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Highland cattle

noun

  1. a breed of cattle with shaggy hair, usually reddish-brown in colour, and long horns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A herd of Highland cattle turned heads as they brought a Gloucestershire town centre to a standstill.

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The court heard that Dafydd Thomas, after retiring from his business Gwynedd Environmental Waste Services, had bought some highland cattle and was building animal housing as he was planning on getting some pigs.

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It is a working estate, including grouse moors, forestry and farmland, as well as managed herds of deer, Highland cattle, and ponies.

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His responsibilities include the upkeep of the village’s five-story, 19th-century dwelling house and 19,000-tree apple orchard; tending to its herd of Scottish Highland cattle and ever-growing flock of sheep; and managing an online and wholesale herb business.

He rears sheep and Highland cattle and is now considering growing his own vegetables to save money.

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