PHOTO GALLERY: Small Farm Trade Show and Conference presents various farm animals

November 2, 2012 | 9:13 p.m. CDT

Farmers and animal breeders from all over the country attended the Small Farm Trade Show and Conference Friday at the Central Missouri Event Center, Home of the Boone County Fair. This year's show features more than 150 vendors and 55 talks, and the show runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

Highlander cattle Lady Eve and her 4-month old daughter Summer are shown by Thompson Highlander Farm at the Small Farm Trade Show and Conference on Friday at the Central Missouri Event Center, Home of the Boone County Fair. The beef breed is originally from Scotland and is known to be both docile and hearty. | Jaime Henry-White

Tommy Thompson, owner of Thompson Highlander Farm, laughs about how seldom he brushes his cattle's coat while showing off his Highlander cattle at the Small Farm Trade Show and Conference on Friday. Thompson, from Pocahontas, Ill., has been coming to the show for 8 years, and in recent years, he has brought his cattle to promote the breed. | Jaime Henry-White

Lucas Peak, 9, left, pretends to be a horse as his brother Kaleb Peak, 7, rides his back at the Small Farm Trade Show and Conference on Friday at the Central Missouri Event Center. The children came with their father, who was showing poultry at the show. | Jaime Henry-White

Young Tennessee fainting goats are displayed by Texowa Ranch from Brackettville, Texas, at the Small Farm Trade Show and Conference on Friday at the Central Missouri Event Center. The breed is known for "fainting" when startled. | Jaime Henry-White

Julius Potter, 6, left, and his mother, Alison Crim, look at the poultry section of the Small Farm Trade Show and Conference on Friday at Central Missouri Event Center. The two came to learn about small farms together. | Jaime Henry-White

Chicken eggs are put on a table between poultry cages at the Small Farm Trade Show and Conference on Friday at the Central Missouri Event Center. | Jaime Henry-White

A dove rests in its cage while on display in the poultry section of the Small Farm Trade Show and Conference on Friday at the Central Missouri Event Center. | Jaime Henry-White

Aaron Burgin feeds his chickens at the Small Farm Trade Show and Conference on Friday at the Central Missouri Event Center. | Jaime Henry-White