294 JUDGING DAIRY CATTLE 



skin, yellowish color and secretions are considered to be of 

 great importance by advocates of the breed. The lack of 

 uniform breeding qualities and strong udder development, 

 chiefly in front, are the main criticisms. 



Standard op Excellence and Scale of Points foe Guernsey 



Cattle. 



Bull. 



Counts. 



Dairy Temperament, Constitution — 38 Points. 



Clean-cut, lean face; strong, sinewy jaw; wide muzzle with 

 wide-open nostrils; full, bright eye with quiet and gentle 

 expression; forehead long and broad . 5 



Long, masculine neck with strong juncture to head; clean 

 throat. Backbone rising well between shoulder-blades; 

 large rugged spinal processes, indicating good develop- 

 ment of the spinal cord 5 



Pelvis arching and wide; rump long; wide, strong structure 

 of spine at setting of tail. Long, thin tail with good switch; 

 thin, incurving 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 muscular and navel 

 development, indicative of capacity and vitality . 15 



Hide firm yet loose, with an oily feeling and texture, but not 

 thick 3 



Dairy Prepotency — 15 Points. 



As shown by having a great deal of vigor, style, alertness, 

 and resolute appearance . 15 



Rudimentaries and Milk Veins — 10 Points. 



Rudimentaries of good size, squarely and broadly placed in 

 front of, and free from, scrotum. Milk veins prominent 10 



Indicating Color of Milk in Offspring — 15 Points. 



Skin deep yellow in ear, on end of bone of tail, at base of 

 horns and body generally; hoofs amber-colored 15 



Symmetry and Size — 22 Points. 



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 1500 pounds .... ... .4 



General appearance is indicative of the power to beget 

 animals of strong dairy qualities . 10 



Total . . .100 



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