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Kōrero: Beef farming

Modern beef Shorthorns

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Modern beef Shorthorns

The Shorthorn breed has been specialised into beef and milking types by selective breeding for different traits. These beef Shorthorns display most of the range of coat colours found in the old Durham cattle, from which they are descended.

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Graham Meadows Photo Library

Reference: 175516

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Robert Peden, Beef farming – Main beef cattle breeds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17327/modern-beef-shorthorns (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Robert Peden, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.