MINIATURE HIGHLAND

Although most Highlands would be considered a "Mid-Miniature" size breed (Over 43" at 3 years of age) Miniature Highland cattle (under 42" at 3 years of age) are one of the most popular of the miniature breeds of cattle and good miniatures are still extremely rare. We started our Miniature Highland fold nearly 20 years ago by selecting for extremely thick and long hair, good conformation and udder quality, and a good temperament so that we could handle them easily and they would pass that good temperament on to their calves. Over the years we have worked hard to not only continue to select for these traits, but to continue to reduce the size of our fold by the use of very small Highland bulls. At the same time, we have also accumulated one of the largest Dexter herds in the United States. Although rare now, some Dexters carry a gene called "Chondrodysplasia" which is a dwarf gene. We introduced this gene into the purebred Highlands, and then selected the offspring of these parings and..