The Zebu come in many sizes. The miniature Zebu will be 42" and under.

They are hardy to the heat as well as many insect bites and problems that affect many other bovine breeds.

Mike is in his native Texas outfit here, but above he is
dressed in a native Indian / Sri Lanki, outfit for this show.

They can make very good and gentle pets. They are easy to care for and showing them is actually fun. This is Tammy in her outfit for the costume  contest at the State Fairs of Texas and Louisiana.

 

 

Below is Diamond, one of our colorful herd bulls.

 

A quote from MSN:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid452319854/bctid1716487854

The Link is to a video clip from NPR
Here is some of the text:
This morning, National Public Radio here in Seattle reported on the small but growing trend of raising miniature, hip-high cattle. The report claimed, among other things, that small-farm financial pressures are creating a demand for the pint-sized cattle, since the animals more efficiently convert feed into meat: they carry half the weight of a normal-sized cow yet eat only a third as much as their full-sized brethren, and a larger percentage of their body mass is convertible to steaks and roasts due to lower fat content and bone mass. You typically get 60% of the liveweight from a mini to only 50% of a traditional cow.  It costs about $640 a year to raise a mini compared to  over $1300 for a full size cow.

 

 

This small bull bred with the larger cow in the background producing a smaller calf than the mother.

 

This color of red cow and calf to the right are often hard to find.

The red colored zebus are called the Bengali,
from which they originated.
Below are 3 generations of my black females.
One month, one year, and 4 year old cow.

 

 

 

Meet LPL Coushatta of Munchranch
A new red and white paint heifer at 1 month.

You can see they are docile around caregivers as well as other animals.

One of our colorful brindle cows

 

 

Our Bulls

Zebus for sale at

MunchRanch

American Miniature
Zebu Association

Contact MunchRanch

 

Phone: 903.887.6378.

(East Texas)

Email for Larry: Lmunchrath@netzero.com

 

Email for Mike: Mnordin261@netzero.com

Want to talk ZEBU?

Join the yahoo miniature Zebu cattle group Click on the YAHOO groups link below.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MiniatureZebuCattle/