Yaks take up residence in Menifee County

WELLINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has more beef cattle than any state east of the Mississippi River. But there’s a new bovine in the Bluegrass thanks to a Menifee County man raising yaks, those shaggy pack animals from Asia.

The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/1xe4XJ5) reports that Greg Dike tends to 44 yaks on 32 acres. He says they have the potential to supplement the incomes of small farmers who don’t have a lot of acreage.

Half the herd belongs to him; the rest belong to a joint-venture partner in Ohio who will market meat from the yaks that Dike raises. They hope to sell yak steaks directly to specialty restaurants in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere.

Raising yaks is a sideline for Dike, who is executive director of the Habitat for Humanity office in Morehead.

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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com

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