Miniature Dual Purpose Cattle
I am developing my own breed of cattle that have the following characteristics:
- 300 to 400 lb full grown
- Resistant to parasites and disease
- Hardy in the cold and heat
- Produce about 2 gal of milk a day
- Have easy, unassisted births
- Are easy to tame
- Are good foragers in stressed pasture
Our mini-milkers are very small dairy cows. We sell these little cows to discerning families that value saving money and consuming healthy food. The cows also make great ‘survival’ tools as a family could live on the milk alone. These amazing creatures convert grass and leaves into food for your family, without effort from you, even when emergencies happen. I have spent years developing a small frame ‘3M’ cow (meat, muscle & milk) that families can use for their own healthy dairy products and meat without waste or special resources. The animals are a mix of breeds:
1 – Irish Dexter for small stature, hardiness and their triple purpose (3M) characteristics
2 – Miniature Zebu for small stature, resistance to pests and parasites, ability to utilize marginal forage and their heat tolerance
3 – Miniature Highlander for their small stature, meat production, ability to use marginal forage and great winter coat
4 – Miniature Jersey and Guernsey for their high quality milk production
Further suitability for small lot families –
- Less land, water, fencing and hay than full sized cattle
- Not too much milk in a day
- Not too much freezer space at slaughter time
- Less smell, noise, escaping and more hardy than goats
- Not as dangerous or as difficult to handle as larger animals
