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INTERNET RESOURCES
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        1) Dexter Cattle Organisations

                       - Europe

                                 A Note on Translation

                       - North America

                       - Southern Hemisphere
        2) Dexter Breeders and Farms with Dexters

                       - Simple Web Pages or Small Websites
                       - Small Websites with Extras
                       - Medium-Sized Websites
                       - Large Websites
        3) Dexter Breed Information (under construction)
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       9) Rare Breeds (under construction)
       10) Cattle and Beef Sites (under construction)
       11) Organic Farming & Sustainable Agriculture Sites (under construction)
       12) Smallfarming, Homesteading & Smallholding Sites (under construction)
       13) Photos of Dexters (under construction)

       14) The New and Unusual (under construction)
  Internet Guides
        A Beginner's Guide to Dexters on the Internet (under construction)
        A Guide to Using Dexter Discussion Boards (under construction)
 

ARTICLES
  Summaries
          1) "Bloodlines...Artificial Insemination in Dexters" by A. Sheppy (1999)

                      - First Half of Article Summary

                      - Second Half of Article Summary

                      - DCS UK Statement on Sheppy's Paper
          2) "Introgression & Purity Assessment in Dexters" by A. Sheppy (2002)

          3) "The Dexter is Back" from The Ark (2003)

          4) "DNA Test for Chondrodysplasia in Dexters" by J. Cavanagh,

                I Tammen, P. Windsor. P. Thomson, F. Nicholas &  H. Raadsma (2002)

                      - Photos of a Bulldog Calf

          5) "Royal Farmers" by Ralph Whitlock (1980)

          6) "Dun Coat Colour in Dexter Cattle or How Now Brown Cow?" by T.G.

                Berryere, S. Schmutz, R.J. Schimpf, C.M. Cowan & J. Potter (2003)

                      - Article Summary and Glossary

                      - "Comments by Sheila Schmutz on the Dun Gene in Dexters"

                      - "Comments by Carol Davidson on the Dun Gene in Dexters"

          7) "Changing Geography of Rare Breeds in Britain" by R. Yarwood &

               N. Evans (1999)

          8) "Kerry and Dexter" in Two Hundred Years of British Farm

               Livestock by S. Hall & J. Clutton-Brock (1989)

          9) "Dexter" in Cattle: Handbook to Breeds of World by V. Porter (1991)

          10) "Genetic and Breeding Research in Dexters Since 1970" by

                A. Sheppy (1999)

          11) "Dexter Cattle: Origin & Relationships" by L. Alderson (1999)

          12) "Comparative Study of Blood Groups in Kerries and Dexters"

                 by Buys & Chiperzak (1992)

          13) "Domestic Animal Genetic Resources in Canada" by J. Chiperzak

               &  J.N.B. Shrestha (1992)

          14) "A Contemporary Geography of Indigenous Irish Livestock"

               by R. Yarwood, N. Evans & J. Higginbottom, (1997)

                    - Part I

                    - Part II

                    - Part III

  Original Articles

        A) Articles on This Website

           1) "Our Land & Our Bodies: Moonlight, Meat & Me" by

                J. Paterson (2002)

           2) "When is a Dexter Not a Dexter" by B. McCulloch (2004)

           3) "Representation of Dexters on the Internet" by J. Paterson (2003)

           4) "Preface to Kerry & Dexter Herd Book, Vol 1, 1890"

                       Correspondence about the Royal Dexter herds (2005)

           5) "The Dexter in History" by B. McCulloch and M. Trotter (2000-02)

                      - Pt 1: From Aurochs to Ox: The Origins of Domestic Cattle
                      - Pt 2: Irish Cattle 
                      - Pt 3: Breed Recognition
                      - Pt 4: The Kerry at Home
                      - Pt 5: The Kerry Breed and Dexters
                      - Pt 6: Colour Bar
           6) "Profiles of Dexter Internet Users" by J. Paterson (2002/05)

