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Cruachan Highland Cattle

There are surely no cattle as cute and cuddly as the Scottish Highland Cattle breed, but there’s much much more to these “hairy beasties” than just a pretty face.

Use this Main Index to learn more.   Just follow the links below . .


About Us

The Farm ... a brief description

Home of THE Champions

Han & Bill withMonty

About Them

Main Attributes of Highland Cattle

Breed Standard

Grade or Fullblood or What?

General History of Highland Cattle

Highland Cattle - Australian History

Size - Does it matter??

20 year old cow -young bull

Sales Page — Animal and Semen Sales  

    Last updated 12th December 2011 

        

Carcass Traits  The most important feature in any beef breed.

No Ifs, Just BUTT

 

General Information

Frame Scoring

General Evaluation of Cattle Traits

Embryo Transfer

  See our LINKS page for more cattle information.


Feature Articles

These articles feature Hamish of Cruachan who was originally bred by Cruachan Highland Cattle and has gone on to bigger and better things ...

Claremont Fold, Clunes, Victoria

Abberley Fold, South Canterbury, New Zealand


These articles are for the Highland Cattle enthusiast ... there is something to be gleaned from each of them.

Childhood Memories

Long Haired Highlanders

Highland Cattle for Thrift and Profit

Highland Cattle in 1919

Manyberries Experiment

Monarch of the But ‘n Ben

Yon Bonnie Canny Kine

Scotch Highlanders

An Explanation of the Genetics of Crop Ear


Photograph Index Page

Calves at the dam

Links Page

    Our links page has links to Highland Cattle Folds, Cattle Genetics, Cattle Health and Local Tourism.

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Cruachan Highland Cattle,
PO Box 228, Maffra, Victoria 3860, Australia