The rare White Park cattle breed, believed to be the most ancient in Britain, brought breeders from across the country to view a Norfolk herd at Catfield Hall.
White Park cattle on the menu to revive at risk breed
27 May 2021 |
Numbers of White Park cattle plunged as low as 60 in 1973, but have since recovered to 950 breeding cows
An online meat company is using an innovative funding scheme to help the revival one of Britain’s rarest livestock breeds, the White Park cattle.
North Yorkshire-based Farmison & Co has bought a herd of the rare breed, which were once associated with Druids and Celts.
The herd and their young calves are now grazing on a farm in Wensleydale, and under the scheme the farmer will pay for the livestock over 18 months.