Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Hello Sylvia, how I wish I could remember exactly what I said the last time this came up! Clicking fetlocks causes a great deal of headscratching and controversy when is comes up. In the years I have been inspecting Dexters it has certainly been one of the most difficult problems to be sure it is g...

Hello Sylvia, how I wish I could remember exactly what I said the last time this came up! Clicking fetlocks causes a great deal of headscratching and controversy when is comes up. In the years I have been inspecting Dexters it has certainly been one of the most difficult problems to be sure it is g...

I'd like to do this when I have some time. Could you answer a couple of questions please? 1) Is it OK to just do the short leg animals, I didn't know non-shorts could be carriers. 2) I thought I saw that hair samples could be used for testing - if so is there a better place to take the hair from an...

I'd like to do this when I have some time. Could you answer a couple of questions please? 1) Is it OK to just do the short leg animals, I didn't know non-shorts could be carriers. 2) I thought I saw that hair samples could be used for testing - if so is there a better place to take the hair from an...

I'd like to do this when I have some time. Could you answer a couple of questions please? 1) Is it OK to just do the short leg animals, I didn't know non-shorts could be carriers. 2) I thought I saw that hair samples could be used for testing - if so is there a better place to take the hair from an...

Hello all, I will try to answer both Mark and Sylvia in this so hope I cover all points. For those of us in UK, the Chondrodysplasia gene can be tested for by sending to the Dexter Cattle Society for the number of sampling kits required. It is expected that most breeders will take hair samples them...

Hello all, I will try to answer both Mark and Sylvia in this so hope I cover all points. For those of us in UK, the Chondrodysplasia gene can be tested for by sending to the Dexter Cattle Society for the number of sampling kits required. It is expected that most breeders will take hair samples them...

Hello all, I will try to answer both Mark and Sylvia in this so hope I cover all points. For those of us in UK, the Chondrodysplasia gene can be tested for by sending to the Dexter Cattle Society for the number of sampling kits required. It is expected that most breeders will take hair samples them...

Are many in UK using the Genetic testing through DCS yet? I have just got the results on 5 animals back, all non-carriers of the chondrosysplasia gene. These are Shilton Pontius, Saltaire Drill, Burnside Alison, Burnside Brigadier, and Burnside Challenger. Because of parentage I can now be certain ...

Are many in UK using the Genetic testing through DCS yet? I have just got the results on 5 animals back, all non-carriers of the chondrosysplasia gene. These are Shilton Pontius, Saltaire Drill, Burnside Alison, Burnside Brigadier, and Burnside Challenger. Because of parentage I can now be certain ...

Are many in UK using the Genetic testing through DCS yet? I have just got the results on 5 animals back, all non-carriers of the chondrosysplasia gene. These are Shilton Pontius, Saltaire Drill, Burnside Alison, Burnside Brigadier, and Burnside Challenger. Because of parentage I can now be certain ...

Yes Sylvia, i now have the technology to BAN anyone,..... oh the power! We have a few Southdowns, sheep that is, we could start a whole new Board. Mark As far as I know (don't ask me to quote references) shetland ewes crossed with cheviot tups will produce more pounds or even Kilos of lamb from an ...

Yes Sylvia, i now have the technology to BAN anyone,..... oh the power! We have a few Southdowns, sheep that is, we could start a whole new Board. Mark As far as I know (don't ask me to quote references) shetland ewes crossed with cheviot tups will produce more pounds or even Kilos of lamb from an ...

Hi there Marg...now that I have read your post I think our heifer must have had that too...although not requiring a ceasar. She was in labor when I found her and I followed her around for a while and noticed there wasn't any progress. When next she went down on the ground I investigated and found I...

Hi there Marg...now that I have read your post I think our heifer must have had that too...although not requiring a ceasar. She was in labor when I found her and I followed her around for a while and noticed there wasn't any progress. When next she went down on the ground I investigated and found I...