The Highland cow has hardly ever any problem when calving on account of the weight of the calf, which is on average around 73 pounds(33kg) at birth.

Losses of calves at birth are very minimal.Highland bulls are used for crossbreeding with other breeds of cattle to enable cows to calve without complications.

It is not unusual to see a Highland cow calve at the age of 20, but they do best between 5 and 15 years old, when their milk yield is greater.