DOMESTIC ANIMALS 193 



1 1 . Dairy Breeds 



1. Jersey, from the Isle of Jersey. 



2. Guernsey, from the Isle of Guernsey. 



3. Ayrshire, from Scotland. 



4. Holstein-Frisian, from Holland and Denmark. 



5. Brown Swiss, from Switzerland. 



Other breeds of cattle are Devon, Dutch-Belted, Red- 

 Polled, Kerry, American Holderness, and West Highland. 



In general structure there is a marked difference between 

 the beef and dairy breeds. This is shown in Figs. 174, 175. 



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FIG. 174. ABERDEEN-ANGUS Cow (A BEEF TYPE) 



The beef cow is square, full over the back and loins, and 

 straight in the back. The hips are evenly fleshed, the 

 legs full and thick, the under line, or stomach line, parallel 



