Red Ruby Devon

See also devon cattle breeders society as the official dcbs fb page.

Red ruby devon.

Red ruby devon cattle part of farming s future t. The devon red ruby thrives on the grassland meadows of north devon. It is the breed society for red ruby devon cattle and was established in 1884 to promote and maintain the purity of the red ruby devon breed. The devon is an ancient breed of cattle from the south western english county of devon.

However coats are short and sleek in summer. Red ruby devon cattle for sale. Breeding bred on native south west moorland the breeding cows. The finla cow is due to calf in the next few weeks.

This is an independently run community page for us all to share our red rubies. Seven of the cows have calves at foot five steers two females all born march and april 2020. All of our beef is pure red ruby which is the breed native to exmoor. The red ruby devon is recognised internationally for its ability to produce the very finest beef on a low input system.

It is the breed society for red ruby devon cattle and was established in 1884 to promote and maintain the purity of the red ruby devon breed. A bright ruby red color is preferred and accounts for their nickname the red rubies the hair is of medium thickness and is often long and curly during the winter. Food expert hugh fearnley whittingstall writes they produce the best beef i ve ever tasted the pedigree top meadow herd is a suckler herd which means that the calves stay with their mothers for 6 8 months and are slowly reared on natural grassland. Red ruby beef the system that we use for our grass fed red ruby devon cattle is about as natural as it gets.

The dcbs is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. Devon red ruby cattle breeders. Red ruby devon cattle after much planning and discussion in 2011 we finally started the south yeo pedigree suckler herd of native red ruby devon cattle. The breed are indigenous to the area flourish on the local culm grasslands and produce spectacular marbled beef without doubt the best we ve ever tasted.

Its enduring qualities ensures the red ruby devon has a future as strong as its heritage is rich and can justly lay claim to being part of farming s future. It is a rich red or tawny colour and this gives rise to the popular appellation of devon ruby or red ruby also used as a marketing brand the breed is also sometimes referred to as the north devon to avoid confusion with the more recently developed south devon cattle breed which is yellowish brown.