We have 6 breeding age Pedigree Dexters, my intentions originally were- 2dexter calfs a year to finish at 24m for ourselves and family, 3dangus a year to sell at 24m through the mart and a spare cow for rotating a cow on an off season(we have sufficient land to allow holidays and retirement).
We did this this year although with abysmal AI success and got one pure dex off a heifer and two Dangus off seasoned cows. Despite keeping them on slimmer pickings and them calfing successfully and unaided I felt the calfs were larger than I was happy to risk asking of the dams. Had we a malpresentation we would have been in positivly dire straights.
So with this in mind I have inseminated with the intention of creating myself some hybrids (so I'm hoping for heifers) Dexoways
From a layman's point of view if you stood a dexter bull, a Galloway bull and an Angus bull in a line you would have three brothers of increasing size.
I hope to produce an animal not unlike a large fluffy dexter that will then suit carrying and calfing Angus sired calfs.
I am thinking this may produce something perfect (for me as a Smallholder).
Thought you might like to know!