There is a growing herd of Highland cattle at Ardgartan Farm where I visited today hoping to buy some Ayrshire potatoes.
However, on reading up on these animals I found a much more interesting picture - a painting - here .
The painting "is entitled Highland Cattle - By the Sea and was painted by William Smellie Watson of Scotland in 1872, before the Highland cattle registry began. It was donated by Al Ewen, who retired as Head of the Department of Animal Husbandry [University of Saskatchewan] in 1952 when he returned to Aberdeernshire, Scotland.
Coat color has fascinated animal breeders and geneticists for many, many years. Classic breeding experiments told us much about the inheritance of coat colors and patterns in the early to mid 1900's. Only in the last 5 years, have the underlying genes been discovered. Many are yet unknown."
The painting hangs in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science in the Agriculture Building at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon."
The painting hangs in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science in the Agriculture Building at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon."
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I like the color of the Highland cattle’s coats, they remind me of the Limousin cattle in France, they have the same color, but are not shaggy. Here is a site that shows them: http://www.cattlenetwork.net/Breeds/limousin.htm. Years ago I worked for an Italian Duke who had several plantations in Georgia and Florida and had winning heads of Limousin cattle.
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