A Field Guide to Heritage Cattle

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Jennifer Nemec and Oscar H. Will III
July/August 2007
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size: large 
coat:  ruby red 
horns: medium  or polled 
use: beef 
origins: Devonshire, England 
availability:  plentiful 
climate:  extreme temperate 
ALBC  rating: recovering

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www.AmericanDevon.com 
American Devon Cattle Association 
43 Lenior Lane
Canton, NC   28716
828-235-8269

Milking Devon

While most North American Devon breeders were concentrating on beef production in the 1940s, a small group of farmers based their selections on preserving the breed’s multipurpose characteristics. These more traditional cattle provided most of the foundation for the Milking Devons of today. Like their 17th-century colonial ancestors, Milking Devons are prized today for beef, milk and pulling power.

size: medium 
coat: red 
horns:  medium 
use:  multipurpose 
origins: Devonshire, England 
availability:  limited 
climate:  temperate 
ALBC  rating: critical

www.MilkingDevons.org 
American  Milking Devon Cattle Assoc. 
135 Old Bay Road
New Durham, NH   03855
603-859-6611

Dexter

Billed as the perfect family-size cattle, the diminutive Dexters can provide ample milk and meat in a package that is far from intimidating. Although the Dexter’s small stature was developed over scores of generations of careful selection and breeding, today’s population is not 100 percent free of dwarfing genes. Select your breeding stock carefully to avoid problems with genetically dwarf cattle.

size: small 
coat:  black, rarely red or dun 
horns:  small, sometimes polled 
use:  multipurpose 
origins: Ireland 
availability:  limited 
climate:  temperate 
ALBC  rating: recovering

www.DexterCattle.org 
American  Dexter Cattle Association 
4150 Merino Ave. 
Watertown, MN   55388
952-446-1423

Dutch Belted

Dutch Belted cows are known for their good nature and ability to produce large quantities of high- quality milk on a pasture diet. These characteristics make them especially valuable to grass-based seasonal dairy operations where 70-pound average birth weights are also appreciated, as cows generally don’t need help with calving. Dutch Belted cattle mature early and exhibit high fertility.

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