Posts Tagged ‘Rathdowney Blondes’

When most people select beef they are concerned only with cut and price.
But cattle breeder Matthew Arkinstall of Rathdowney Blondes relies heavily on science to choose his beasts.
Matthew and his family raise a breed of cattle called Blonde d’Aquitaine on their Rathdowney property.
The breed hails from Europe and produces a fine-textured meat, with very little fat, which means customers get more meat for their dollar.
But not only is the meat supply plentiful, the breed is also very efficient – that is each cow requires less feed to produce more meat.
And you don’t have to take Matthew’s word for it … he has the scientific results to back it up.
After school Matthew studied Information Technology at university. After uni Matthew returned to the family farm and about two years ago he used his computer skills to design a computer program and camera set-up which scientifically records just how efficient the blondes are. (more…)