Highland cow milk suppky

[El_Artissano]

Hello,
We're new to the forum and hoping someone will be able to help us find a supplier of Highland cow milk?

Thank you,
Mark & Adriana

 

[Dry Rot]

Stating your location might help.

 

[El_Artissano]

We're based down in Biggar

 

[upnortheast]

Why specificially Highland .?
They would not usually be a 1st choice for milk production. Usually a sucker cow

 

[spin cycle]

someone else was after highland cow milk earlier this year IIRC

 

[onesiedale]

Finding someone milking highlands will be a rarity!
There was some guy from Cornwall once on here who claimed he could milk Belted Galloways!
But we never heard from him since.

Looking at your name I guess you are wanting to make some specialist food.
Your best bet would be to find a local dairy farmer, near to Biggar, source what you need and sell the local story.

 

[Dry Rot]

Finding someone milking highlands will be a rarity!
There was some guy from Cornwall once on here who claimed he could milk Belted Galloways!
But we never heard from him since.

Looking at your name I guess you are wanting to make some specialist food.
Your best bet would be to find a local dairy farmer, near to Biggar, source what you need and sell the local story.

The Highland and islands can surprise you. My neighbour in the Uists used to tether his cow on his 1/2 acre croft so he didn't have to worry about fencing! Highlands certainly would have been milked in the past as well as kept for beef. If the OP is looking for rich milk, there are better breeds. The thing is, would Highland milk be any different in quality or analysis?

 

[upnortheast]

Give the Highland Cattle Society a call.
They may know of someone who milks them

Highland Cattle Society

The Highland Cattle Society is the official register for the Highland Cattle Breed in the UK. It was founded in 1884 and today has fully computerised and searchable breed records. No-one is better place or more qualified to authenticate the complete traceability of pedigree Highland Cattle. The Herd

www.highlandcattlesociety.com

 

[upnortheast]

The thing is, would Highland milk be any different in quality or analysis?

A quick google suggests the bf can be up to 10% fat ?? but only 9 litres a day

 

[Big_D]

Finding someone milking highlands will be a rarity!
There was some guy from Cornwall once on here who claimed he could milk Belted Galloways!
But we never heard from him since.

Looking at your name I guess you are wanting to make some specialist food.
Your best bet would be to find a local dairy farmer, near to Biggar, source what you need and sell the local story.

If he tried to milk a Beltie, I wouldn't have expected to hear from him again......ever!!

 

[lady muck]

If he tried to milk a Beltie, I wouldn't have expected to hear from him again......ever!!

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