 Origin: Britain
Distribution: Small herds in the US and Europe
Uses: Meat
Status: Critical
Breed Features: The White Park is a large, slow growing breed that can have cows weighing up to 1400 lbs. They are a beef breed providing high quality lean meat. They are long lived and hardy surviving easily on rough forage with no shelter. The cows are known to have virtually no birthing difficulties.
History: The White Park is a genetically distinctive breed from all other ancient British cattle types. There is speculation that these cattle were introduced to Britain by the Romans. The breed survived over time in small herds in areas which were dominated by Celtic culture. The cattle were often kept feral in herds that lived within “parks”. These parks were private hunting grounds owned by various members of nobility or wealthy land lords.
Breed Associations:
British White Cattle Association of America
P.O. Box 281
Bells, TX 75414-0281
903-965-7718
800-826-4038
www.britishwhite.org | 
