THE CHANNEL ISLAND BREEDS 



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SCALE OF POINTS FOR GUERNSEY COWS 



Clean-cut, lean face ; strong, sinewy jaw ; 

 wide muzzle with wide-open nostrils; 

 full, bright eye with quiet and 



gentle expression ; forehead long and 

 road 



Long, thin neck with strong juncture to 

 head; clean throat. Backbone rising 

 well between shoulder blades; large, 

 rugged spinal processes, indicating 

 Dairy good development of the spinal cord . 



Temperament. Pelvis arching and wide ; rump long ; 

 Constitution, wide, strong structure of spine at setting 



38. on of tail. Long, thin tail with good 



switch. Thin, incurving thighs . 

 Ribs amply and fully sprung and wide 

 apart, giving an open, relaxed conforma- 

 tion ; thin arching flanks 



Abdomen large and deep, with strong 

 muscular and navel development, indic- 

 ative of capacity and vitality . . . 

 Hide firm yet loose, with an oily feeling 

 and texture, but not thick 3 



Milking Marks, f Escutcheon wide on thighs ; high and 



denoting I broad, with thigh oval 2 



Quantity of j Milk veins long, crooked, branching, and 



Flow, 10. [ prominent, with large or deep wells . . 8 



Udder full in front 8 



Udder Udder full and well up behind .... 8 



Formation, < Udder of large size and capacity ... 4 

 26 "Teats well apart, squarely placed, and of 



good and even size 6 



Skin deep yellow in ear, on end of bone of 

 tail, at base of horns, on udder, teats, 

 and body generally. Hoof, amber- 

 colored 



Indicating 



Color of Milk, 



15 



Milking Marks 



denoting 



Quality of Flow, 



6 



Symmetry and 

 Size, 5 



15 



15 



Udder showing plenty of substance, but 

 not too meaty 



Color of Hair, a shade of fawn, with white" 

 markings. Cream-colored nose. Horns 

 amber-colored, small, curved and not 

 coarse 



Size for the breed : Mature cows, four 

 yearg old or over, about 1050 Ib. . . 



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