BREED CHARACTERISTICS 295 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND SCALE OP POINTS FOR JERSEY 

 CATTLE. 



BULL. 



HEAD : Points. 



Broad, medium length; face dished; narrow between horns; 

 horns medium in size and incurving ....... 5 



Muzzle broad, nostrils open, eyes full and bold; entire expres- 

 sion one of vigor, resolution and masculinity .... 5 



NECK: 



Medium length, with full crest at maturity; clean at throat . 7 

 BODY: 



Shoulders full and strong, good distance through from point 

 to point, with well-defined withers; chest deep and full 



between and just back of forelegs 15 



Barrel long, of good depth and breadth, with strong, rounded, 



well-sprung ribs 15 



Back straight and strong 5 



Rump of good length and proportion to size of body, and 

 level from hip-bones to rump-bones ....... 7 



Loins broad and strong; hips rounded, and of medium width 



compared with female 7 



Thighs rather flat, well cut up behind high, arched flank . 3 

 Legs proportionate to size and of fine quality, well apart, 



with good feet, and not to weave or cross in walking . . 5 

 RUDIMENTARY TEATS: 



Well placed ' . 2 



HIDE: 



Loose and mellow 2 



TAIL: 



Thin, long, reaching the hock, with good switch, not coarse 



or high at setting-on ' . .. . . . 2 



SIZE : 



Mature bulls, 120a to 1500 pounds . . . ... .. ' . 5 



GENERAL APPEARANCE: 



Thoroughly masculine in character, with a harmonious blend- 

 ing of the parts to each other; thoroughly robust, and such 

 an animal as in a herd of wild cattle would likely become 

 master of the herd by the law of natural selection and sur- 

 vival of the fittest 15 



Total 100 



