The Red Poll is a dual-purpose cattle breed developed in England in the second half of the nineteenth century, created by crossing the now-extinct Norfolk Red beef cattle with the Suffolk Dun dairy cattle. It is naturally polled (hornless), a trait inherited from its Suffolk Dun parentage, and its coat is deep red with white confined to the tail switch and udder. Though bred for both milk and meat, most Red Poll herds today are kept for beef through suckler cows, with a smaller dairy presence surviving in England and Texas. The breeds first standard description dates to 1873, its herd book to 1874, and the Red Poll Cattle Society was formed in 1888; it is valued for easy calving and a high rate of calves raised to maturity. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Red Poll is a dual-purpose breed of cattle developed in England in the latter half of the 19th century.
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The Red Poll cattle were developed as a dual-purpose breed in their native counties in England.
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The Red Poll is a dual-purpose breed of cattle developed in England in the latter half of the 19th century.
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