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  • Eligible Beef breeds

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    • Grants and Funding, 
    • Area-based Schemes 2025

    Table 1 below lists the payment eligiblity status of breeds registered on NIFAIS for the Suckler Cow Scheme.

     

    Table 1 Breeds and eligibility status

     Breed

    Eligibility Status

    1

    Aberdeen Angus

    Eligible

    2

    Aubrac

    Eligible

    3

    Australian Lowline

    Eligible

    4

    Bazadais

    Eligible

    5

    Beefalo

    Eligible

    6

    Beefmaster

    Eligible

    7

    Belgian Blue

    Eligible

    8

    Belted Galloway

    Eligible

    9

    Bison

    Eligible

    10

    Blonde D’Aquitaine

    Eligible

    11

    Blue Albion

    Eligible

    12

    Blue Grey

    Eligible

    13

    Brahman

    Eligible

    14

    Braunbieh

    Eligible

    15

    British Blue

    Eligible

    16

    British White

    Eligible

    17

    Canadian Black

    Eligible

    18

    Charolais

    Eligible

    19

    Chianina

    Eligible

    20

    Chillingham

    Eligible

    21

    Devon

    Eligible

    22

    Dexter

    Eligible

    23

    Droimeann

    Eligible

    24

    English Park

    Eligible

    25

    European Angus

    Eligible

    26

    Galloway

    Eligible

    27

    Gasconne

    Eligible

    28

    Gayal

    Eligible

    29

    Gelbvieh

    Eligible

    30

    Gloucester

    Eligible

    31

    Hereford

    Eligible

    32

    Highland

    Eligible

    33

    Irish Moiled

    Eligible

    34

    Kerry

    Eligible

    35

    Lakenvelder

    Eligible

    36

    Limousin

    Eligible

    37

    Lincoln Red

    Eligible

    38

    Longhorn

    Eligible

    39

    Luing

    Eligible

    40

    Maine Anjou

    Eligible

    41

    Malkekorthorn

    Eligible

    42

    Marchigiana

    Eligible

    43

    Miniature Zebru

    Eligible

    44

    Murray Grey

    Eligible

    45

    Old English

    Eligible

    46

    Parthenais

    Eligible

    47

    Piemontese

    Eligible

    48

    Pinzgauer

    Eligible

    49

    Pustertaler

    Eligible

    50

    Red Poll

    Eligible

    51

    Romagnola

    Eligible

    52

    Rotbunt

    Eligible

    53

    Salers

    Eligible

    54

    Shetland

    Eligible

    55

    Shorthorn

    Eligible

    56

    Shorthorn Beef

    Eligible

    57

    Simmental

    Eligible

    58

    South Devon

    Eligible

    59

    Speckle Park

    Eligible

    60

    Stabiliser

    Eligible

    61

    Sussex

    Eligible

    62

    Tyrone Black

    Eligible

    63

    Vaynol

    Eligible

    64

    Wagyu

    Eligible

    65

    Water Buffalo

    Eligible

    66

    Welsh Black

    Eligible

    67

    Welsh White

    Eligible

    68

    White Galloway

    Eligible

    69

    White Park

    Eligible

    70

    Yak

    Eligible

    71

    Zebu

    Eligible

    72

    Angler Rotvieh

    Ineligible

    73

    Ankole

    Ineligible

    74

    Armoricaine

    Ineligible

    75

    Ayrshire

    Ineligible

    76

    Baltata Bruna

    Ineligible

    77

    Baltata Negra

    Ineligible

    78

    Baltata Romanesca

    Ineligible

    79

    Bretonne Pie Noire

    Ineligible

    80

    Bruna De Maramures

    Ineligible

    81

    Danish Red

    Ineligible

    82

    East Finish Brown

    Ineligible

    83

    Fleckvieh

    Ineligible

    84

    Friesian

    Ineligible

    85

    Frisona Espagnola

    Ineligible

    86

    Groninger Blaarkop

    Ineligible

    87

    Guernsey

    Ineligible

    88

    Holstein

    Ineligible

    89

    Jersey

    Ineligible

    90

    Lithuanian Black and White

    Ineligible

    91

    Meuse-Rhine-Yssel

    Ineligible

    92

    Montbeliarde

    Ineligible

    93

    Normande

    Ineligible

    94

    Norwegian Red

    Ineligible

    95

    Reggiana

    Ineligible

    96

    Shorthorn Dairy

    Ineligible

    97

    Swedish Red

    Ineligible

    98

    Swiss Brown

    Ineligible

    99

    Swiss Grey

    Ineligible

    100

    Tarantaise Tarina

    Ineligible

    101

    Unknown

    Ineligible

    102

    Valdostana Nera

    Ineligible

    103

    Vosgienne-Vosges

    Ineligible

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