Welcome to the Irish Dexter Cattle Society
Welcome to the home of the Irish Dexter and the Irish Dexter Cattle Society Dedicated to the Promotion, Breeding, Development and Marketing of Dexter Cattle in their Native Green Land.
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Website Instructions for New and Existing Members
Instructions for New Members to create an account and pay for membership online Click Here Instruction for all members to register calves, renew membership & order tests Click Here
Important Information Regarding the new ACRES scheme – Terms & Conditions
Conservation of rare breeds:20 Livestock units €200 per unit. Conservation Of Rare Breeds, Objective: To conserve the genetic diversity of native breeds that are at risk of extinction. This action endeavours to retain and where possible, increase populations of...
IDCS membership receipts for GLAS
Receipts for all 2021 IDCS members have been sent to the GLAS section of the DAFM so you do NOT need to get an individual receipt. Copy the pedigree certs and get the copies stamped as genuine copies by your DAFM office or Advisor and submit the copies NOT the...
Upcoming Events
IDCS membership receipts for GLAS
Receipts for all 2021 IDCS members have been sent to the GLAS section of the DAFM so you do NOT need to get an individual receipt. Copy the pedigree certs and get the copies stamped as genuine copies by your DAFM office or Advisor and submit the copies NOT the...
AGM 2022
The Annual General Meeting of the Irish Dexter Cattle Society took place at 2.00pm on Sunday the 3rd April 2022 in The Sheraton Hotel, Gleeson Street, Athlone. N37 D953 The following members were elected to the Steering Committee: Bryans Peter, Conniffe...
Why Dexters?
Promoting awareness of the quality and taste of Dexter Meat
Promoting the Dexter Cattle Breed as a popular farm animal producing exceptional quality beef
The Dexter Cow is a dual purpose cow, Native to Ireland, and like the Irish can be found in many countries throughout the world, including Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Cuba, Argentina, Kenya, Canada, USA and many parts of Europe including the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Denmark and Germany…….
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