Recognised breed societies for bovine species
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Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society
Pedigree House
6 Kings Place
Perth
PH2 8AD
Telephone: 01738 622 477
Fax: 01738 63636
Email: robert@aberdeen-angus.co.uk
Website: aberdeen-angus.co.uk
Name of the breed: Aberdeen Angus
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Ayrshires Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Westburn House
McNee Road Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 2PB
Telephone: 01292 471 292
Fax: 01292 474 686
Email: society@ayrshirescs.org
Website: ayrshirescs.org
Name of the breed: Ayrshire Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society
Society Pavilion
Avenue M
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
CV8 2RG
Telephone: 02475 099 146
Email: clive@beefshorthorn.org
Website: www.beefshorthorn.org
Name of the breed: Beef Shorthorn
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Belted Galloway Cattle Society
Flourish Walls House
Greenlaw
Duns
Berwickshire
TD10 6XW
Telephone: 0166 557 9326
Telephone: 07891 245 870
Email: info@beltedgalloways.co.uk
Website: beltedgalloways.co.uk
Name of the breed: Belted Galloway Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
The British Bazadaise Cattle Society
Pond Farm
Charlton
Malmesbury
Wiltshire
SN16 9DU
Telephone: 01666 860 470
Email: enquiry@bazadaise.co.uk
Website: bazadaise.org.uk
Name of the breed: Bazadaise Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 2 November 2018
British Blonde Society
Holme House
Dale
Ainstable
Carlisle
CA4 9RH
Telephone: 01768 870 523
Email: admin@britishblondesociety.co.uk
Website: britishblondesociety.co.uk
Name of the breed: Blonde d’Aquitaine Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
British Blue Cattle Society
Holme House
The Dale
Ainstable Carlisle
Cumbria
CA4 9RH
Telephone: 01768 870 522
Email: info@britishbluecattle.org
Website: britishbluecattle.org
Name of the breed: British Blue Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
British Charolais Cattle Society Ltd
Unit 66, Avenue M
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
CV8 2RG
Telephone: 024 7669 7222
Fax: 024 7669 0270
Email: charolais@charolais.co.uk
Website: charolais.co.uk
Name of the breed: Charolais Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
The British Gelbvieh Cattle Society
Upper Old Wheatley Farm
Pocombe Bridge
Exeter
Devon
EX4 2HA
Telephone: 07751 174 239
Email: Info@gelbviehuk.co.uk
Website: gelbviehuk.co.uk
Name of the breed: Gelbvieh Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 18 February 2019
British Limousin Cattle Society Ltd
Concorde House
24 Warwick New Road
Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 5JG
Telephone: 024 7669 6500
Fax: 024 7669 6716
Email: info@limousin.co.uk
Website: limousin.co.uk
Name of the breed: Limousin Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
British Montbeliarde Society
Rose Cottage
Little Fencote
Northallerton
DL7 0RR
Telephone: 01609 748 385
Telephone: 07710 795 585
Email: Montbeliardeuk@hotmail.co.uk
Website: montbeliardeuk.co.uk
Name of the breed: British Montbeliarde
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
The British Parthenais Society
High Tarns Farm
Silloth
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 4NQ
Telephone: 01697 331 836
Email: britishparthenaissociety@gmail.com
Website: parthenais.co.uk
Name of the breed: Parthenais Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 8 November 2018
British Piemontese Cattle Society Ltd
33 Eden Grange
Little Corby
Carlisle
CA4 8QW
Telephone: 01228 562 946
Email: craig@piemontese.info
secretary@piemontese.info
Website: piemontese.info
Name of the breed: Piemontese Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
British Simmental Cattle Society
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
CV8 2LG
Telephone: 024 7669 6513
Telephone: 024 7669 6724
Email: julie@britishsimmental.co.uk
Email: information@britishsimmental.co.uk
Website: britishsimmental.co.uk
Name of the breed: Simmental Cattle Dairy Fleckvieh Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
8 October 2021
British Wagyu Breeders Association
Rosebud House
Back Lane
Claybrooke Magna
Leicestershire
LE17 5AW
Telephone: 07901 768 904
Email: info@britishwagyu.co.uk
