The Milking Shorthorn is a breed of dairy cattle that originated in Britain. It was used for beef for many years, and only in the more recent centuries did the Milking Shorthorn split off from the shorthorn family and become more focused milk producers.
Shorthorns, the most numerous in the British Isles, America and Australia, are either red, red and white, white or roan, the last named color being a very close mixture of red and white, and found in no other breed of cattle.
MilkingShorthorns were declared a dairy breed in 1969 and in 1972 became members of the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association.
MilkingShorthorn breeders in the USA have many opportunities for improving the genetics of their animals by participating in the breed's official production testing, type trait appraisal, gain performance, national shows and breed promotion programs.
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