SAN ANTONIO – A unique breed of cattle is growing in popularity at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Miniature Hereford cattle are considerably smaller than regular Herefords and are a favorite of ...

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 ...

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 ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — She was a heifer barely waist high from the pastures of Silverton, Oregon, but Mae had the sparkle of a beauty pageant queen as a crew of extras powdered her flanks and shaved ...

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 ...

BILLINGS (AP) — She was a heifer barely waist high from the pastures of Silverton, Oregon, but Mae had the sparkle of a beauty pageant queen as a crew of extras powdered her flanks and shaved the ...