Miniature Cattle and Natural Grass-fed Beef from Dayspring Farm, VT.
Dayspring Farm is a small hill farm in southeastern Vermont. We raise Registered Irish Dexter and American Lowline Cattle for breeding stock and freezer beef. Lowline Cattle are a distinct cattle breed based on genetics derived from small old fashioned Aberdeen Angus stock and bred to be a superior, easily managed miniature beef animal with impressive efficiencies producing premium meats from grass and hay alone. Dexters are the ideal family cow for those who want one or two animals for homestead beef and milk for the family. Both these cattle are a joy to raise being easy on fences, excellent grazers, gentle and healthy animals.
Why Miniature Cattle?
Miniature cattle are really closer to what cattle size was years ago. Naturally gentle, these cows easily deliver small calves, are a pleasure to work with and to handle, and eat half the amount of feed as a full sized bovine. Miniature cattle produce volumes of tasty, marbled, tender and healthful beef on grass feed alone and because of the greater stocking rates, higher cutout percentages and naturally small bones can give the farmer up to 40% more beef per acre. In addition these animal breeds produce valuable and in demand offspring for breeding purposes. Maybe the question should be why not Miniature cattle?
Thank you for visiting our site. You are also welcome to visit our farm by appointment. We like to show our special animals, our beautiful farm and husbandry methods to interested visitors. Please look over our web site and e-mail or call if you have any specific questions.
Rod and Marilyn Hewitt
217 Darby Hill
Rockingham, Vermont 05101
Phone: 802-463-2205
Email: rod@dayspringfarm.com