As a breed, miniature Hereford beef cattle have a lot going for them. They are compact, efficient, docile, easy to handle and mature quickly. They eat considerably less than their full-size ...

As the interest in small-scale and hobby farming grows, demand for miniaturised livestock is leaving some breeders running off their feet. Denise Warner has been breeding miniature Herefords for 16 ...

Whiskey Girl stood tall, proud and mostly still while two men blow-dried her hair. On second thought, "tall" is hardly the right word for the young show cow, one of about 60 Miniature Herefords dolled ...

SACRAMENTO — Ranchettes have replaced working ranches in much of California, and now there are pint-sized cows to match. In the past two years, Bev Boriolo, 72, and her husband, Don, have built a herd ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Ranchettes have replaced working ranches in much of California, and now there are pint-sized cows to match. In the past two years, Bev Boriolo, 72, and her husband, Don, have ...

Dallas and Dusty, the newest inhabitants at the Museum of Life and Science's Farmyard, might be "miniature" in name, but there's nothing tiny about them. At about 600 pounds each, the Miniature ...

Producing efficient cattle that finish off forage alone has become a mission for many extensive beef farmers seeking to improve profit margins. Shropshire mixed farmer Helen Forsyth believes smaller ...

My fantasies of miniature-cattle ownership are simple and pure. I dream of taking my cow to the grocery store on a harness so she can peruse the low-hanging greens, of going to the dog park and ...

TEKAMAH, NEB. — Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali and Kenny Petersen were like two Gullivers on a Lilliputian roundup. The half-sized cows barely reached Kenny’s waist.

The Nixons’ children practice animal-handling skills with the tiny cows on their two-hectare property in Wagga Wagga, NSW. “They’re not hard on fences like the big Herefords, Nathan said. ”The Minis ...

Producing efficient cattle that finish off forage alone has become a mission for many extensive beef farmers seeking to improve profit margins. Shropshire mixed farmer Helen Forsyth believes smaller ...