Website: britishwagyu.co.uk
Name of the breed: Wagyu
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 22 June 2022
British White Cattle Society
Albany Farm
Fen End
Over
Cambridge
CB24 5NE
Telephone: 01954 232 796
Email: admin@britishwhitecattle.co.uk
Website: britishwhitecattle.co.uk
Name of the breed: British White Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Brown Swiss Cattle Society (UK)
Rose Cottage
Little Fencote
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL7 0RR
Telephone: 01609 748 385
Telephone: 07710 795 585
Email: office@brownswiss.org
Website: brownswiss.org
Name of the breed: Brown Swiss Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Devon Cattle Breeders Society
Unit 1 Stable Yard
Woodhayes Farm
Honiton
Devon
EX14 4TP
Telephone: 01404 47863
Email: dcbs@redrubydevon.co.uk
Website: redrubydevon.co.uk
Name of the breed: Devon Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales
Date of approval: 1 October 2001
Dexter Cattle Society
Holme House
Dale
Ainstable
Carlisle
CA4 9RH
Telephone: 01768 870 521
Email: secretary@dextercattle.co.uk
Website: dextercattle.co.uk
Name of the breed: Dexter Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
English Guernsey Cattle Society
Langstone Mill Farm
Llangarron
Ross-on-Wye
HR9 6NY
Telephone: 01761 221 349
Telephone: 07947 355 507
Email: office@guernseycattle.com
Website: guernseycattle.com
Name of the breed: Guernsey Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
European Angus Cattle Society
47A Ballymacanallen Road
Gilford
Craigavon
Co. Armagh
Northern Ireland
BT63 6AE
Telephone: 07715 584 887
Email: info@europeanangus.co.uk
Name of the breed: Angus Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Recognition removed as of 31 March 2023
Galloway Society of Great Britain and Ireland
15 New Market Street
Castle Douglas
Dumfries
DG7 1HY
Telephone: 01556 502 753
Email: info@gallowaycattlesociety.co.uk
Website: gallowaycattlesociety.co.uk
Name of the breed: Galloway Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
1 November 2018
The Gascon Cattle Society UK
Ordhill Farm
Longmorn
Elgin
IV30 8RJ
Tel: 07787722497
gasconcattle@btconnect.com
www.gascon.org.uk
Name of the breed: Gascon Castle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 14 December 2023
Gloucester Cattle Society
1 Marshall Crescent
Middle Barton
Chipping Norton
Oxon
OX7 7HA
Telephone: 07425 458404
Email: Secretary@gloucestercattle.org.uk
Website: gloucestercattle.org.uk
Name of the breed: Gloucester Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 1 May 2018
Hereford Cattle Society
Hereford House
3 Offa Street
Hereford
HR1 2LL
Telephone: 01432 272 057
Fax: 07739 519 277
Email: paul.sneyd@herefordcattle.org
Website: herefordcattle.org
Name of the breed: Hereford Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 January 2015
Highland Cattle Society
Stirling Agricultural Centre
Stirling
FK9 4RN
Telephone: 01786 446 866
Fax: 07825 232 092
Email: David@highlandcattlesociety.com
Website: highlandcattlesociety.com
Name of the breed: Highland Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Holstein UK
Speir House
Stafford Park 1
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 3BD
Telephone: 07810 128 645
Telephone: 07714 770 057
Email: suecope@ukcows.com
lizziebonsall@ukcows.com
Website: holstein-uk.org
Name of the breed: Holstein, British Friesian
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 December 1998
Jersey Cattle Society of the United Kingdom
The Studio @ The Mill
Mill Lane
Little Shrewley
Warwickshire
CV35 7HN
Telephone: 01926 484 035
Telephone: 07971 020 817
Email: info@ukjerseys.com
Email: emma@thejcs.uk
Website: jerseycattlesociety.uk
Name of the breed: Jersey Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Lincoln Red Cattle Society
Lincolnshire Showground
Grange-de-Lings
Lincoln
LN2 2NA
Telephone: 01522 511 395
Email: secretary@lincolnredcattlesociety.co.uk
Website: lincolnredcattlesociety.co.uk
Name of the breed: Lincoln Red
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Longhorn Cattle Society
East Lodge
Stoneleigh Park
Stoneleigh
Warwickshire
CV8 2LH
Telephone: 0345 017 1027
Telephone: 07884 065 959
Email: secretary@longhorncattlesociety.com
Website: longhorncattlesociety.com
Name of the breed: English Longhorn
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Luing Cattle Society Ltd
