American Galloway Breeders Association 310 West Spruce Missoula, Montana  59802 Phone (406) 728-5719

Galloway.

From the hills of Scotland to the information superhighway.

The Galloway is one of the world's oldest beef breeds, the descendant of two distinct aboriginal breeds of Scotland. The word "Galloway" is derived from Gallovid, which in old Scot signifies "a Gaul." Noted frequently by historians for their thick, woolly hides and their hornless condition, Galloway emerged as the beef breed of choice in the 15th and 16th Centuries and continued to dominate England's and Scotland's beef trade for hundreds of years.

Remarked an eminent English butcher, "There is no other cattle equal to the polled Galloway as a beef-producing breed. The quality of beef is superior to any I ever killed. ... No class of cattle make such heavy cuts with so little bone, and the lean meat cuts so thick and fine in the grain that it pleases both butcher and consumer."

The first Galloway came to Canada in 1853, and registration of these cattle began in 1872. Exactly 10 years later, during the Fat Stock Show in Chicago, Galloway breeders formed the first Galloway registry in the United States.

While the Galloway enjoys a rich and productive history, the American Galloway Breeders Association leads the way into the information age. AGBA has in place a state-of-the-art computerized registry and performance system to help Galloway producers analyze and identify top-producing individual animals and bloodlines in their cow herds.

The database provides to breeders complete pedigree information, average progeny performance ratios and, most importantly, EPDs. Performance information on individual sires is published periodically as a service to breeders, and AGBA provides technical and marketing assistance to members and commercial producers alike.