Live Stock Collection

Middleham Castle K900428
MIDDLEHAM CASTLE, North Yorkshire. General view of the castle from the South West

Cuts of beef. Computer artwork illustrating primal and subprimal cuts of beef and their names. Primal cuts (shown with black dotted lines), are large areas of muscle sold to wholesale meat retailers

Fairfield Church, Romney Marsh N060981
FAIRFIELD CHURCH, Romney Marsh, Kent. View of the footbridge looking across the meadow towards Fairfield Church at sunset

Close-up of the head of a shaggy Highland cow with horns, looking at the camera, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Highland cow (Bos taurus) rubbing its chin on a stile

Fairfield church in dawn mist, Romney Marsh, near Rye, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lincoln Red herd of cattle, Donington-on-Bain, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Blue faced Leicester sheep, Pennines, Eden Valley, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Friesian cow a067430
A friesian cow tethered to a mobile parking meter in a farmyard. Photograph by John Gay; date range 1964-1974

Jersey cow, Jersey, St. Helier, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, Europe

Western Ireland, Dingle Peninsula, broad landscape with a patchwork of green pastures

Highland Cattle Bull, Scotland

Keep a Pig poster
Poster from the Small Pig Keepers Council encouraging the keeping of pigs during wartime - save waste and make food - illustrated by a man in cardigan and hat with a bucket of slops for the pig

Medieval peasant house N090117
WHARRAM PERCY MEDIEVAL VILLAGE, North Yorkshire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team) showing a peasant house in the 13th to 15th centuries

Domestic Sheep, Beltex and Texel rams, three standing in field, England

UK Dairy Show - Feeding the goats
Feeding the prize goats at the UK Dairy Show of 1911, held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington

Hereford cow grazing on hillside, Chalk Farm, Willingdon, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kenilworth Castle J900445
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. A view from the south with cattle / cows grazing in the foreground

Rural landscape J910032
Reconstruction drawing of imaginary rural landscape, 2000 BC by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming

Stirling Castle, Scotland, UK
Stirling castle. Cows grazing beside a corn field. Stirling castles position on top of steep crags made it easy to defend

Romney Marsh and Fairfield Church near Brookland, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Findon Fair, view of the long furlong near Findon, 14 September 1935
The sheep are being driven from Angmering over the Downs to Findon Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N12007

Domestic Pig, (Sus scrofa domesticus), Bynde, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany

Tomkins - Audley End J020021
AUDLEY END HOUSE, Saffron Walden, Essex. " Audley End and the Ring Hill Temple" c1788 by William TOMKINS (1730-92)

Clun Castle K060184
CLUN CASTLE, near Ludlow, Shropshire. General view of the castle showing its picturesque surroundings and extensive earthworks

Ploughing J910039
Reconstruction drawing of ploughing in Victorian times by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming

Domestic sheep. Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Plundering a plantation during Shermans March to the Sea
Shermans troops foraging on a Georgia plantation, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Highland calf a094021
View of a young Highland cow, tethered and facing the camera at the Royal Show, Oxford. Photographed by John Gay, July 1959

Hadrians Wall, Cawfields, Milecastle 42 K960046
HADRIANs WALL: CAWFIELDS, Northumberland. Milecastle 42. General view

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance a075348
A Georgian house with cows on the front lawn probably in Herefordshire, occupied by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. Photographed by John Gay between 1945 - 1955

Pig a067251
Detail of a pigs snout visible through a ventilation opening on the side of an animal transporter, probably on the Holkham Estate, Norfolk. John Gay. Date range: 1978 - 1981

Chicken a067526
Close up view of a hens head. Photograph by John Gay; date range 1964-1974

Ploughing J910038
Reconstruction drawing of family ploughing during the Iron Age by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming

Rural landscape J910033
Reconstruction drawing of imaginary rural landscape, AD 200 Romano-British by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming

Domestic Cattle, Highland Cattle, cow, standing beside direction signpost, Porlock Post Junction, Exmoor, Somerset, England, July

Angora goat buck (Capra sp.) used for breeding. Photographed in Karoo, South Africa

Rooster and hens
Chickens (Gallus gallus). Rooster (male, centre) and two hens (females) on a farm

Hereford cow (Bos taurus) in a field

Llama (Lama glama). These animals are bred as pack animals and for their hair, which is used in textiles, and meat. They have been domesticated since 5000 BC. Photographed in New Zealand

HOME TO THANKSGIVING, 1867. Lithograph, 1867, by Currier & ives

Chickens and other poultry
Domestic poultry. Color lithograph, 19th century

Highland cattle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Conway Castle, North Wales
Artist: Dodd, Charles Tattershall I - Title: Conway Castle, North Wales - Date: 1861 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 61.6 x 51.4

Black faced sheep looking through gate on the Cotswold Way, Stanway village, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Domestic Cattle, Galloway cows and calf, standing in coastal pasture, Bride, Isle of Man, August

