Whitebred Shorthorn

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Whitebred Shorthorn is a British type of beef cattle. It is derived from Shorthorn cattle, but is always white, rather than the range of colours found in other Shorthorns.

The Whitebred Shorthorn was developed to provide white Shorthorn bulls for crossing with black Galloway cows. The offspring of this cross form a popular type, the Blue Grey, which has useful characteristics of both parents, and an intermediate blue roan colour. As this colour does not breed true, Blue Greys have to be produced each generation from the parent breeds.