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Red Poll

History

Red Poll cattle were developed as a dual-purpose breed in their native counties in England.

Breeders sought a type that would fatten readily rather than exist of extreme size. A skilful milk menses was too considered important in selecting breeding stock in the development of the breed in its native land.
The counties of Suffolk and Norfolk in England are the original homes of the Red Poll. These counties, which lie in a low rather marshy part of England, border the North Body of water and take soil that is generally lacking in fertility. The first general agricultural records of England record a nifty interest in dairy, specially in Suffolk County. Nevertheless, the farmers did not specialise in dairy animals but preferred cattle with a combination of milk production and high quality carcasses.

No one knows when the first cattle were introduced into Suffolk, just it was thought that cattle were brought to that surface area by the Romans.

In discussing the cattle of Suffolk in 1794, Rev. Arthur Immature, in his book The General View of Agronomics of the County of Norfolk, reported:

This breed is universally polled, that is without horns; the size minor, few rise when fat to higher up fifty stones (fourteen pounds)... If I were to describe the points of sure individuals... a make clean throat with little dewlap; a thin clean snake head; thin legs; a very big carcase; ribs tolerably springing from the eye of the back just with a heavy belley; backbone ridged; chine thin and hollow; loin narrow; udder large, loose and creased when empty; milk-veins remarkably large, and rising in knotted puffs to the eye... many of these beasts will fatten remarkably well; the mankind of a fine quality; and in that country will feel well enough to satisfy the touch of skillful butchers. The best milkers I have known, have either been red, brindle, or yellowish cream coloured... the quality of milk is very considerable indeed.

The cattle of Norfolk were described in 1782 past Marshall (equally quoted in the Red Polled Herd Book, vol 1, American ed., 1891) equally:

a small, hardy, thriving race; fattening as freely and finishing equally highly at three years old as cattle in general do at iv or five. They are small boned, curt legged, circular barrelled, well-loined, thin-thighed, clean chapped; the caput, in general, fine, and the horns clean, middle sized and bent forward; the favorite colour a blood-red with a white mottled face... and if the London butchers exist judges of beefiness, there are no better beasts sent to Smithfield marketplace. The two qualifications, namely the superior quality of their flesh, and their fattening freely at an early age, do away with every solid objection to their size and grade.

Information technology is not definitely known when the ii breeds were first crossed, or what infusions of blood may have been from other breeds. Galloway Cattle and Devons were brought into the area, and, no doubtfulness, some of this convenance found its mode into what after was called the Red Polled Breed.

The Red Poll In America

G.P Taber of New York State started importing Red Polled cattle in 1873. His outset importation consisted of a bull and iii heifers; two years later, he imported four more cows; in 1882 he brought over three bulls and twenty-three boosted heifers. In 1882, Messrs. Mead and Kimball, Randolph, Vermont, imported a bull and 10 females. Importation was a thriving business for a few years but later 1902 practically no more Cherry Polls were brought over. The breed was established in the United states on merely near 300 head that were brought in from U.k.. The breed spread from the United States into Canada.

Electric current pick criteria on Red Poll in the United States is primarily for beef production.

Characteristics

Red Poll cattle are a deep reddish colour with good middle and udder pigmentation (avoids sunburn)and naturally polled. They are medium size (similar to all British breeds) with strong legs and good walking power.

Both cows and bulls are very docile and then are piece of cake to handle, they are easy calving and because of their milking ability they produce a low weight, fast growing calf. For these reasons the bulls are used every bit dairy beef sires plus the cows frequently produce calves at the age of 15 or more than.

The beef is fine grained and has won the competitions in Australia for the virtually tasty and tender beef as judged by a consumer panel. Cherry Polls are withal milked in England - the milk has a small fat globule so is the next best to goat'southward milk if people are allergic to cow'due south milk.

Statistics

Efficient converter of forage requiring piddling or no additional feed

Piece of cake calving

Long lived thus fewer replacements needed

Volition adjust to single or multiple suckling

Will calve to any final sire

Will outwinter, however cold and wet, if properly fed

Excellent quality beef

Naturally polled

Calm and easy to handle

Excellent mothers

Volition accommodate very well to either all-encompassing (and organic) or intensive systems

Distribution

Due to Red Polls good qualities the breed has been exported from the UK all over the globe including the USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Europe.

References (the to a higher place information was cited from the post-obit sites)

www.ansi.okstate.edu
www.redpoll.org
www.redpollcattle.co.nz
www.lazysredpoll.com