                 Part I

                 Part II

           7) "Principles of Website Design" by J. Paterson (2002)

           8) "Dexter Bull Entries in 1890 Kerry & Dexter Herd Book"

           9) "Dexter Cow Entries in 1890 Kerry & Dexter Herd Book"

                      - Part 1: Entries 1-24

                      - Part 2: Entries 25-52

                      - Part 3: Entries 53-81

                      - Part 4: Entries 82-125

                      - Part 5: Entries 126-155

                      - Part 6: Entries 156-185

                      - Part 7: Entries 186-210

           10) "N.Z.'s First Dexters" by B. McCulloch & M. Trotter (2003)

           11) "Future Development of Dexters on the Internet..." by

                 J. Paterson (2002/05)

           12) "Grade One - and the Colour Dun" by B. McCulloch and

                  M. Trotter (2005)

           13) "Founder Effect in NZ Dexter Herd" by T. Cutten and

                 A. Meades (2002)

           14) "Smallfarming Landscapes, Real and Imagined" by J. Paterson (2001)

                     - Part 1: Churchill the Dexter Bull

                     - Part 2: Children's Books: Animals & Rubbish Dumps

                     - Part 3: Children's Books: Landscapes of Imagination & History

           15) "Kerry and Dexter Cattle" by A.N. Wilson (1918)

                     - Pages 102-103
                     - Pages 104-105 (with Kerry photos)
                     - Pages 106-107

                     - Pages 108-109 (with Dexter photos)
                     - Pages 110-111
           16) "Dexters as Beef Cattle" by A.E. Jones (1918)

           17) "Significance of Achondroplasia-like Condition in Cattle"

                  by F.A.E. Crew (1923)

                     - Part I - The Dexter

                     - Part II - The Genetic Constitution of the Modern Dexter

                     - Part III - The Monstrous Calf of the Dexter

                     - Part IV -The Pathology of the Monstrous Calf

                     - Part V - Diagnosis

                     - Part VI - The Etiology of Achondroplasia

                     - Part VII - The Significance of the Monstrous Calf

                     - Part VIII - Suggestion as to Methods by which the

                            Monstrous Calf might be Eradicated

                     - Part IX - The Possible Bearing of the Case of the

                            Monstrous Calf of the Dexter Upon the Species Question

                     - Summary and Bibliography

                     - Photographic Plates

           18) "Congenital Defects [in Dexters]" by L. Alderson (1978)

           19) "Genetic Vulnerability of the Dexter" by L. Alderson (1978)

           20) Extracts on Dexters from "The Principles of Stock-Breeding"

                  by J. Wilson (1912)

           21) "The Kerry Breed" by R.O. Pringle (1886)

           22) "Dexter" by V. Porter (1987)

           23) "The Difference Between a Kerry & a Dexter Kerry" from

                  Live Stock Journal (1892)

           24) "History of the Dexter Breed in Canada" by C. Davidson (2006)

                     - Part I

                     - Part II

           25) Extracts on Dexters from "The Cattle of Britain" by

                 F. Garner (1944)

           26) "Population Dynamics of the Dexter Breed" by G.B. Young (1953)
                     - Part I

                     - Part II

                     - Part III

                     - Part IV


       B) Articles on Other Websites

          1) "Couple's Trailer Vigil Defends Herd..." by Astrid Goddard

          2) "Some Info on Dexter Oxen" by Kathleen Smith         

          3) "Dances with Calves: Smallfarming & Organic Cattle" by J. Paterson

          4) "The Romance (and Mystery) of the Dexter" by Roy Bollwell

          5) "Dexter Cattle: Beefy Little Milkers"

          6) "A Morning Stroll with the Dexters" by Lucas Henry

          7) "What is a 'Lifestyle Block' & is it...'Rural Gentrification'?"

                by John Paterson

          8) "Dexter cattle" - entry in Wikipedia,


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