Shetland cattle

Shetland

Shetland cattle in a pasture
Country of origin	Scotland
Distribution	Britain Ireland Australia
Use	beef dairy formerly draught
Traits
Weight	Male: 550 kg Female: 350 kg
Coat	white spots upon black, fine-haired
Horn status	horned
Cattle Bos primigenius

The Shetland is a small, hardy Scottish breed of cattle from the Shetland Islands to the north of mainland Scotland. The cattle are normally black and white in colour but there are smaller numbers in grey, red and dun.