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by graham wiseman
Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: non-short who is short?
Replies: 15
Views: 17227

Sorry you are quite correct "non-short" is used to denote a non-Chondro animal. the differentiation between tall non-Chondro and short non-Chondro has been lost by all non-Chondro animals bieng called non-short . Presumably the original Dexters did not suffer from the Chondro gene, so is ...
by graham wiseman
Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: non-short who is short?
Replies: 15
Views: 17227

When I started with Dexters, there were I think I can recall correctly, three catagories of Dexter described for sale. "Short"(Chondro dwarf) exept I don't recall Chondro being referred to then, "non-short" (short animal but not a Chondro dwarf) and Long (tall animal). At some s...
by graham wiseman
Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Grinstead 1949 "Newsreel" - Historical photos and video
Replies: 18
Views: 32585

Nice film, lovely little animals. They are all very consistent in form , short and stocky. Both the bull and the cows appear very short in the leg . Does anyone know if this herd was Chondro free or not.
by graham wiseman
Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Small Dexters
Replies: 3
Views: 4717

I am looking to establish a" herd type" of small lightly built dual purpose quiet animals . I appreciate these are not as commercial an option as the larger built animals I read others are trying to establish to maximise financial returns.Can anyone advise how to obtain additional animals...