Ancient White Park cattle are readily identified by their classic style. The coat color is white with black or occasionally red points (ears, muzzle and feet). The white color is dominant but there is a recessive gene for non-white animals in the population that results in a few black animals. The cows tend to be tall, angular and very feminine at maturity with upsweeping horns that acquire a lyre shaped twist with age. The bulls have massive, masculine shoulders and horns that usually curve forward in a flat arc. Cows will reach a mature body weight of 1200 –1300 pounds at 4 to 5 years of age. Bulls will weigh in the neighborhood of 1600 pounds at 3 years of age and reach a weight of 1800 – 2000 pounds at age 5. White Park cattle tend to grow to full mature size more slowly than the more modern breeds. Their most remarkable traits are high fertility, easy calving, extreme adaptability, hardiness and aggressive grazing behavior.

Description of Ancient White Park Cattle