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THe Dexter breed of cattle is descended from the Celtic Black cattle of old - other breeds linked to these cattle are the Kerry, the Galloway, Aberdeen Angus (original not modern breed) and the Highland. Nowadays, the Dexter is regarded as a sport of the Kerry and is approximately the same size as the original black cattle. All the other breeds having increased in size.
A bull will be less than 48" high, but in other ways should look like a good, straight, beefy animal.
The adult cow should be about 42" - 44" and very milky. There are some dairy herds of Dexters and the quality of milk vies with Jersey milk
Being a native breed, they are hardy animals, needing no extra feed other than good quality silage, haylage or hay if grass is not available. Like all cattle, they do need licks to provide trace elements where these are missing from the land they feed from.
We, like most who keep Dexters, love them for their independence .... sometimes! and for their easy calving and good mothering instincts.
We are always happy to show the animals to visitors - telephone first to make sure we are able to take you round.
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