Dwarfism was before my time but there were other gremlins out there like double muscle and a few others. Because of this breeders learned to breed out these undesirable traits and change things for the better. Those thick short cattle couldn't live very well and what you have today are catlle that can exist better in their own enviroment.

There was a lawyer/cattleman from Guthrie named Chiga in your neck of the woods. His statement was "do your cattle look sexy" I used laugh at that but when you look at that picture. Those cows do. They were his by the way.