Dexter Milk
Dexter's have sweet creamy milk of high quality that makes good cheese and butter with similar butterfat and protein scores as Jersey's. They don't produce as much in quantity as dairy breeds they produce around 8 litres on average for a first time calver and it increases over the next three years. Dexter milk is naturally pasteurized and A2 this means they do not have A1 beta caseins unless the cow has been out crossed with a Holstein. A1 beta caseins make it difficult for the gut to process the milk causing digestive problems.
Raw milk which has not been pasteurised is easier to digest, pasteurization kills bacteria both good and bad as well as germs but it also makes the particles sharp and sticks into the gut wall lining causing digestive problems.
It takes a lot of time and patience to train a cow to be milked generally from a young age and not all cows take to the idea. It is best if the person who is going to milk the cow trains it as they need to bond and trust the person milking. Cows feel very vulnerable being touched as they are prey in the wild and anything can be a predator.
Short leg Dexter's are a little hard to milk as you cannot fit a bucket under them without getting them to stand on something to prop them up.