Benefits of Dexters

Dexter cattle have an excellent reputation when it comes to milk, meat quality and disposition. The compact breed is a productive animal, with the meat being high quality, lean and tender. Those who taste it always come back for more!

The Dexter Cattle Society

The Dexter Cattle Society of New Zealand (DCSNZ) was established in 2000 to help facilitate the development of the breed. At this time two existing groups of Dexter Breeders (New Zealand Dexter Breeders’ Association – NZDBA & Dexter Cattle Society of New Zealand – DCSNZ) amalgamated to form the Dexter Cattle Society of New Zealand (DCSNZ). This Society became incorporated in 2001, forming the Dexter Society we have today (DCSNZ Inc). In June 2016, there were approximately 1600 live Dexter cattle recorded in the Herd Registry.