Dexter cattle

The Dexter is an Irish breed of small cattle. It originated in the eighteenth century in County Kerry, in south-western Ireland, and appears to be named after a man named Dexter, who was factor of the estates of Lord Hawarden on Valentia Island. Until the second half of the nineteenth century it was considered a type within the Kerry breed.: 168 

Dexter
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk: 144 
  • DAD-IS (2022, Ireland): at risk/critical
  • DAD-IS (2022, transboundary): not at risk
  • RBST (2023): native breeds
Country of originIreland
Distributionworld-wide
Usedual-purpose, meat and milk
Traits
Weight
  • Female:
    average 325 kg (700 lb)
Height
  • Male:
    102–112 cm (40–44 in): 169 
  • Female:
    97–107 cm (38–42 in): 169 
Coatusually black, also red or dun
Horn statususually horned, sometimes polled
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