LECTURE NO. 31. . 



GUERNSEY CATTLE THEIR STANDARD POINTS. 



I. The following is the scale of points adopted 

 by the American Guernsey Cattle Club : 



POINTS COUNTS 



(1) Quality of Milk. 



(a) Skin, deep yellow in ear, on end of bone of 

 tail, at base of horn, on udder, teats and 



body generally .20 



30 (b) Skin loose, mellow, with fine, soft hair . 10 



(2) Quantity and Duration of Flow. 



(a) Escutcheon, wide on thighs, high and 

 broad, with thigh ovals . . .10 



(b) Milk veins, long and prominent . .6 



(c) Udder, full in front . . . . . 6 



(d) Udder, full and well up behind ... .8 



(e) Udder, large but not fleshy ... 4 



(f) Udder, teats squarely placed .... 4 

 40 (g) Udder, teats of good size .... 2 



(3) Size and Substance. 



(a) Size, for the breed . . . . .5 



(b) Not too light bone I 



(c) Barrel, round and deep at flank . . .4 



(d) Hips and loins, wide 2 



(e) Rump, long and broad 2 



16 (f) Thighs and withers, thin .... 2 



(4) Symmetry. 



(a) Back, level to setting on of tail . . .3 



(b) Throat, clean with small dewlap . . I 



(c) Legs, not too long, with hocks well apart in 

 walking ........ 2 



(d) Tail, long and thin I 



(e) Horns, curved and not coarse . . .2 



(f) Head, rather long and fine, with quiet and 

 gentle expression 3 



I 4 (s) General appearance 2 



100 Perfection 100 



(5) For bulls, deduct 20 counts for udder. 



(6) For heifers, deduct 20 counts for udder. 



