Country
Specie
ISO3
ISL
Language
eng.
Description
Galloway is a Scottish district regarded as the original home of the breed
Transboundary name
Galloway
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Additional information
The breed is used for crossbreeding with Aberdeen Angus and Limousin. There are no purebred animals in the country.
Adaptability to specific environment
poor hill grazing
Special characteristic of product
This breed is producing meat of a good flavour.
Other special qualities
The animals are known for their hardiness.
Efabis adaptability to marginal land
The breed is well adapted to the local environment (wet conditions, poor hill grazing) and extremely hardy.
Color comments
uni coloured: black, grey <br>multi coloured: some belted
Efabis main colour
black, dun, grey
Efabis skin colour
black
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
2
Wither height males
137
Wither height females
124
Weight males
780.00
Weight females
560.00
Herdbook
n
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
imported from Scotland, transboundary breed.
Import
since 1950 from Dun Galloway (United Kingdom), Belted Galloway (United Kingdom)
Location within country
country-wide
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
