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In 1975, Dexter cattle were placed on the world's rare and endangered list. There were fewer than 250 of the small animals, whose ancestry can be traced back to Ireland in the 1700s. The numbers have ...

The Jessen family’s farm is different from its western Weld County neighbors. The rarest animals on their farm are not the marsupials – a red kangaroo and a wallaby – they keep in a pen in their yard, ...

A few weeks ago, Ken Allen of St. Cloud visited my office and told me he was going to buy some Dexter calves. “What is a Dexter?” I asked. I’m familiar with most cattle breeds, but I had never heard ...

The Columbus Zoo is mourning the loss of their mini-dexter cow, Ginny.The zoo said Ginny died suddenly last week.Her care team noticed she was bloated and uncomfortable and notified the health team ...

LONDON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Hundreds of families across Britain have begun raising miniature cattle in their backyards in light of rising food prices, farmers say. Sue Farrant, whose family has purchased ...

Breeds like Miniature Highlands, Miniature Herefords, and Dexters didn’t just pop up overnight. Their histories are as varied as their appearances, with some, like the Dexter, dating back centuries, ...

nepalnepal — A minuscule cow with a taste for contemporary music has been named the world’s smallest by the Guinness World Records book. Guinness said the sheep-sized bovine from the West Yorkshire ...

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) --Walk around Rick Robbins’ Leelanau County yard and you'll see all kinds of unexpected things. Roaming around his fenced-in, small pasture are chickens, mini ...

HIBBARD • Irish Dexter cattle produce milk that is high in butterfat, and dark, lean meat that can be high in omega 3 when grass fed. Although they can buck, they are quite docile and small in stature ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A beloved cow at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Prospect Park Zoo is moo-ving on to greener pastures. Aggie, a Dexter cow, died at age 18 of old age. Dexter cows live an ...