Beef Shorthorn
Once this formed the most common breed in the British Isles but the pure-bred animals have become very rare. The bulls are frequently crossed with other breeds to produce high quality beef.

Charolais
Pure-bred, the Charolais is a creamy-white animal. They began to be imported from France in 1961 and the bulls are usually crossed with dairy breeds to produce fast-maturing beef calves.

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Devon
Sometimes also known as the Red Devon, it has been numerous in Devon and west Somerset for a long time although not often found outside that area.

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Galloway
Popular in Scotland where it originated, the Galloway has spread into the Home Counties. They are heavy built and hornless animals with a thick coat, usually black, though sometimes dun or silver-dun.

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Hereford
The Hereford, originating in Wales borders, is the most numerous of beef breeds in the British Isles. The pure-bred animals are always red with white faces although the bulls are crossed with other breeds to produce an animal with the body color of its mother but the white Hereford face.

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Highland
This is a hardy breed which survives in poor conditions is mostly rtestricted to the Scottish Highlands of its origin. The animals have a long shaggy coat and are usually yellowish, sometimes black, red or brindled.

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Lincoln Red
These hardy and quick-maturing animals were once rare outside Lincolnshire where they originated and the surrounding counties but became popular in Scotland.

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Sussex
This heavy and hardy breed which thrives on coarse feeding is still uncommon outside the southeast where it was bred from the oxen of Kent and Sussex. The coat has a red, almost purple, colouration.

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