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In the latter part of the eighteenth century and the early years of the nineteenth, cattle-breeders in Lincolnshire bought medium-sized red [[Shorthorn]] (also called Durham) cattle from the counties of [[Durham (county)|Durham]] and [[Yorkshire]], and [[cross-bred]] these with the local large draught cattle.{{r|cabi|p=229}} One such breeder was Thomas Turnell of [[Wragby]], who well before the end of the century had a herd of cherry-red short-horned cattle of medium size, fast-growing and quick to put on weight; they were known as 'Turnell Reds'.{{r|cabi|p=229|green|p2=48}} Cattle of this type soon acquired a good reputation; from 1822 they were registered in Coates's Shorthorn [[herd-book]].{{r|cabi|p=229}} In 1895 a [[breed society]], the Lincoln Red Shorthorn Association, was formed, and within a year had published its own herd-book. By the 1920s the Lincoln Red Shorthorn was the second-most numerous registered breed in the country.{{r|cabi|p=229}}
From the beginning of the [[Second World War]] until about 1956, a breeder name Eric Pentecost worked to introduce the [[polled (livestock)|polled gene]] to the breed while retaining its other characteristics; he first used a [[Red Poll]] bull, and later made use of [[Aberdeen Angus]] bulls, both black and red.{{r|cabi|p=229|marson|p2=15}} The polled stock was first shown in 1956, and took several prizes; in the same year a polled Lincoln bull was
They are now present in a number of countries around the world. These cattle were imported into Australia over 100 years ago and the Lincoln Red Cattle Society (Aust) was formed in 1971 with one registered herd.<ref name="HAL">{{cite book|title=Handbook of Australian Livestock|year=2000|isbn= 1-74036-216-0|publisher=Meat & Livestock Australia|pages=51}}</ref>
== Characteristics ==
Lincoln Red cattle are a very dark red in colour that reduces the likelihood of sunburn and cancer. They do not have horns. They may be polled and are noted for their docility and an ability to thrive under all conditions.
== References ==
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<ref name=becker>Raymond Brown Becker (1973). [https://archive.org/details/dairycattlebreed0000beck/page/181/mode/1up ''Dairy Cattle Breeds; Origin and Development'']. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. {{isbn|9780813003351}}.</ref>
<ref name=cabi>Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.
<ref name=dad>[https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ext-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=GBR&specie=Cattle&breed=Lincoln%20Red&lang=en Breed data sheet: Lincoln Red / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Cattle)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2022.</ref>
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<ref name=dad2>[https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ext-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=GBR&specie=Cattle&breed=Lincoln%20Red%20(Original)&lang=en Breed data sheet: Lincoln Red (Original) / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Cattle)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2022.</ref>
<ref name=felius>Marleen Felius (1995). [https://books.google.
<ref name=green>A.S. Grant (1908). [https://archive.org/details/b28122239_0003/page/48/mode/1up Lincoln Red Cattle]. In: Charles Edward Green, D. Young (editors) (1908). ''Encyclopaedia of Agriculture by the most eminent authorities'', volume III, Kainit to Zelkova. Edinburgh: W. Green.</ref>
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[[Category:History of Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Lincoln, England]]
[[Category:Animal breeds on the RBST Watchlist]]
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