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stephen
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 Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:43 am Post subject: Re: info on cows please |
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| Lisa wrote: |
Its going to be part of the long term plan to escape to the country (I realise it isn't going to happen while we've only got a small garden in Milton Keynes  ) |
You never know. About 8 years ago I got woken up by the police at about 2 in the morning with the question "is this your cow, sir?". Someone had freed a cow and goat, and tied them to the lamppost at the end of my drive. |
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stephen
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| fenwoman wrote: | | I would have a couple of dexters. |
I must confess, I did like them in the Royal Show last year - oh, and the Belted Galways. I even picked the winners...
And the parthernais, but they are for beef, apparently.
Mojo will know about these, as they are from Deux Sevres... |
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Lisa
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Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks
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Hmmmm..... the Royal Show.... think I'll have to book Ellie in kennels and kidnapped the OH for a day off work 
Thanks for the idea Stephen  |
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Itsybitsy
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Location: Leicestershire
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Parthenais - Old yellow/brown, black muzzled breed, dual purpose, originally triple purpose (working oxen) not particularly good yielding milkers (enough for a smallholder though) lots of cross breeding with Charolais - for more beefiness, rare breed, from the Pitou region.
I hasten to add before you swoon with the extremes of my knowledge that this all came from the wonderful book "Cattle - a handbook to the breeds of the world" by Valerie Porter (it's my bible!)
There's nothing by her on eBay but if you put the name on a search it'll notify you if anything comes up. 
Itsybitsy |
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Knobby
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Location: North Warwickshire
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| Cows are cute and got 4 legs....usually black and white and go Moo !! |
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