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Danish Highland Cattle facts & figures 2008

  • In Denmark there are 5,396 purebred Highlanders

  • There are 2,082 purebred Highland cows and futhermore 587 cows have the external Highland code - however they are not purebred

  • 758 farms with purebred Highlanders and 210 farms with crossbred Highlanders

  • There are 257 members (February 2009) in the Danish Highland Cattle Society

  • Highlanders are the 6th most popular beef breed in Denmark. The most popular breed is Limousine with 22,268 purebred animals. The total number of purebred beef cattle in Denmark is 68,345

  • 106 Highlanders were exported in 2008

  • 116 doses of semen were exported

  • 0.3 % of all Highland cows are inseminated (a total 74 inseminations)

  • 98.9 % of Highland cows are calve easily and without help

  • 94.9 % of Highland heifers calve easily and without help

  • 1.2 % of Highland cows have stillborn calves
  • 4.7 % of Highland heifers have stillborn calves
  • In 2008 1,186 purebred Highlanders were born in Denmark
  • Average weight for new born heifer calves is 29 kg and 31 kg for bull calves
  • The average 200 days weight for heifers is 191 kg and 225 for bulls
  • The average weight at 365 days is 277 kg for heifers and 348 kg for bulls
  • Daily average weight gain is 325 g for butchered bulls 13-18 months old 
  • Daily average weight gain at the performance testing station is 987 g and the mean LD area is 82.2 cm2
  • The calving interval is 401 days
  • Average age of first calving is 35.6 months
  • There are 209 beef breeders comply with the criteria as "Active Breeders" and 14 of those are Highland Cattle breeders
  • In Denmark there is no Highland at all - the highest point is only 172 meters above sea level