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<blockquote data-quote="djinwa" data-source="post: 1130744" data-attributes="member: 8265"><p>Agree with Torogmc81. Some Dexters are said to be dual purpose, milk/meat. The one Dexter cow I had was ugly, not very gentle, gave little milk, and her purebred calf was scrawny. Otherwise, she was a nice cow.</p><p></p><p> Perhaps not fair to judge by one cow, but the pictures I've seen aren't great. For small breeds, lowline angus are beefier. They also don't have horns, which is a hassle most don't want, especially small timers. Though there may be some polled lines of Dexters.</p><p></p><p>I too have shifted bigger, looking for smaller framed, standard cattle. Body is more proportionate, and have more breeding options. And generally better quality. Many niche breeders think every heifer should be sold for breeding, regardless of quality. Poor udders, feet, disposition, etc. </p><p></p><p>And if you want non-ugly cattle for your hobby farmers, you might look at British Whites. The whites get docked at sale barns, but if selling privately, okay. Can breed to angus and still get whites. A few links:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=90958" target="_blank">viewtopic.php?f=5&t=90958</a></p><p><a href="http://www.jwest.biz/" target="_blank">http://www.jwest.biz/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.britishwhite.org/members/active_members.htm#Oregon" target="_blank">http://www.britishwhite.org/members/act ... htm#Oregon</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pharocattle.com/semensource.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pharocattle.com/semensource.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djinwa, post: 1130744, member: 8265"] Agree with Torogmc81. Some Dexters are said to be dual purpose, milk/meat. The one Dexter cow I had was ugly, not very gentle, gave little milk, and her purebred calf was scrawny. Otherwise, she was a nice cow. Perhaps not fair to judge by one cow, but the pictures I've seen aren't great. For small breeds, lowline angus are beefier. They also don't have horns, which is a hassle most don't want, especially small timers. Though there may be some polled lines of Dexters. I too have shifted bigger, looking for smaller framed, standard cattle. Body is more proportionate, and have more breeding options. And generally better quality. Many niche breeders think every heifer should be sold for breeding, regardless of quality. Poor udders, feet, disposition, etc. And if you want non-ugly cattle for your hobby farmers, you might look at British Whites. The whites get docked at sale barns, but if selling privately, okay. Can breed to angus and still get whites. A few links: [url=http://www.cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=90958]viewtopic.php?f=5&t=90958[/url] [url=http://www.jwest.biz/]http://www.jwest.biz/[/url] [url=http://www.britishwhite.org/members/active_members.htm#Oregon]http://www.britishwhite.org/members/act ... htm#Oregon[/url] [url=http://www.pharocattle.com/semensource.htm]http://www.pharocattle.com/semensource.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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