Post by Admin on Aug 15, 2015 14:20:26 GMT
The first attempt to organize Dexter cattle into a breed and list them in a register was accomplished by a publication known as, "The Farmers' Gazette" in 1887. although with the increased interest in Kerry and Dexter cattle, as early as 1879 the County Kerry Agricultural Society passed a resolution approving the publication of a Herd-book though the project was never completed. ( Ref: RDS Preface Herd book 1). The listings of the Farmers' Gazette totaled three volumes, primarily Kerry cattle, but did include the record of the first 10 Dexter cattle and no bulls. The Royal Dublin Society acquired the rights to the register from the Farmer's Gazette in 1887 and the Royal Dublin Society Herd Book #1 was published in 1890. It included these first 10 Dexter cows. The Royal Dublin Society herd books continued for 16 volumes which included Dexter cattle then continued with Kerry cattle only.
In the late 1890s the English formed a society to promote and record the Dexter cattle in England. The first English herd book was published in 1900. The English cattle included pedigree information from the Irish herd books.
The Dexter Cattle Society of England continues to record and publish pedigrees of Dexter cattle. When the Royal Dublin Society ceased recording the Dexter pedigrees, the Dexter Cattle Society of England became the primary registry of Dexter cattle and their pedigree records.
Dexter cattle were imported to America in the early decade of 1900 from Ireland and these cattle were originally recorded in their country of origin. It was not until 1911 that Professor Charles Plumb of Ohio, set about the task of listing these cattle and their descendants into a registry and herd book and formed the American Kerry and Dexter Club. It was not until 1921 the club published the first American herd book of Dextr cattle. The Irish ancestors of these cattle were included in the earliest records. This association failed after recording and publishing records in one volume.
In 1940, John Logsdon the owner of the American herd, Peerless, with the help of an employee of his company, Roy A. Cook, reorganized the American Kerry and Dexter Club, and the second volume of Dexter cattle was published in America in 1954. In 1957 the name of the American group was changed to " The American Dexter Cattle Association". Herd books were published of the American herd through 2010. The American Dexter Cattle Association registered a website on the world-wide web in the the early years of 2000, and modern pedigrees were added to the online site. A few years after the online pedigree records were added, there was an effort made to copy and add records from Canadian and English herd books.
Most of the main Dexter cattle registries around the world now maintain online registry sites with herd book records and pedigrees and these records include ancestor pedigrees originally recorded in other registries. The American Dexter Cattle Registry contains pedigrees copied from Ireland, England, and Canada.
It is the goal of Legacy to provide pedigrees from around the world of Dexters so those researching the breed, as well as owners in the breed and other interested persons have the ability to trace pedigrees and traits through bloodlines with as much information as can be gathered and provided over the course of time.
In the late 1890s the English formed a society to promote and record the Dexter cattle in England. The first English herd book was published in 1900. The English cattle included pedigree information from the Irish herd books.
The Dexter Cattle Society of England continues to record and publish pedigrees of Dexter cattle. When the Royal Dublin Society ceased recording the Dexter pedigrees, the Dexter Cattle Society of England became the primary registry of Dexter cattle and their pedigree records.
Dexter cattle were imported to America in the early decade of 1900 from Ireland and these cattle were originally recorded in their country of origin. It was not until 1911 that Professor Charles Plumb of Ohio, set about the task of listing these cattle and their descendants into a registry and herd book and formed the American Kerry and Dexter Club. It was not until 1921 the club published the first American herd book of Dextr cattle. The Irish ancestors of these cattle were included in the earliest records. This association failed after recording and publishing records in one volume.
In 1940, John Logsdon the owner of the American herd, Peerless, with the help of an employee of his company, Roy A. Cook, reorganized the American Kerry and Dexter Club, and the second volume of Dexter cattle was published in America in 1954. In 1957 the name of the American group was changed to " The American Dexter Cattle Association". Herd books were published of the American herd through 2010. The American Dexter Cattle Association registered a website on the world-wide web in the the early years of 2000, and modern pedigrees were added to the online site. A few years after the online pedigree records were added, there was an effort made to copy and add records from Canadian and English herd books.
Most of the main Dexter cattle registries around the world now maintain online registry sites with herd book records and pedigrees and these records include ancestor pedigrees originally recorded in other registries. The American Dexter Cattle Registry contains pedigrees copied from Ireland, England, and Canada.
It is the goal of Legacy to provide pedigrees from around the world of Dexters so those researching the breed, as well as owners in the breed and other interested persons have the ability to trace pedigrees and traits through bloodlines with as much information as can be gathered and provided over the course of time.