TRAPPE, Md. — New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for farmers with limited space to raise cattle for milk, meat or just fun. On Bill Bryan’s 50-acre spread on Maryland’s ...

The Jessen family’s farm is different from its western Weld County neighbors. The rarest animals on their farm are not the marsupials – a red kangaroo and a wallaby – they keep in a pen in their yard, ...

POCATELLO — While a relatively new phenomenon, miniature breeds of cattle are rising in popularity due to their compatibility with small acreage farms. Some miniature breeds, such as Dexter and ...

These days, there’s growing interest in small-scale, sustainable farming– and as it turns out, tiny cows fit right in. Not just because they’re small, but because they actually make sense for people ...

There are small breeds of everything — cattle, sheep, horses, pigs and even goats — and they can be a great option if you have little experience with livestock. Their size, or lack of it, means they ...

“Peanut,” left, a miniature Panda cow, grazesnear his mother, “Midget,” right, on the farm of John Bartheld in Roy, Wash. Bartheld has been breeding miniature cows on his farm for seven years, hoping ...

A US farmer has succeeded in breeding a miniature cow with panda markings, after trying for seven years. He succeeded on June 28 when Peanut was born. From most angles, Peanut looks like the ...

Best of friends: Malcolm Gough with one of the miniature cows that he says behaves like a dog (Picture: Caters) We’re used to films where large herds of cattle are driven across the Wild West. But ...

TEKAMAH, NEB. — Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali and Kenny Petersen were like two Gullivers on a Lilliputian roundup. The half-sized cows barely reached Kenny’s waist.

Don't miss out on the headlines from World. Followed categories will be added to My News. He succeeded on June 28 when Peanut was born. From most angles, Peanut looks like the endangered Chinese bear ...