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Mountain Cattle

  • 27-08-2013 3:24pm
    #1
    Prop Joe
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    What would be the best breed of cattle to keep up on high mountain? i know the Dexter can be popular,There are some kept down in Dingle but after that what would be your suggestions?


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  • #2
    Conmaicne Mara
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    Don't know but I'd have three breeds to maybe check out Luing, (black) Galloway, Blue Grey?


  • #3
    Birdnuts
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    My place in North Mayo while not on a mountain is on a very exposed North Facing coast. We have a few dexter types and Angus crosses that do well in often tough conditions. I've seen similar cattle grazing at over 2000ft on a recent trip to the Sally Gap in Wicklow.


  • #4
    49801
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    Salers are a hardy breed and suited to mountain grazing


  • #5
    Prop Joe
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    Some great suggestions there guys,Was looking at getting a few just to throw up onto some mountainy land that we dont use


  • #6
    redzerologhlen
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    49801 wrote: »
    Salers are a hardy breed and suited to mountain grazing

    Too big for a mountain i think. Herefords were always king around here on the winterages, hard to beat the thick skin.


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  • #7
    djmc
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    redzerologhlen wrote: »
    Too big for a mountain i think. Herefords were always king around here on the winterages, hard to beat the thick skin.

    I would think highland cattle would be best suited to bog and mountain like mountain sheep they won't put on the most weight but are tough and will eat heather etc that other cattle would turn their noses at
    Probably would do ok out over winter once they had feed and not heavily stocked


  • #8
    redzerologhlen
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    djmc wrote: »
    I would think highland cattle would be best suited to bog and mountain like mountain sheep they won't put on the most weight but are tough and will eat heather etc that other cattle would turn their noses at
    Probably would do ok out over winter once they had feed and not heavily stocked

    I wouldnt doubt but they would be hardier and better suited but at the end of the day you want a comercially saleable animal too. Herefords were always the easiest kept cattle (of the mainstream breeds) in the winterages around here which are mostly bleek rocky mountains overlooking the atlantic but the ground would be dry. If its boggy mountain I dont have a clue.


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