Galloway cattle are a heritage livestock breed. An ancient Scottish breed, they are the oldest of all British breeds. Galloways have not been bred bigger and bigger over many generations, like most commercial beef breeds. Galloways are mid-sized cattle. Our small Galloways can be registered as miniatures. The smaller breeds of cattle are becoming increasingly popular with small acreage owners for fairly obvious reasons. However, there is also a groundswell of interest in miniature cattle from commercial breeders and gourmet butchers in Australia. Some restaurants are asking for cuts from miniature or smaller framed breeds in particular and from particular small framed and miniature breeds.

Smaller Cattle Make Everything Easier

As a rule, many of the people looking to buy miniature cattle are small acreage owners, tree changers, and families on small farms. They are looking for small cattle that are easy to handle and don't require a lot of expensive infrastructure. The smaller size of the miniature cattle makes them popular with first-time livestock owners because they appear less intimidating to first-timers. Quite often, it will be women and children who will be responsible for looking after the cattle, so the smaller size is important.

Size matters for other reasons too. The smaller size of the individual animals means they require less space per head physically and they consume less pasture. Also of interest is that beef producers are now discovering the cutout rate on smaller cattle is actually higher than the cut-out rate of their larger counterparts. This is good news for breeders and butchers. Restaurateurs wanting to make their mark with signature beef dishes are now asking for Galloway beef by name.

This is their first time handling cattle. Our cattle don't mind unknown people wandering through the herd.

Greater Contact - More Docile

Small cattle generally have more contact with people because fewer people find them intimidating. The increased contact means they become even easier to handle. All small cattle are comparatively gentle on their environment, with less pugging of the ground and damage to fences.

Why Choose Small Galloway Cattle?

Galloway cattle are ideal because they offer the aforementioned qualities and they are especially docile non-selective grazers. Galloway cattle are well-known for their ability to thrive on marginal pasture as non-selective grazers.

Galloways Are Increasingly Popular

Small White Galloway cattle are becoming more popular as more people realise these cattle are significantly more docile than most other small breeds and ... well, they are just simply more attractive.

Bottom line, when it comes to small cattle, the traditional small Galloway is the high value, much sought-after breed in Australia.