I would like to raise miniature cows.
2007-02-14 06:30:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
a.k.a. Shetland
2007-02-14 06:33:40 · update #1
dexters are one of the perfect "mini" cattle you can have....they are a multi purpose breed...good for draft work, beef and milking...but if you like that shaggy look...the Highland cattle from scotland are small and cute.
2007-02-14 06:33:47 · answer #1 · answered by Tammy M 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There are a few different breeds of miniature cattle. In the last couple of years they have taken the Scottish Highlander which I used to raise and have repeatedly bred the smallest to the smallest and now have a miniature breed of them as well. They are pretty cute as miniatures. As beef cows I changed to Angus.The Highlanders don't carcass well. Before my disability I was an A.I. tech and worked with many breeds of cattle.
2007-02-14 15:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by Born2Bloom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a breed called the zebu, which resembles a miniature Brahma. Very pretty, about the size of a Shetland.
2007-02-14 15:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/ (go down to SHETLAND breed in the sidebar).
This is cool website - check it out for all kinds of cattle breed descriptions & photos. I lived near a farm that had Belted Galloways - we always called them 'Oreo cows' when we passed. One day we talked to the lady that owned them - she said they are so sweet & follow you around wanting to be scratched & rubbed, like big dogs!
2007-02-14 14:42:51 · answer #4 · answered by mustanglynnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of miniature breeds of cattle. I personally think that they miniature Zebu and Longhorns are really neat.
2007-02-14 14:49:55 · answer #5 · answered by iluvmyfrenchbulldogs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