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General information on keeping cattle |
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Best of Breeds | list of UK cattle breeders; stock for sale |
GOV.UK | code of recommendations for the welfare of cattle |
Health & Safety Executive (pdf) | info on handling and housing cattle |
Organic Livestock Marketing Co-operative | national organisation with over 350 organic producer members |
Soil Association | feeding animals sustainably |
The Organic Feed Co. | organic and GM-free animal feeds |
General information on beef cattle |
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Backwoods Home Magazine | raising your own beef for your family |
Beef & Sheep Research Centre | research into sustainable beef production |
Country Enterprise | beginners’ info about beef cattle |
National Beef Association | supporting beef cattle farmers in the UK |
Soil Association | technical information on raising organic beef cattle |
General information on dairy cattle |
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See our dairying links section. | |
Regulations |
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Rural Payments Agency | Cattle Keeper’s Handbook – all you need to know about the regulations covering cattle in the UK |
GOV.UK | cattle welfare regulations |
GOV.UK | information about cattle identification, registration and movement |
Cattle health |
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British Cattle Veterinary Association | information and training on cattle health issues |
Compendium of Animal Health & Welfare in Organic Farming | organic cattle production: health & welfare; includes disease list |
National Animal Disease Information Service |
listing of cattle diseases, plus symptoms and treatment |
Other cattle information |
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Beef recipes, butchery etc. | on our butchery & meat links page |
Grazing Animals Project | combining livestock and conservation |
Humane Slaughter Association | charity working to ensure that transport and slaughter of animals is done as humanely as possible |
Traditional Breeds Meat Marketing | promoting quality meat from British traditional breeds |
The Wild Cattle of Chillingham | surviving herd of wild cattle that used to roam British forests; visitor centre, Northumberland |
Lists of cattle breeds |
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British Cattle Movement Service | list of codes for over 200 cattle breeds and cross-breeds found in the UK, from Aberdeen Angus to Zebu |
listing with an extensive glossary
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The Cattle Site | listing of world dairy cattle breeds |
The Cattle Site | listing of world beef cattle breeds |
Cattle Today | over 50 breeds of beef cattle with photographs |
Wikipedia | exhaustive list of cattle breeds – dairy, beef, mixed and wild |
Rare Breeds Survival Trust |
rare cattle breeds |
Cattle breed societies |
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Aberdeen Angus | Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society |
Ayrshire | Ayrshire Cattle Society |
Bazadaize | Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society |
Beef Shorthorn | Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society |
Blonde | British Blonde Cattle Society |
British White | British White Cattle Society |
Charolais | British Charolais Cattle Society |
Dairy Shorthorn | Shorthorn Society of the UK & Ireland |
Dexter | Dexter Cattle Society |
Friesian | British Friesian Breeders Club |
Galloway | Galloway Cattle Society |
Gascon | Gascon Cattle Society |
Gloucester | Gloucester Cattle Society |
Guernsey | English Guernsey Cattle Society |
Hereford | Hereford Cattle Society |
Highland | Highland Cattle Society |
Holstein & British Friesian | Holstein UK |
Irish Moiled | Irish Moiled Cattle Society |
Jersey | Jersey Cattle Society |
Limousin | British Limousin Cattle Society |
Lincoln Red | Lincoln Red Cattle Society |
Longhorn | Longhorn Cattle Society |
Murray Grey | Murray Grey Beef Cattle Society |
Red Poll | Red Poll Cattle Society |
Red Ruby Devon | Red Ruby Devon Cattle |
Shetland | Shetland Cattle Breeders Association |
Simmental | British Simmental Cattle Society |
Sussex | Sussex Cattle Society |
Traditional Hereford | Traditional Hereford Cattle Breeders Club |
Whitebred Shorthorn | Whitebred Shorthorn Association |
White Park | White Park Cattle Society |