Dexter Cattle Breeders, Societies and Associations

Dexter Cattle Breeders Societies and Associations

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North of England Dexters

The North of England Dexter Group was founded in 1978 by a small team of enthusiasts who kept Dexter cattle and where based in North Yorkshire. The group now covers a much wider area running from members on the Scottish borders in the North down to Stafford in the South.

Dexter Cattle Australia Inc.

Dexters are a true dual purpose breed of cattle, which originated in Ireland and have a long history with records dating from the 18th century. Dexters were first introduced into Australia in the 1880s and have enjoyed an Australia-wide revival since the mid 1980s.

Dexter Cattle Breeders' Society of South Africa

Low maintenance, easy handling, excellent meat quality, good milk production, mothering ability and sheer beauty of the breed has swung many a farmer away from the giants of cattle breeds to the small jewel that has crept into the hearts of many an owner.

Dexter Cattle Society

The Dexter originated in the South Western region of Ireland. Like the Kerry they are descended from the predominately black cattle of the early Celts.

The Canadian Dexter Cattle Association

The Association was formed in 1986 by a group of Ontario Dexter owners and now has 133 members across Canada and over 1260 animals registered in the herd book.

American Dexter Cattle Association

The American Dexter Cattle breed is a descendant, from the original herd of Irish Mountain Cattle assembled in Southwest Ireland in the early 1800's by a Mr.Dexter.

Holland Dexter

Het ras is ontstaan in Ierland. De mini-koeien danken hun naam aan een zekere heer Dexter. Deze man vestigde zich in 1750 in Ierland, dichtbij het graafschap Kerry in het zuidwesten van het groene eiland. Hij gaf de aanzet om het Dexter-ras te fokken. De eerste Dexters werden in 1882 geexporteerd naar Engeland.

Dexter Verband Deutschland

Um die für die Dexter Rinderrasse naturnahe und tiergerechte Form der Rinderhaltung richtig durchführen zu können, bedarf es eines speziellen Wissens um die Belange der Dexter.

Eagleridge Dexters

North Yorkshire

Wagra Dexter

Victoria

Heplers Dexter Cattle

Southern California

Big Interest in Small Cattle Sale 2012-Sep-10
An increasing interest in the virtues of the smallest breed of British cattle, the Dexter, are likely to attract plenty of buyers at the third show and sale at the Rare, Minority and Traditional Breeds Sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, on Saturday September 22.

Record Sale Entry for UK’s Smallest Beef Breed - the Dexter
2011-Aug-26
A record entry is forward for the second show and sale of Dexter cattle at the Rare, Minority and Traditional Breeds Sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, on Saturday September 17.

Faith in the Virtues of Dexter Beef
2011-Jun-14
The Harron herd is one of the oldest surviving Dexter herds, established in 1977 when Veronica, looking for a breed to suit the 11 acres at Beckside, responded to an advert in the local paper for a breeder near Hexham.