Project AbstractIn 1995 Falster Farm started looking for a small miniature Jersey cow that was once fairly prevalent in the South, know as the "Rabbit Eyed Jersey." It was not until 2005 we were able to locate a specimen that was true-to-form. We feel that the small number of those miniature Jersey cows makes them nearly financially unobtainable to the average sustainable agrarian practitioner (family farm.) So, we started a breeding program based on a cross between our very fine Miniature Registered Hereford Bull(s) and the two Old World Jerseys that we found and one standard size Jersey from South Texas, to develop a truly dual purpose cow for the small family farm, a more perfect family cow. Our outcome should yield excellent mini beef from the steers, and excellent milk from the females! We give this cross the name HERSEY™ i.e., (Hereford x Jersey.) We hope to have a good look at the cross by the Fall of 2007 (refer to my schedule). Since many smaller family farms across the country have expressed interest in our breeding programs we plan on using this site to share breeding tactics/plans, pictures of our progressn with this miniature dual purpose breed; along with useful hints. However, we are behind on updates. |
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Key Milestones 2007
Key Words: mini cows, miniature jersey, cattle, small cattle, small livestock, breeds, Hereford, mini beef cow, dual purpose cow, family farm. |