Belted Galloway
Bull close to Bishopstone, near Salisbury | |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom (Scotland) |
| Distribution | world-wide |
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| Coat | black with broad white stripe around middle |
| Horn status | polled |
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The Belted Galloway is a traditional Scottish breed of beef cattle. It derives from the Galloway stock of the Galloway region of south-western Scotland, and was established as a separate breed in 1921. It is adapted to living on the poor upland pastures and windswept moorlands of the region. The exact origin of the breed is unclear, although the white belt for which they are named, and which distinguishes the breed from black Galloway cattle, is often surmised to be the result of cross-breeding with the similarly coloured Dutch Lakenvelder.
The cattle are reared principally for beef; they may also be kept for ornament or for conservation grazing (vegetation management).