SB-001Stock Bull
Lineage
Angus sire · Galloway dam
Coat
Double-layer
Temperament
Docile
Grazing
Hill-adapted
Cairngorm Sentinel
SB-001
Hill-bred resilience
Character
N 57°16′ / W 003°47′Est. Lineage · Highland ScotlandHybrid Vigour Index 01
BLACK
GALLOWAY
GALLOWAY
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ABERDEEN
ANGUS
ANGUS
SCOTTISH BLACK
The Next Generation of Performance Cattle
The cross of the hardy Black Galloway and the precision Aberdeen Angus — engineered for hybrid vigour, hardiness, and efficient performance.
01Bred to thrive where others can't
02More beef from less feed and fewer inputs
03Hardy to the core, efficient by nature
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02 / The Cross
Hybrid Vigour
Two bloodlines shaped by the Scottish climate, fused into a single animal that outperforms either parent. This is heterosis — the measurable advantage of the cross.
Parent Lineage
The Hardy Foundation
Black Galloway
Bred for centuries on the exposed moors of Galloway. A dense double coat sheds rain and locks in heat, letting the animal winter out where other breeds must be housed.
- Origin
- Southwest Scotland
- Coat
- Double-layered, curly
- Hardiness
- Extreme — wind, wet, cold
- Forage
- Thrives on poor hill ground
- Mature Weight
- Cow 450–650 kg
Parent Lineage
The Performance Engine
Aberdeen Angus
The benchmark for carcass quality. Superior marbling, rapid growth, and calm temperament — the genetic engine of efficient beef production worldwide.
- Origin
- Northeast Scotland
- Coat
- Sleek, solid black
- Marbling
- Superior intramuscular fat
- Growth
- Fast, efficient conversion
- Mature Weight
- Bull 950–1100 kg
The Merge
Result
SCOTTISH BLACK
+23%
Heterosis
+15%
Calf Survival
+12%
Daily Gain
−18%
Wintering Cost
03 / Performance Index
The Vigor Index
Available genetics — each chosen for the hybrid vigour, hardiness, and efficient performance the Scottish Black cross is bred for.
SB-014Stock Bull
Lineage
Angus sire · Galloway dam
Coat
Double-layer
Temperament
Docile
Frame
Moderate
Heather Foundry
SB-014
Quiet, dependable strength
Character
SB-022Foundation Heifer
Lineage
Angus sire · Galloway dam
Maturity
Early
Temperament
Docile
Grazing
Hill-adapted
Glenshee Vanguard
SB-022
Early-maturing efficiency
Character
SB-031Semen Straw
Lineage
Angus sire · Galloway dam
Coat
Double-layer
Temperament
Docile
Grazing
Hill-adapted
Lochaber Standard
SB-031
Consistent, high-quality genetics
Character
SB-045Foundation Heifer
Lineage
Angus sire · Galloway dam
Maturity
Early
Temperament
Docile
Frame
Moderate
Monadh Matriarch
SB-045
Maternal hardiness
Character
04 / The Genetic Blueprint
Proof, Not Promise
Specimen SB-001Heterotic lift
Cairngorm Sentinel
Stock Bull
F1 · Black Galloway × Aberdeen Angus
01Ancestry & Lineage
Heritage
Scottish Black traces a dual lineage through two of Scotland's most enduring native breeds. The Black Galloway contributes millennia of natural selection on the exposed southwest moors; the Aberdeen Angus brings the carcass quality that defined the global beef standard. Together they produce an F1 with the heterotic lift neither parent can reach alone.
- Sire Line
- Aberdeen Angus
- Dam Line
- Black Galloway
- Generation
- F1 Cross
- Vigour
- Heterotic lift
02Wintering & Survival
Hardiness
The double coat of the Galloway is preserved in the cross, shedding rain and trapping an insulating layer of air. Scottish Black winters out on hill ground where continental breeds must be housed — cutting feed, bedding, and labour while keeping condition through the long northern winter.
- Wintering
- Out-wintered
- Coat
- Double layer
- Constitution
- Robust
- Forage
- Hill-adapted
03Yield & Growth Data
Output
Heterosis shows where it matters: faster daily gain, heavier 200-day weights, and superior marbling — all on less feed. The result is an efficient, high-yielding animal that returns more per hectare than either parent on the same ground.
- Daily Gain
- Brisk and even
- Yield
- High-carriage
- Marbling
- Consistent
- Efficiency
- More per hectare
Coat · Double-layer insulation · Specimen detail
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