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Dexter Cattle Vs Angus for homesteading
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<blockquote data-quote="MichaelB" data-source="post: 631785" data-attributes="member: 8794"><p>I have a cow on 5 acres, and she is a Tarentaise. I like her because she is a small-framed cow (although I know many Tarentaise that are medium framed). I'm keeping her primarily because she keeps my pastures trimmed and because my barn felt dead after I sold my horses. My goal is to have two small framed Tarentaise cows, preferably easier to handle than the spooky pasture-raised cow I have now, and eventually breed both of them to Angus bulls for a terminal cross every year.</p><p></p><p>I have never even seen a Dexter, but I do know that Tarentaise has some commercial use, especially as a brood cow.</p><p></p><p>I have mixed feelings about "dual purpose" cows, although Tarentaise are allegedly dairy cows in France, and my BIL told me that this contributed to the large weaning weights for his calves. However, fresh, sweet cream doesn't quite cut it when I would have to milk by hand twice a day and fight for my share with a calf.</p><p></p><p>If I was serious about cows and had 300 acres, I would have gone with Angus. I don't believe that there is anything spectacular about an Angus other than an outstanding marketing campaign, but if you want to sell commercially you'll do better with black skins (Angus or Angus x). But I only have 5 acres, and I think Tarentaise are very efficient and heck, they're just pretty cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MichaelB, post: 631785, member: 8794"] I have a cow on 5 acres, and she is a Tarentaise. I like her because she is a small-framed cow (although I know many Tarentaise that are medium framed). I'm keeping her primarily because she keeps my pastures trimmed and because my barn felt dead after I sold my horses. My goal is to have two small framed Tarentaise cows, preferably easier to handle than the spooky pasture-raised cow I have now, and eventually breed both of them to Angus bulls for a terminal cross every year. I have never even seen a Dexter, but I do know that Tarentaise has some commercial use, especially as a brood cow. I have mixed feelings about "dual purpose" cows, although Tarentaise are allegedly dairy cows in France, and my BIL told me that this contributed to the large weaning weights for his calves. However, fresh, sweet cream doesn't quite cut it when I would have to milk by hand twice a day and fight for my share with a calf. If I was serious about cows and had 300 acres, I would have gone with Angus. I don't believe that there is anything spectacular about an Angus other than an outstanding marketing campaign, but if you want to sell commercially you'll do better with black skins (Angus or Angus x). But I only have 5 acres, and I think Tarentaise are very efficient and heck, they're just pretty cows. [/QUOTE]
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