With a thick hide and coarse hair, highlands evolved without a fatty insulation layer around their bodies. Rather, all of their produced fats are marbled into their meat. The result is are fat and cholesterol levels similar to that of chicken.

That fat marbling mentioned above? Oh yeah, you know what that means — tender, mouth-watering, flavorful beef!

Scottish Highland cattle are smaller, more efficiently-framed animals, and are known to be hardy grazers. This means farmers can add Highlands to their pastures with less environmental impact than other cattle breeds.

Scottish Highlands tend to have a long lifespan, and are known for being good mothers with an ease of calving, all of which contribute to a good return on investment for farms and ranches.