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Mini-cows at home in British backyards
Sue Farrant, whose family has purchased four Dexter miniature cattle for their home in the county of Kent, says the animals offer a way for households to save money on food in the long run, The Sunday Times of London said.
"With high food prices, they are actually quite an attractive option if you like producing your own food," Farrant said. "Both my husband and I have full-time jobs so we're keeping them on the side as an interest."
Farrant says the small cows are renowned for the quality of their meat and the bovines are essentially care-free as long as they have grass on which to graze, the Times reported.
"As long as you've got plenty of grass, they will be fine," she told the newspaper. "You don't really have to feed them."
The cattle species was initially bred in Ireland during the 1800s and has been credited with being able to supply an entire household with milk for a year.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 08/18/2008
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08-20-2008 13:16
johnwyn wrote:
Fantasy cattle
I have just read this absurd story, where are these hundreds of families, and who licenced them to keep/import or move any cattle around the country? You cannot keep farmstock in a normal family house and garden, and most farmers that keep Dexters do so as show animals. Someone is pulling your leg. johnwyn
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