OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLKNCE FOR CATTLE 



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SCALE OF POINTS ADOPTED BY THK AMERICAN 

 GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB, DEC. I3, 1899 — I!ULL. 



Temperament. 

 Constitution . .38 



Dairy Prepo- 

 tency 



Clean cut, lean face; strong, sinewy jaw; 

 wide muzzle with wide open nostrils; full, 

 bright eye with quiet and gentle expres- 

 sion ; forehead long and broad 5 



Long masculine neck with strong juncture 

 to head ; clean throat. Backbone rising 

 well between shouldc r blades ; large, rug- 

 ged spinal processes, indicating good 

 development (if the spinal cord 5 



Pelvis arching and wide ; rump long ; wide, 

 strong structure of spine at setting on of 

 tail. Long, thin tail with good switch. 

 Thin, in-curving thighs 5 



Ribs amply and fully sprung and wide apart, 

 giving an open, relaxed conformation ; 

 thin, arching flank 5 



Abdomen large and deep, with strong muscle 

 and navel development, indicative of 

 capacity and vitality 15 



Hide firm yet loose, with an oily feeling and 

 texture but not thick 3 



As shown by having a great deal of vigor, 

 style, alertness and resolute appearance. . 



Rudimentar- | 

 ies and Milk . 

 Veins 10 ' 



Indicating Color ( 

 of Milk in Off- 

 spring 15 ( 



Symmetry ana 

 Size 22 



15 



Rudimentaries of good size, squarely and 

 broadly placed in front of and free from 

 scrotum. Milk veins prominent ....... 10 



Skin deep yellow in ear, on end of bone of 

 tail, at base of horns and body generally, 

 hoofs amber colored 15 



Color of hair a shade of fawn with white 

 markings. Cream colored nose. Horns 

 amber colored, curving and not coarse. . . 8 



Size for the breed : Mature bulls four years 

 old or over, about 1,500 lbs 4 



General appearance as indicative of the 

 power to beget animals of strong dairy 

 qualities 10 



Total 



EXPLANATORY NOTES I!V COMMITTEE. 



We recognize the Guernsey should be — 



First. A dairy animal with a distinctive dairy temperament and 

 conformation, having f strong, nervy structure with a corresponding 

 flow of nervous energy, and every indication of capacity and vitality. 



Second. In color of hair, a shade of fawn, with white on limbs 

 and under part of body are considered the prevailing markings, and 

 some degree of uniformity is desirable. 



