Dexter cattle are ideal for experiments
Sep 03, 2021
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This article explored how Dexters, being the low-maintenance and inherently docile cattle they are, were ideal material for animal scientists operating in certain fields of research.
It is claimed that the Dexter originated in the south and south-western districts of Ireland where, for some considerable time, they had been bred by smallholders. Originally a mountain breed, at one stage they roamed about the shelterless hillsides in an almost wild state.
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