Two farmers have sought compensation after a neighbours' bull charged through a fence and impregnated one of their pedigree Highland cows.
According to Bernard and Kathleen Allen, two crofters from Great Bernera on the Isle of Lewis, a Belted Galloway bull was always to be found on land where their pedigree cows grazed.
Both claim the wandering bull compromised the status of their cows, and are now seeking more than £20,000 in compensation.
The case is now being heard at Stornoway Sheriff Court on the Isle of Lewis, and is expected to last several days.
However, the Belted Galloway bull owners, David and Janine Hargreaves, now live elsewhere. They both deny the claims, arguing it was the responsibility of the Allens' to keep their fences securely shut to stop wandering livestock from entering.
The Allens' told the court how they had to erect a two-metre high fence to stop the bull from entering the croft. They said it had walked amongst their own cows about 30 times between 2009 and 2010.
The court heard how in 2010, one of the pedigree Highland cows gave birth to a Belted Galloway calf.
The case continues.