Dairy Cottage
Tower Road
Ayton
Berwickshire
TD14 5QX
Telephone: 01890 781 358
Telephone: 07592 139 708
Email: secretary@luingcattlesociety.co.uk
Website: luingcattlesociety.co.uk
Name of the breed: Luing Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Meuse Rhine Issel Cattle Society
Castle Moor Farm
Four Oaks
Newent
Gloucestershire
GL18 1LU
Telephone: 01531 890 730
Fax: 01531 890 939
Email: office@mri.org.uk
Name of the breed: Meuse Rhine Issel Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Murray Grey Beef Cattle Society
Little Holgan
Llanwhaden
Narbeth
Pembrokeshire
SA67 8OJ
Telephone: 01437 541 450
Email: info@murray-grey.co.uk
Website: murray-grey.co.uk
Name of the breed: Murray Grey Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Rare Breeds Survival Trust
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
CV8 2LG
Telephone: 024 7669 6551
Fax: 024 7669 6706
Email: enquiries@rbst.org.uk
Website: rbst.org.uk
Name of the breed: Vaynol Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 14 April 2018
Red Poll Cattle Society
1 Nabbott Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 2SW
Telephone: 01245 600 032
Fax: 01245 600 032
Email: secretary@redpoll.co.uk
Website: redpoll.org
Name of the breed: Red Poll Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland
Date of approval: 12 November 1998
The Riggit Galloway Cattle Society
Sherberton Farm
Princetown
Yelverton
Devon
PL20 6SF
Telephone: 01364 631 276
Email: wood@anton-coaker.co.uk
Website: riggitgallowaycattlesociety.co.uk
Name of the breed: Riggit Galloway Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Salers Cattle Society
Registered Address:
Lane Farm
Milnthorpe
LA7 7NH
Correspondence address:
Jasmine Cottage
2 Maitland Row
Gavinton
Berwickshire
TD11 3QP
Telephone: 07903 626 249
Email: secretary@salers.uk
Website: salers.uk
Name of the breed: Salers Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 September 2018
Shetland Cattle Herd Book Society
Shetland Rural Centre
Staneyhill
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0NA
Telephone: 01595 696 300
Fax: 01595 696 305
Email: Shetlandschbs@aol.com
Website: schbs.co.uk
Name of the breed: Shetland Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
1 November 2018
The Shorthorn Society of the UK and Ireland
4th Street
National Agricultural Centre
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
CV8 2LG
Telephone: 024 7669 6549
Telephone: 024 7669 6729
Email: breedsecretary@shorthorn.co.uk
Website: shorthorn.co.uk
Name of the breed: Dairy Shorthorn
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
South Devon Herd Book Society
Westpoint
Clyst St Mary
Exeter
Devon
EX5 1DJ
Telephone: 01392 447 494
Fax: 01392 447 495
Email: caroline@sdhbs.org.uk
Website: sdhbs.org.uk
Name of the breed: South Devon Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
StabiliserTM Cattle Company
Southburn Office
Driffield
East Yorkshire
YO25 9ED
Telephone: 01377 227 790
Email: seth.wareing@stabiliser.co.uk
Website: stabiliser.co.uk
Date of recognition: 1 October 2014
Name of the breed: Stabiliser Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Sussex Cattle Society
Station Road
Robertsbridge
East Sussex
TN32 5DG
Telephone: 01580 880 105
Email: enq@sussexcattlesociety.org.uk
Website: sussexcattlesociety.org.uk
Name of the breed: Sussex Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Welsh Black Cattle Society
13 Bangor Street
Caernarfon
Gwynedd
LL55 1AP
Telephone: 01286 672 391
Telephone: 01982 551 111
Fax: 0128 6672 022
Email: welshblack@btclick.com
Website: welshblackcattlesociety.com
Name of the breed: Welsh Black Cattle
Geographical territory: United Kingdom
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
Whitebred Shorthorn Association Ltd
High Shield Farm
Bardon Mill
Hexham
NE47 7AJ
Telephone: 01434 344 716
Email: whitebredshorthorn@gmail.com
Website: whitebredshorthorn.com
Name of the breed: Whitebred Shorthorn Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018
White Park Cattle Society
Archway Cottage
2 Church Street
Marton
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV23 9RL
Telephone and fax: 01926 632 560
Email: whiteparks@aol.com
Website: whiteparkcattlesociety.ltd.uk
Name of the breed: White Park Cattle
Geographical territory: England, Wales, Scotland Northern Ireland
Date of approval: 1 November 2018