Dexter Cattle
Our Cattle get the best of the best here at Sweet Briar Farm! In the summer they graze on pasture and eat any spare veggies we have, and in the winter they have access to high quality hay and supplemental grain. Our herd consists of purebred Dexter cattle, with the exception of our one Jersey cow. We chose Dexters for our herd because they are dual purpose, meaning they are used for milk and beef, also because they are hearty, requiring much less hands on or veterinary care. Dexters are also one of the smallest standard breeds of cattle, making them easier to handle than most larger cattle breeds. The Bulls are known to be docile and easy keepers.
Our Cattle get the best of the best here at Sweet Briar Farm! In the summer they graze on pasture and eat any spare veggies we have, and in the winter they have access to high quality hay and supplemental grain. Our herd consists of purebred Dexter cattle, with the exception of our one Jersey cow. We chose Dexters for our herd because they are dual purpose, meaning they are used for milk and beef, also because they are hearty, requiring much less hands on or veterinary care. Dexters are also one of the smallest standard breeds of cattle, making them easier to handle than most larger cattle breeds. The Bulls are known to be docile and easy keepers.
Dexter Bulls
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Herd Sire
Chaney's Mr. President Mr. President hails from the well known Chaney's Dexter Cattle Farm in Tennessee. In addition to bringing some fresh genetic diversity to Michigan, his incredibly calm and docile temperament are among his many remarkable attributes. Mr. President is A2/A2 and homozygous polled. No more disbudding calves with this bull behind our herd! You can checkout his pedigree here. Click through slideshow on the left to see Mr. President! |
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Junior Herd Sire Bean Homestead Leo Leo is our up and coming A2/A2, Homozygous polled, red Dexter bull. We are very excited to bring on this new set of genetics. Leo was acquired through a trade in 2023 and will be leaving the farm in 2025 after breeding season. Find Leo's Pedigree here. |
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Brood Cows
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Altenburg's Emma Emma is an A2/A2, Polled, red dexter cow. She is unique to our farm as she is our first AI heifer. With Freedom Farm and Bernath Farms genetics. You can visit her pedigree here. |
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MI Sweet B Dr. Quinn
Dr. Quinn is a A1/A2, genetically Horned, and she is the first heifer we registered that was born on the farm. Like her mother DQ is a spicy little cow. Falling near the bottom of the pecking order she is the "ideal" Dexter. You can see her pedigree here.
Dr. Ramoray
Dr. Ramoray is out of our Dr. Quinn, and Mr. President.She is obigate hetrozygous polled and confirmed A2/A2.
Dr. Ramoray is out of our Dr. Quinn, and Mr. President.She is obigate hetrozygous polled and confirmed A2/A2.
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Haven Creek Farm Jolleen Jolleen comes from excellent breeding stock out of SGF lines from Haven Creek Farm. She is homozygous polled and homozygous for A2/A2 milk proteins. She has the genetics for a top quality dual purpose cow. Look at Jolleen's ADCA pedigree here. Click through the slideshow on the Left to see Jolleen and her calves! |
J&L's Tilley's Sweet Pea (Pippi)
Farm named Pippi is an A2/A2, heterozygous polled, red dexter cow. She is one of our favorite cows, and she freshened for the second time this year. Check out her pedigree here.
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J&L's Fiona's Shayna (Katinka) Katinka is A1/A2 and hetero polled. Shown here (Left) with her calf as a 2nd freshener. We retained her calf (Lily) and we can't wait watch her grow. Katinka is a very good mom and we are excited to see what she will have next. Katinka is bred to Leo for 2025 spring calving. If you want to see Katinka's pedigree click here. Click through Slideshow on the left to see Katinka and her calf! |
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Mi Sweet B Lily Of the Valley Lily is a sweet little calf that is A2/A2 and homozygous polled. She has great genetics from J & L Fionna's Shayna (Katinka) and Mr. President and we are really happy to keep her in our herd. What were excited to see Lily's coloring, she is wild red (E+). The black nose is associated with what is referred to as a wild type red allele (E+). Click here to watch the video of when Lily was Born. Her ADCA pedigree here. Click through slideshow on the right to see Lily! |
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Grace Hill Honey Honey is A1/A2, homozygous Polled, and red in color. Likely wild red indicated by her black nose. She is a non-chondro carrier, and you can see her pedigree here. Honey is so cute and small, we are so excited to see what her calf will look like next year! Click through slideshow on the right to see Honey! |
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Lipperts Hattie Hattie is A2/A2 and homozygous polled. She is the mother to our Lipperts Jesse and our MI Sweet B Hubba Hubba. If you want to see her pedigree Click Here. Hattie is bred to Mr. President for a spring 2025 calf. |
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Dbl Dutch's June BH (Junebug) Junebug is also a chondro-carrier, polled, and has blue eyes! When Mike saw a picture of this beefy little girl he instantly took a day trip to put a deposit on her. If you want to see a video about June Click Here. With well known Double Dutch and Wieringa lineages we are anticipating June to be an excellent producer! Check out her pedigree click here. Click through slideshow on the right to see June and her calf! |
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Lipperts Lydia
Lydia is our new dexter heifer she is from the Lipperts. See her pedigree here. Her Dam is Lipperts Holly, and her Sire is Euchee's Creek Red Amos.She is wild red, A2/A2 and homozygous polled.
Millie (Our only Jersey)
Millie is our only jersey cow, purchased as a bottle baby, she quickly attached to the family and acts more like a really large dog than a cow. She is bred back to Mr. President for a Spring 2025 freshening. Hopefully she has a baby that is as cute as she is. If you want to see a video of little Millie click here.
Millie (Our only Jersey)
Millie is our only jersey cow, purchased as a bottle baby, she quickly attached to the family and acts more like a really large dog than a cow. She is bred back to Mr. President for a Spring 2025 freshening. Hopefully she has a baby that is as cute as she is. If you want to see a video of little Millie click here.