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Westland mare. 



In the various classes of live-stock there occur several distinct breeds. 



Thus there are 2 different breeds of horses, namely : the Eastland- 

 horse and the Westland-horse. 



The first-mentioned is a middle-sized horse, mostly brown in colour, 

 which is bred chiefly in the eastern part of Norway and in the Trond- 

 hjem district. The stallion's height over the withers is about 168 cm. (the 

 largest stallions up to 175 cm.) and its average weight is 660 kg. It is 

 cleanlegged, muscular, well-built and of energetic temperament, and is 

 suitable for various uses, such as farm-work, timer-draving, driving on 

 the roads and for military purposes. 



The West-land horse is smaller (The stallion's height over the 

 withers about 152 cm.). The colour is most frequently dun or pale 

 yellow. It is exceptionally cleanlegged, has much power of endurance 

 and is in proportion to its size a strong horse with a lively tempera- 

 ment. It is, so to speak, specially created for the hilly country and 

 narrow circumstances prevailing in the west of Norway and is excel- 

 lently suited for small-holding. 



The Norwegian horses can be used until an advanced age. Thus 

 the Eastland-horse is generally worked up to more than 20 years, whilst 

 the Westland-horse may well be worked up to 25 years old and more. 



Among the many breeds of cattle in Norway may be mentioned the 

 Red-polls, the Telemark-cattle, the gray and black Westland-cattle, the 

 Gudbrandsdal- and 0sterdal-cattle, the R0ros cattle and the red Trond- 

 hj em-cattle. All these breeds are indigenous to the locality. 



All cattle in Norway are milking-breeds and the animals have in 

 proportion to their size a good milking-capacity. 



The better-class herds give an annual yield of about 3000 kg. of 

 milk per head or about 750 kg. pr. 100 kg. live weight, but it is not unusual 

 for individual animals to yield up to 5000 kg. or more. 



The kinds of sheep most in use are Cheviots and Oxford-downs ori- 



