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Miniature Cattle

By | Cattle

Miniature cows are as the name implies small versions of cows. They have been specifically bred for size and there are 26 breed categories of miniature cattle. Just like the “full-sized” cows, the miniature versions comes in many different colors, coat patterns, and horn sizes and styles. This is a…

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US Beef Consumption

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From the June 1, 2009 National Beef Cattlemen’s Association e-newsletter: “In the last quarter of 2008, U.S. beef, pork and poultry production were all below a year ago as the livestock and poultry industries responded to financial losses. Those losses were largely due to surging costs of production, especially feedstuff…

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San Cristobal Ranch

By | Cattle, Horses, Ranches

One of my neighbors is the San Cristobal Ranch in Lamy, New Mexico, which is owned by Singleton Ranches. From their website: “The Singleton Ranches started in 1986 when Dr. Henry Singleton purchased the famous San Cristobal Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico. In addition to breeding and raising good…

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Cow Sense

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When working cows you’d like a horse that naturally focused on the cow and wanted to get it to move or block it from moving somewhere. That is known as “cow sense” and it is largely inbred. Some horses have it, most don’t. The real test it to put a…

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