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Shetland Cattle Livestock showcase Scottish Smallholder Festival 2020
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It is a sad fact that many people are not even aware that there is such an animal as Shetland cattle. This is because, like many traditional breeds, it has suffered greatly from the switch to intensive livestock farming – so much so that it is currently classified as at risk by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. • The Shetland cow is a versatile animal – she’s relatively small, she can thrive on poor and mixed grazing, she’s fertile, easy calving, milky and a great mother. • For the smallholder, the Shetland cow is the ideal choice. Her milkiness benefits the growing calf, but if you’re wanting to produce more of your own food, then you can take some of that bounty for yourself. Milking once a day and leaving the calf on gives you far more flexibility than conventional dairying. Shetland cattle yield about 2500 litres over a lactation – which is manageable if you’re also holding down a day job. • And you’ll also have the prospect of the finest beef. Shetland steers, grown for two and a half years on a forage diet of pasture and hay, will produce a carcase of around 350kg deadweight classed at O4H, with an excellent yield of top quality marbled beef. The carcasses will hang for 28 days if you want, giving a beef product that is second to none. • Whether you’re a wee farmer, a big farmer, a landowner with conservation needs, a rare breed enthusiast, a Scotophile or a lover of fine food – or a combination – the Shetland cow has it all. • Produced by Rosedean Shetland Cattle: https://cattle.dalmore.org.uk/ • Voiceover by Conor McCarry • Shetland Cattle Breeders' Association: https://www.shetlandcattle.org.uk/ • Shetland Cattle Herd Book Society: https://www.schbs.co.uk/ • Scottish Smallholder Festival: https://ssgf.uk/ • Smallholding Scotland: https://smallholding.scot/ • Supported by The Scottish Government and SRUC. • Scottish Government: https://www.gov.scot/ • SRUC: https://www.sruc.ac.uk • Photo credits • Ronnie Robertson: https://www.flickr.com/photos/1663313... • Duncan C: https://www.flickr.com/photos/duncan/ • Peter Stenzel: https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterst... • Andreas Nilsson: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreas... • Mark Salisbury: https://www.flickr.com/photos/markhsal • nz_willowherb: https://www.flickr.com/photos/willowh... • Scottish Wildlife Trust: https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/
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