Thanks Gene, the A2 milk is marketed - at 6 times the cost per litre of "ordinary" milk, in most of the chains of suprmarkets, but I'm not sure how widely is...
... don't own Devons or Holsteins,..................... Some Dexters obviously do. And some may not. I had 8 tested. Six came back CC positive, meaning they...
Hi Everyone, I am selling the Dexters for Ed's wife Julie. I am the contact person for them and they are here now. Here is what is for sale... SGF LCIN...
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Apr 5, 2008 9:04 pm
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Wanted to tell a story to the new dexter owners, or want to be's. Came home from work tonight, & 1 of the dexter bulls was out, next to another pasture, full...
Hi Sally, One thing I couldn't see in the literature or in discussion is whether or not a premises ID is required for this show? I've read lots of articles...
Tom, I will check into it.., we DO need a premise ID to show in our NC State Fair.., but I did not see anything regarding that for the Houston Livestock ...
For anyone who is wondering about the Premise ID situation with the VA State Fair.., I have verified with them that it is NOT needed for this event. Any ...
Thanks for taking the time to check. Good to know VA isn't doing some of the underhanded acts I've read elsewhere. My home state of WV is embracing NAIS full...
Its just another sneaky way for NAIS to get people signed up. That alone makes me wonder about NAIS, if I didn't already know so much about it that I know I...
Hi Everyone, A lot of new listings this week on the for sale site. There is a new listing in Michigan (John Potter) 7 new listings in Minnesota (Larry Sample)...
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Apr 12, 2008 2:22 am
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Don't know if anyone is interested, but thought I would post in case some want to get a hold of their representatives. read here ...
Hi, Yes, I saw this already. Some one sent it out to one of the lists that my wife is on. I think this is scary. From what I heard, the UK had an outbreak of...
Hi, I wanted to ask a few questions and I hope that I don't embarass myself too bad with this. Anyway, because of the difference in size between Dexters and...
... myself ... Dexters ... pastured ... Dexters. My ... that are ... Al, I know one man who pastures Dexters with a few Angus cattle. He doesn't have any...
Hi I have a dexter and Jerseys and herefords in the same pasture and my dexter is the boss. They are all afraid of her. We have her dexter jersey cross hefier...
Hi, ... Hi, That was pretty much what I thought. My concern was with a Holstein cow being over 5 1/2 feet tall that their would be no calves. Thanks, Al...
I need to learn more about hoof and mouth disease. I didn't know it could be transmitted from animals to people. I need to learn about other diseases that...
... have ... cow ... Al, After today, I'm sure I understated the risks of breeding a small cow to a large bull. A neighbor bought two small goats already bred....
Gene: You have just given a great example of why record keeping and EPD's in breeding any animals is important. In some cases, especially heifers that are of...
Our purebred Dexters already withstand 100+ degree heat, winter monsoons, are very low maintenance on inferior quality feed and produce a quality product. I...
"That was pretty much what I thought. My concern was with a Holstein cow being over 5 1/2 feet tall that their would be no calves." Hi Al I'm guessing that you...
We had record blasting (not just breaking but multi record BLASTING) heat and drought last summer here in Tennessee and my black, dun and red Dexters all came...
Great story Linda! You have a good bull there. I have had a bull get loose and found him in the chicken coop eating their breakfast left overs (blueberry...
Hi All, I don't know whether anyone notices but Chuck posted the Bulletin Magazine on _www.DexterCattle.org_ (http://www.DexterCattle.org) Not sure if that was...
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Apr 15, 2008 5:29 pm
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Just a question .... If straight European/ English breeds work on the Gulf Coast of Texas why did Gerts, Beefmasters, Simbrahs, Brangus and the like come...
Well, it sounds like Brahams definitely make more sense for you from what you've said here. Linda Reeve www.CloverBellFarm.com Vanleer, Tennessee ... the Gulf...
I think the influence of Bos Indicus may be a solution in hot arid places but that said, I read an article that stated that Bos Indicus influence produced a...
I agree that you would be surprised what animals will do to procreate. I once owned a saddlebred mare and my younger sister had a shetland pony stud. The mare...
Cooperation plays a role. When my friend Allen borrowed my little HC bull he noticed a big cow standing in an irrigation ditch with the bull standing on the...
That's an interesting observation. On a percentage basis Beefmasters had more high quality bulls according to Genestar testing then Angus for several years. I...
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