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• Due to a high stocking rate and higher cutability, Lowlines have proven to produce 95% more retail yield per acre than some popular breeds in Australian tests.

• Lowlines are truly miniature cattle that thrive on limited feed intake thus lowering production costs.

• Lowlines are ideal ranchette or acreage cattle with no big investment in livestock handling equipment is necessary.

• Lowlines have been selected for small as well as structural correctness, fertility, early maturity, excellent muscling and strong maternal traits.

• Hearty Lowlines develop excellent winter hair coats in colder northern climates and can withstand cold weather with minimal shelter, even newborn calves.

• Lowlines have a gentle disposition, easy for even youngsters to handle.

• Lowline cattle have 30% larger ribeye area per hundred weight which has shown an increase in boneless retail yield of 25 – 30%.

• 65 years of genetic selection for high quality and small size make them breed true; no genetic defects! Lowlines are not dwarfs. They are in perfect proportion.

South Wales Department of Agriculture located in Trangie, Australia.
The 30-year project was started in the early 1970’s with the ultimate goal being to produce
more beef per acre. In October 1993, the new South Wales Department of Agriculture
conducted a disposal sale. From that sale is what formed the basis of today’Äôs lowline herd.
From there the lowline was finally introduced into the United States in 1997.

Consider the comparison data in the table below, provided by Trangie Research Center.