many diseases and parasites. Much of this may be attributable to their dark pigment and black points. While their white color makes them very heat tolerant it also grows long for winter protection in cold climates.

British White Cattle are known for their longevity. It is not at all unusual for a British White Cow to still be breeding back every 12 months when she is 20 years old. Longevity is one of the most important contributing factors in the profitability of any cow herd.

A British White Bull is very hard to beat in a crossbreeding program. If you are wanting to follow the experts recommendation and keep your herd half British and have a preference to white he is the bull for you. He will instill easy calving into your herd and the calves will have lots of grow in them. British Whites are know to have strong genetic traits and the ability to pass them on to their calves.

To decide on a breed to raise you should first learn as much as possible about British White Cattle. Arm yourself with a visit to Morris Halliburton’s British White Cattle Web Site . You may also review the BWCAA Breeder Directory
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