TRAPPE, Md. — New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for farmers with limited space to raise cattle for milk, meat or just fun. On Bill Bryan’s 50-acre spread on Maryland’s ...
The Jessen family’s farm is different from its western Weld County neighbors. The rarest animals on their farm are not the marsupials – a red kangaroo and a wallaby – they keep in a pen in their yard, ...
This year, the biggest thing at the 2018 National Western Stock Show is also one of the smallest. Miniature zebu cattle will for the first time be showcased at the largest stock show on earth.
If you’re a suburban cowboy hankering to raise a herd and short on ranch land, mini cattle may be for you. New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for small farmers to raise ...
Ten years ago, John and Kathleen Schmidt bought a few miniature Zebu cows and soon began raising the special breed. "They are very intelligent. When you go out with the little calves, they look right ...
KASARAGOD: Steps have been taken by the Kasaragod district animal husbandry authorities along with the Kerala Livestock Development Board to recognise the Kasaragod dwarf cows as a unique breed in ...
The owners of a dwarf cow that is drawing huge crowds in Bangladesh despite COVID-19 lockdowns have appealed to Guinness World Records in hopes of being awarded the record for the world's shortest cow ...
The Vechur cow, hailing from the verdant landscapes of Kerala, India, is a living testament to the adage “good things come in small packages.” Renowned as the smallest cattle breed in the world, this ...
ROY, Wash. — John Bartheld has been breeding miniature cows on his farm for seven years, hoping to recreate black and white markings in the pattern of a panda to make a “panda cow.” He succeeded on ...
It is safe to say that Ben is the last miniature panda cow born anywhere in 2010. In fact, he has few peers, being a calf and one of only 24 of the scarce breed in the world. At just after 8 a.m.
THIRUVANANDHAPURAM, India - Worsening heat, fodder shortages and the threat of drought are forcing many hard-hit dairy farmers in the Anantapur area of India's southern Kerala state to reduce their ...