Dexter cattle

Dexter
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk; DAD-IS (2022, Ireland): at risk/critical; DAD-IS (2022, transboundary): not at risk; RBST (2023): native breeds;
Country of origin	Ireland
Distribution	world-wide
Use	dual-purpose, meat and milk
Traits
Weight	Female: average 325 kg (700 lb);
Height	Male: 102–112 cm (40–44 in); Female: 97–107 cm (38–42 in);
Coat	usually black, also red or dun
Horn status	usually horned, sometimes polled
	Cattle; Bos primigenius;

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

Traits

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 origin	Ireland
Distribution	world-wide
Use	dual-purpose, meat and milk
Weight	Female: average 325 kg (700 lb)
Height	Male: 102–112 cm (40–44 in)^: 169 Female: 97–107 cm (38–42 in)^: 169
Coat	usually black, also red or dun
Horn status	usually horned, sometimes polled
Cattle Bos primigenius