Lowline Angus Beef

Lowline cattle are a breed of small, polled beef cattle which were developed by breeders in Australia from black Aberdeen Angus cattle. They are small without having a specific dwarfing gene. They are now popular in the United States.

The Lowline is among the smallest of cattle breeds, but is not affected by dwarfism.^[5]:xxvi Height is about 60% of that of the normal Aberdeen Angus breed, or about 50 inches for bulls and 46 inches for cows. Calves average about 46 lbs at birth, but may weigh as little as 30 lb.. The coat is usually solid black, but also be solid red; some white colouring in the area of the scrotum or udder is tolerated.^[3]. The cattle are naturally polled and are quiet-tempered.  They adapt well to varying climatic conditions. Cows calve easily and provide plenty of milk to their young.^[7]:18

Compared to larger cattle, the Lowline does less damage to pasture land, and does not need such high or strong fencing.