Welsh Black

British

noun

a breed of black cattle originally from N Wales that are bred for both meat and milk

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Once comfortably installed, the newest residents will be in charge of managing its 200 sheep and 25 Welsh Black cattle, alongside current tenant famer Gareth Roberts, from Aberdaron.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian A poster of Orphan Annie, a 15-year-old Welsh Black cross cow, looms over the meat counter at London's Borough Market, the mother lode for the capital's elite foodie culture.

From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2013

All the remaining strains of Welsh cattle were recognized as one breed in 1904, when the Welsh Black Cattle Society united into one register the Herd Books of North and South Wales.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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