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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 830009" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>What do you want to do with them? Eat them, sell the meat, send to market, just look at them? That determines what you should get. Miniature cattle are good if you just want to look at them but you need to look at the market. At an auction the calves won't do that well (at least they wouldn't here). There could be a niche market on their meat -smaller cuts that some older empty nesters like.I As far as the breed- there are nice and wild in every breed. I would look at smaller British breeds- and at smaller frame scores in those breeds - Red Angus, Angus, Shorthorn or Hereford. See what sells well in your area. Look at your market first. Then go to a place with a quiet herd and see if they can set you up. I am partial to Red Angus, or I wouldn't own them. I think they are good cows for a first timer - calve easily, good pain tolerance and easy to train.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 830009, member: 1258"] What do you want to do with them? Eat them, sell the meat, send to market, just look at them? That determines what you should get. Miniature cattle are good if you just want to look at them but you need to look at the market. At an auction the calves won't do that well (at least they wouldn't here). There could be a niche market on their meat -smaller cuts that some older empty nesters like.I As far as the breed- there are nice and wild in every breed. I would look at smaller British breeds- and at smaller frame scores in those breeds - Red Angus, Angus, Shorthorn or Hereford. See what sells well in your area. Look at your market first. Then go to a place with a quiet herd and see if they can set you up. I am partial to Red Angus, or I wouldn't own them. I think they are good cows for a first timer - calve easily, good pain tolerance and easy to train. [/QUOTE]
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