Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Stephanie, is your question addressed to Inger or to me? We all use AI, or have used it, or have stock from AI bred stock. Thank goodness for DNA & PV. There were Dexters here a hundred years ago and faded out but this century's Dexters have only been here just over 20 years, most of which have...

BD2 carriers have Meadowpark Charles in their breeding, an upgraded 4th cross NZ-bred bull, from before the time when dams had to be 4th cross before a son could be registered here. His breeding is registered as B.Robert/ B.Robert/ BenMacdhui/ BenMacdhui, neither of which bulls is a carrier for eit...

Peter, she could have dozens of short-legs in her background, and most likely does, the same as every other Dexter, but if neither sire &/or dam is a short-leg, then neither is the calf. You haven't mentioned the sire. There are plenty of 'midget' long-legs, although this doesn't look like one ...

PeterO, how can she be registered 'long-leg' if she hasn't been tested? Does the NZ association just take a person's word for it? What about bulls, are they just guessed at also? That doesn't seem to make sense to me. Clive, that would be the last thing any of us we need. There are already 2 tests ...

You seem to imply that you can register as long or short simply on guess work. That would surprise me but I am not up with the workings of NZ registration. I presume that DNA for PV would be essential at least, would that be so, PeterO? Is it more likely that the parents are not actually tested, an...

Stephanie, thank you again. This is Bonfire, by Elmwood Robson from an Outlaw cow, who is from a Bogevagen Hector (Knotting) cow. She belongs to a grandson, his choice, so is here to stay. Her skin is black, pity about the muzzle. The black facial hair is a winter coat marking, which is not there w...

Oh, my goodness, and the kids told me they were going to connect the gates to the electric fence when I got old & senile!! Carol, have you seen black skinned reds from any line other than Outlaw? We have one that I thought of as 'wild red', by Robson from Bindalee Undine, I can't remember if yo...

The wild red has black skin and true red has pale skin. Cornahir Outlaw is a wild red, and the others are true red, like the Knottings, etc., with the pale ring around the eyes. There is a big difference in the phenotype. Wild red is dark because of the black hairs, and can be very dark at times. W...

We have disbudded all calves for four years now, and life is much happier all round. Easier to get cows into the headbail, safer when they are milling around for attention, & no more torn labia at the round bale feeders, having to be stitched up, and hoping the tears have repaired in time for c...

We have disbudded all calves for four years now, and life is much happier all round. Easier to get cows into the headbail, safer when they are milling around for attention, & no more torn labia at the round bale feeders, having to be stitched up, and hoping the tears have repaired in time for c...

Given the history of this particular steer, it is more likely that he has a megalomania problem associated with herd dynamics. He could be a rig, but that does not explain his aggressive/defensive behaviour. When Palm Chat died, nobody, neither bovine nor human, challenged his ascendency into the v...