I’m looking to get some cattle. What are the best out of these? Miniature gallaway, Dexter,Lowline angus?
Here’s some reading Sep 01, 2009, Beef Magazine, By Loretta Sorensen
It was their search for the best way to merchandise the grass covering the rolling hills of their Cody, NE, ranch that led Jerry Adamson and his son Todd to Australia several years ago. That’s where they discovered what the Adamsons say are the purest Angus bloodlines in the world Lowlines. We needed 1,150-lb. cows that consumed less grass than a 1,400-lb. but produced nearly as heavy a calf, Jerry Mar 01, 2009, Beef Magazine, By Burt Rutherford, Senior Editor
For cattlemen looking at the niche market of grass-fed beef, bigger may not be better, at least as far as mature size of the cattle are concerned. That’s the consensus of a number of trials and reports looking at the viability of grass-finished beef. According to Lee Rinehart, ag specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), selecting body type is more important than breed If you go to the source on galloway, you can read all about them but I will emphasize the statement by Lee Rinehart selecting body type is more important than breed
