Nesbitt Farms - a natural business

Our British Whites

The British Whites were amongst the earliest recorded domestic cattle breeds in Britain about a thousand years ago.

Until comparatively recently, they were classified as a rare or minority breed – now numbers have recovered sufficiently to indicate that they should be able to survive as a traditional native British breed.

Originally bred as a dual purpose breed (both beef and dairy) they are now considered principally a beef breed. This hardy native breed can be long lived – the oldest animal in our herd is a 22 yr old female.

As far as possible we try to ensure our British White beef is sold to specialist rare breed and traditional butchers.