Rancher Ali Petersen, of Tekamah, Neb., helps a mini-Hereford calf take its first step eight hours after it was born. Tekamah, Neb.? Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali ...

They have fertilized miniature Hereford embryos implanted in standard-size cows to help boost their numbers. They're planning to offer 50 head in what they describe as the world's first Miniature ...

Rusk High School senior Kendall Filer, left, won Grand Champion Mini Hereford one day after her cow, Winnie, went through a difficult birth to baby Wyatt. The 74th annual Cherokee County Junior ...

My fantasies of miniature-cattle ownership are simple and pure. I dream of taking my cow to the grocery store on a harness so she can peruse the low-hanging greens, of going to the dog park and ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) She was a heifer barely waist high from the pastures of Silverton, Oregon, but Mae had the sparkle of a beauty pageant queen as a crew of extras powdered her flanks and shaved the ...

SAN ANTONIO – A unique breed of cattle is growing in popularity at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Miniature Hereford cattle are considerably smaller than regular Herefords and are a favorite of ...

PERRY, Georgia -- It's a small friendship that means big things for one 12-year-old boy. James McNeal was diagnosed with a rare form of dwarfism, known as Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, when he was ...

Whiskey Girl stood tall, proud and mostly still while two men blow-dried her hair. On second thought, "tall" is hardly the right word for the young show cow, one of about 60 Miniature Herefords dolled ...