Domestic Sheep, Kerry Hill, ewe with lambs, standing in pasture, Longridge, Lancashire, England, march

Domestic Cattle, Limousin, Haltcliffe Vermount pedigree bull, world record priced beef bull, with cow, standing in pasture on hill farm, Lancashire, England, may

Chichester Cattle Market, c1962
Cow auction at Chichester Cattle Market Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS 0445/9

Sheep in winter, North Yorkshire Moors, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lowther Castle, commisioned by the 5th Earl of Lonsdale, built on the site of mansions dating back to Edward I, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lukes Mountain, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Europe, England, Yorkshire, Highland Cattle

Farmers wellington boots and waterproof trousers outside pens at livestock market, Welshpool Livestock Market, Powys, Wales, august

Domestic Goat, flock, browsing in Argan (Argania spinosa) tree, near Essaouira, Morocco, february

Pig anatomy, artwork
Pig anatomy. Artwork showing the internal and external anatomy of the domesticated pig (Sus scrofa domestica), which is reared on farms worldwide for its meat

Pair of Highland cows grazing among heather near Drinan, on road to Elgol, Isle of Skye, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Domestic Cattle, Hereford bull, standing in hill pasture on organic farm, Powys, Wales, april~^

Domestic Sheep, Texel yearling ram, calling, close-up of head, Cumbria, England, june

Somerset Sheep Sale
A typical scene at a sheep sale at Bridgewater, Somerset, England, at one of the annual fairs, held towards the end of September each year

Cattle round-up in high pasture, Lonesome Spur Ranch, Lonesome Spur, Montana, United States of America, North America

Icelandic sheep near Lake Lagarfljot (Logurinn), near Egilsstadir, Fljotdalsherad valley, East Fjords area, Iceland, Polar Regions

Ostriches, Struthio camelus, on ostrich farm, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Highland cow, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Highland cattle, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Swaledale sheep, Croglin, Pennines, Cumbria, England, Uninted Kingdom, Europe

Highland cow in snow, conservation grazing on Arnside Knott, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dairy cows, Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Icelandic horses near Snorrastadir, snow-covered peaks of Ljosufjoll behind, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, West Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Icelandic horse near Lake Lagarfljot (Logurinn), near Egilsstadir, Fljotdalsherad valley, East Fjords area, Iceland, Polar Regions

Cowboy rounding up cattle, Diamond Ranch, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Sheep between Llanarmon and Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Sheep grazing by rugged coastline of Coulagh Bay between Urhin and Allihies on Ring of Beara tourist route, Knocknagallaun, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Man and his pig looking for truffles

Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumbria, England, UK

Spring lambs, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A rainbow over sheep grazing on Exmoor, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Livestock grazing near Karakuli Lake on the Karakorum Highway in Xinjiang, China, Asia

Settlers on the Ohio River
Flatboat of settlers descending the Ohio River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Animal montage a088041
Photograph of promotional reference sheet of unusual photographs of animals taken by John Gay. November 1970. pig, cattle, lamb, chicken, calf, cow

Ibbetson - Three long-horned cattle J990019
KENWOOD HOUSE, London: The Iveagh Bequest. Three Long-Horned Cattle at Kenwood, 1797 by Julius Caesar Ibbetson. Oil on canvas 26 x 32 in. (66 x 81.2 cm). 88029298

Mideastern shepherd
Shepherd carrying a lamb in the Middle East. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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"Captivating Live Stock: A Glimpse into the Bountiful Countryside" As the sun rises over Fairfield Church in dawn mist, casting a serene glow upon Romney Marsh near Rye, Kent, England, we embark on a journey through the picturesque landscapes of the United Kingdom. Our first stop takes us to Jersey, St. Helier in the Channel Islands where a majestic Jersey cow stands proudly amidst its lush surroundings. Moving further inland, we find ourselves immersed in Donington-on-Bain, Lincolnshire. Here, a magnificent Lincoln Red herd of cattle grazes peacefully against an idyllic backdrop. One cannot help but be captivated by their strength and grace. Our attention then turns to a close-up of a shaggy Highland cow with its impressive horns. Its rugged beauty is truly awe-inspiring as it roams freely across the countryside. Meanwhile, nearby in Pennines within Eden Valley lies another enchanting sight - Blue faced Leicester sheep dotting the rolling hills with their woolly elegance. The diversity continues to amaze as we encounter Friesian cows standing gracefully against rural landscapes that seem straight out of a painting. These gentle creatures add charm and tranquility to their surroundings. Not far away stands Stirling Castle in Scotland; an iconic symbol of history and grandeur that overlooks vast pastures where domestic Sheep roam freely alongside Beltex and Texel rams. The harmonious coexistence between man-made wonders and nature's creations is truly remarkable here. In this captivating exploration across Europe's greenest corners, one thing becomes abundantly clear - these animals are not merely livestock but living embodiments of resilience and beauty that enrich our lives every day.