Scottish cattle is similar to domestic cattle, except that it has longer hair and differently curved horns. An adult male weights up to 900 kg, a female up to 600 kg. Scottish cattle is extremely adaptable to weather conditions, which is the reason why it so popular in the Alps.

Scottish cattle from highlands is considered the oldest registered cattle in Europe. First records of the cattle are going to the 12th century, but arhaeological sites confirm the presence of the cattle already in the 6th century. Those animals were typical for Scottish highlands and western coastal parts of Scotland. In 19th century animals were exported from Scotland to Australia and North America, and later to other countries. It is quite undemanding cattle, because it feeds on plants, which other cattle avoid. Due to its dense and long hair, it is succesfully resisting wind, rain and cold. The cattle succesfully adapts to hotter climate with shedding their hair. Despite long two horns they are known to be gentle and peaceful cattle.

Whereas it is especially resitant to extreme climate conditions, it is ideal caretaker on the landscape. Animals are known by hairy coat and protruding horns, giving them the primeval and natural look. In dry periods, when the severe shortage of fodder is, the animal on pasture behave efficient and modest. They also stay on pasture during winter, although they have the barn. Cows are smoothly calving outdoors at the temperature -20°C and have a very strong mother instinct.

PROPERTIES OF CATTLE

This is cattle with s small to medium sized frame and has steadily developed body parts. Animals have strong skeleton and long, straight, good muscular back. Preferebly symmetrical horns are at a bull growing horizontally from the head and are bent forward at the end. At a cows the horns are a slightly longer and at the root are not so thick and are facing more upwards. For defending against cold, rain, heat and parasite the entire body is covered with a densce coat lower hair and upper long hair.

– long hair
– good fertility
– the animals are able to graze whole year
– the animals do not need any stable
– cows can calve without any problems and veterinarian assistance
– animal breeding goes smoothly and without excessive work
– cattle is modest, because it is satisfied also with lower quality feed
– cattle supplies it self on untreated surface without destroying the turf, but it improves it, thereby increasing the economic value of pasture

Logar valley
Logar valley is located in Kamnik-Savinja Alps and is, by name, divided on lower part of Log (wet, grassy clay world), middle part of Plest (mostly wooded world) and the upper part of Kot (wooded and gravelled world). Individual homesteads in the valley consider a total of 35 inhabitants. [_Read more_]