Full miniature cattle are defined as those below 42 inches at the hip when fully grown, while mid-size miniatures are up to 48 inches, said Gradwohl, who registers 26 miniature breeds.

Bartheld, who works full time for a local concrete supplier, breeds miniature cattle as a hobby alongside his beef cattle. He started raising them after buying Peanut’s mom from Happy Mountain ...

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Happy Mountain Miniature Cattle Farm Business: Richard Gradwohl breeds miniature cattle for pets, show, milk production, breeding, organic-beef production and grass-fed, all-natural beef production.

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And there are about 20,000 minicows, compared with fewer than 5,000 a decade ago, according to the International Miniature Cattle Breeds Registry.

Miniature cattle, which often are 500 to 700 pounds, provide enough meat to last six months for a family of four. That’s just about the freezer shelf life of beef, Bryan said.

There are about 20,000 mini-cows compared with fewer than 5,000 a decade earlier, according to the International Miniature Cattle Breeds Registry.

TEKAMAH, Neb., May 23 (UPI) -- Miniature dairy and meat cattle are becoming increasingly popular in the United States as feed prices skyrocket, fans of the little cows said. The total number of ...

PUEBLO, Colo., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Two Colorado men have found that raising mini Zebus, a breed of dwarf cattle, results in both requests for the cattle as pets and jokes from fellow ranchers.

If you go What: Spring Festival Includes: Ze'Orange DeLite Open Miniature Zebu Cattle Shows When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25 Where: BG Equestrian Resort, 11800 S. State ...