Devon Point Farm - American Milking Devons

DEVON CATTLE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE
With marks for judging, stressing the importance of various points

1. HEAD - Masculine. Forehead broad: short and wide from the eye to nostril. Strong at bridge of nose. Nostrils high and open. Muzzle broad and clean, flesh-coloured, free from blue or black; eyes full and placid; ears medium size and thickness fringed with hair; horns matching, placed at right angles from the head and curving downward. Waxy at the base. Tipped with a darker shade but not black: cheek full and broad at the root of the tongue.

2. NECK - Short and muscular, growing from the head to the shoulders and spreading out to meet them. With good crest; throat: clean.

3. SHOULDERS - Broad and flat on top and well covered. Not prominent at the points

4. CHEST - Deep. Broad and somewhat circular in character.

5. RIBS - Well sprung from the backbone. Nicely arched. Deep and fully developed.

6. BACK - Straight and level from the top of the shoulders to the setting on the tail. Loin broad and full. Hips of medium width. Not prominent and well covered with flesh and on level with the back.

7. RUMPS - Long. Full and level.

8. TAIL - Well set. Thick at the root and tapering. Reaching to the hocks. With a thick brush of hair. And hanging at right angles with the back.

9. ROUNDS and THIGHS - Deep. Broad and full. Extending well down to the hocks.

10. THE UNDER LINE - Parallel with the top.

11. FORE LEGS - Short and muscular, arms full: legs straight and set well apart, good bone.
FEET - Not overgrown and meeting the ground squarely.

12. HIND LEGS and HOCKS - Legs straight and squarely placed when viewed from behind. Not to cross or sweep when walking. Good bone: hocks to be well let down. Cannon bone short.
FEET - Not overgrown and meeting the ground squarely.

13. SKIN - Moderately thick and mellow, covered with an abundant coat of mossy hair of a rich red colour: a little white in front of the purse is admissible but not on any part of the limbs or body.

14. GENERAL APPEARANCE - Showing typical Devon character. Good growth, deep and blocky, well-balanced, evenly-fleshed and smart on parade.

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