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Post by plentypaws on Oct 17, 2014 18:40:05 GMT -5
I am looking at buying a group of unregistered Dexters. Very nice looking and healthy animals. Two cows with calves at their sides and a nice little dun bull. All polled.
The deal is however the woman I am buying them from didn't bother to get papers on them . She was doing homesteading and didn't feel a need to get papers.
I was wondering if any of the registries do "grade or native on appearance" For cows? I know they would not for a bull but I can find no info on this anywhere.
I understand this may not be a done thing and I will just have some real nice un-papered cattle, but I thought it could not hurt to ask.
Thank you in advance.
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Post by cddexter on Oct 17, 2014 23:39:33 GMT -5
You probably would be getting some very nice unpapered cattle.
If the owner can provide you with ANY info, and it was worth it to you, you might be able to id them through DNA. This would probably be expensive, and time consuming. Unless the papers matter to you, be thankful they are healthy and of good quality, and enjoy them for what they are.
cheers, c.
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Post by Olga on Oct 18, 2014 0:36:37 GMT -5
What Carol said...
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Post by kansasdexters on Oct 18, 2014 4:29:21 GMT -5
To answer your question, none of the Dexter cattle registries in North America accept any cattle "by inspection" into their herd books anymore. Registration of a purebred Dexter calf (male or female) requires that the animal have a pedigreed sire and a pedigreed dam. Here is a link to the registration requirements for the American Dexter Cattle Association (ADCA): www.dextercattle.org/pdf/adca_reg_basics.pdf |
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Post by plentypaws on Oct 18, 2014 9:05:37 GMT -5
Thank you for your replies. I am going to try to track down papers. But if I can not get them then I will just be happy I have them and enjoy them. I got them cheap enough that paying for DNA would still be worth while. I got them at a really stupid cheap price. I was shocked and jumped on getting them PDQ.
They have been living on a woods lot, very very little graze. 90% browse. The younger calf is as wide as he is tall and comes out of nursing looking like a black baldy from all the milk on his face. These are first calf cows and they are producing well from the looks of the fat slick calves. And doing it on brushy hillsides. And to top it off they were really bred too young. The tiny little ladies are for sure making a good case for Dexters with their performance.
I am a bit sad the stud books are all closed but still they are more than worth what I paid for them.
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