I have long been convinced of the value of AI programs in broadening and improving the gene pool. The first Highland bull to be used in an AI program was GILLE COIR 2 ND OF SCONE PALACE 5602 in 1964. Highland breeders not only at home but throughout the world have benefited from the many good Highland bulls that have been made available in AI programs over the past 50 years. Molaug of Tinto, used extensively in AI programs with great success
Today costs and governmental regulations make this sort of transaction prohibitive.īy far the best way for Highland breeders to introduce new genetics into their breeding programs is by artificial insemination or embryo transfer. I myself over the years have sold Highland bulls and heifers to breeders in Australia, Canada and the United States thankfully they all survived the long journey and went on to do well in their new homes. I can well remember a time when Highland breeders from the United States, Canada and Australia would attend the sales in Oban prepared to go to great expense not only buying whatever cattle took their fancy but also more than willing to pay often as much as the buying price to get their chosen cattle back home. Every year Highland breeders from overseas attend the February and October sales in Oban organised by the Highland Cattle Society, with regular consignments leaving the sale having been bought by breed enthusiasts throughout Europe. The growing interest in Highland Cattle over the past forty years has led to Breed Associations being set up the world over. These cattle, bred for generations and specifically adapted to the hills and glens of their native land, have excited the interest of breeders across the globe. Ever since I became involved with Scottish Highland Cattle, almost fifty years ago, the breed has spread worldwide. Scottish Genetics came into being because of the increasing demand worldwide for new Highland Genetics.
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