Dexter Dispatch
The Dexter Dispatch is the DCSNZ’s quarterly magazine. It is filled with great reading, including advice on managing and caring for your Dexter cattle, farming hints and tips, overseas Dexter news, updates from DCSNZ office-holders and real life stories from Dexter owners.
RECENT DISPATCHES
Issue 125, Spring, 2024
Featuring: Dexters as ecological agents in Ireland; Native insects that damage gorse; Where did Chondrodysplasia come from; Creamy whiskey and black beer beef casserole recipe; and much more.
Issue 124, Winter, 2024
Featuring: Wayne Pettersson obituary; Do you have enough hay for winter; The advantages of nursing; The rare Irish Droimeann cattle breed; Beef bulgogi with rump steak recipe; and much more.
Issue 123, Autumn, 2024
Featuring: Antibiotic resistance In livestock; Liver fluke, identifying and treating; The first cows in NZ (part 2); Stud bulls available; and lots more great reading.
Issue 122, Summer, 2023
Featuring: Stan Smith obituary; The first cows in NZ (part 1); White Park cattle in NZ; The Madigan Squeeze and how it saves new-born calves; Moving bulls for mating; and much much more.
Issue 121, Spring, 2023
Featuring: Health checks for sheep and cattle; Online livestock farming courses; Why is my newborn calf yellow; Calf alert — no sign of the meconium; A member’s story; plus much more.
Issue 120, Winter, 2023
Featuring: The gestation calendar; Is she on heat?; Big Bertha, the oldest cow in the world; Speckle Park cattle – a history; A member’s story; Man and cattle; and much, much more.
Issue 119, Autumn, 2023
Featuring: Replacing a NAIT tag; Bovine TB – what you need to know; The Square Meater an Australian breed of cattle; A guide to completing registration forms correctly; and much more.