British rare and traditional cattle breeds
Listed below are the twelve rare and traditional breeds of cattle on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist:
Critical (fewer than 150 breeding females)
- Aberdeen Angus (Original population)
- The Chillingham White Cattle
- Northern Dairy Shorthorn
- Whitebred Shorthorn
- Vaynol
Vulnerable (250 - 450 breeding females)
- Lincoln Red (Original population)
At Risk (450 – 750 breeding females)
- Gloucester
- Irish Moiled
- Shetland
Minority (750 -1500 breeding females)
- Hereford (original population)
- White Park
Uncategorised
- Dairy Shorthorn (Original population)
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About Rosemary Champion
Rosemary lives on a 12 acre smallholding in Angus, in the east of Scotland, where she keeps Ryeland Sheep, Shetland cattle and assorted poultry. She was destined to be a smallholder from an early age.
Further Reading
 Caring for Cows Val Porter |  Practical Cattle Farming Kat Bazeley |  The Illustrated Guide to Cows Celia Lewis |  Cows for the Smallholder Val Porter |  |
