
BREED
What does actively breeding mean for us as Bechtelsberg Galloway?
We invest, select, experiment and enhance the positive qualities and characteristics of our Galloways. We present the results and products to an interested audience at regional and national shows and listen to feedback from judges and breeding managers.
We offer proven good breeding material for purchase to our fellow breeders so that we can later enjoy commercial and show success together with the users of the Bechtelsberg Galloway genetics.
BREED DESCRIPTIONFRICTION
Galloways are a dominantly polled, medium-framed beef cattle breed. They are peaceful, frugal, resilient and have good feed conversion. When kept close to nature, they produce the following:nconfuselbareGalloway pleasure meat. Njust the monochrome animalsblack,dun orred there are three different colors:


“white”are white animals with pigmentation on the mouth, ears, eyes and feet,"belted"have a white belly ring and"rigged" have a predominantly pigmented body with white eyedrops and a white ruff. The long, wavy upper hair, combined with the thick undercoat, offers the animals sufficient protection even in unfavorable weather conditions. They are suitable for keeping outdoors all year round. The animals are long-lived, fertile and calve easily. Their calves are light and very vital. Galloways have good mothering qualities and a strong herd bond.
Export Switzerland
At the beginning of June began for our 2-year-old son Zoro Zahid from Bechtelsberg his trip to Switzerland.
After quarantine at Vianco, he has finally arrived in Valais. Having lost some of his fitness, but the main thing being healthy, he will hopefully be able to devote himself to his tasks soon.
We wish the new owner maximum success, thank you for the trust you have placed in us and look forward to seeing you again on September 18th at the World Galloway Conference.


Export Estonia
In May, almost the entire 2022 vintage of the Bechtelsberg Galloways was exported to Estonia.
We wish the host company lots of fun and success with our Galloway offspring!
The goal of farmers in Estonia is, on the one hand, to build up a high-performance Galloway population in order to keep open previously agricultural areas threatened by bush encroachment on the edge of a large swamp area in the center of the country. A region with vegetation – ideal for our cattle.
On the other hand, the cattle will in the future take part in a research project that deals with measuring the accumulation of intramuscular fat.
High quality awareness and knowledge of beef cattle farming are very widespread in Estonia.
Export Romania
Thanks to usThanks to our great efforts with intensive, honest advice, advertising and a lot of informative information and discussions, we have managed to revive the demand for Galloways in Romania.
After 40 females were exported last year, 12 one-year-old black weanlings started on March 16th. the new season.
We have strong hope that further exports will follow.
The herdbook animals from 3 Hessian farms have arrived safely and we wish the buyer good luck and success in starting the Galloway.Breed.
