In the spirit of doing a lot with a little, some ranchers are forgoing the heftier cows and breeding mini-cattle. The payoff is healthier meat and more efficiency at the ranch, leading to lower ...

WHEN you hear the words 'mini cows' they sound as if they are the result of someone's daft hobby. But miniature cattle could be the future of environmentally-friendly beef. In the US, where around ...

The UK’s first ever auction of miniature Lowline Angus cattle drew plenty of interest at Beeston Castle mart. Breed entrepreneurs Steve Jones and Richard Pilkington, from Shordley Hall farm ...

Tim and Debbie Bryan are making a mark in miniature cattle. They focus primarily on miniature Herefords but have added Lowline Angus, their black Angus counterparts, to their mix. They’ve even ...

Lowlines are sometimes called miniature Angus, but Charleen said the breed does not carry a dwarfism gene, so technically “they are Angus cattle, just a shorter version.” The breed is a result of a ...

These stubby lawn ornaments - including about 50 multicolored Texas Longhorns, Texas Shorthorns, Jerseys, Dexters, Herefords, Angus, Zebus and Watusis, none taller than 40 inches - compose Pillard ...

Print Zutavern, a sixth-generation rancher, began raising mini Highlands alongside his Angus cattle as something different to supplement the family's income.

Kenny Petersen, a major mini-Hereford breeder in Nebraska, put the national population of the breed as high as 3,000. Miniature Angus cattle are somewhat more numerous, he said.

There are about 20,000 mini-cows in the country, compared with fewer than 5,000 a decade ago, according to the International Miniature Cattle Breeds Registry.

In the US, where around 30kg of beef is eaten per person each year, farms are ditching Holsteins and Aberdeen Angus for their smaller counterparts, and there are now well over 20,000 mini cows in ...

The mini Highlands are one of 26 breed categories recognized by the International Miniature Cattle Breeders Society and Registry.