Devon Point Farm - American Milking Devons

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

1. HEAD - Moderately long, with a broad indented forehead: the nose of flesh colour. Clean and free from blue or black. The nostrils high and open. The jaws clean. The eyes bright. Lively and prominent: ears thin and fringed with hair: the expression being gentle and intelligent. Horns matching. Spreading and gracefully turned, of a waxy colour. Tipped with a slightly darker shade, but not black.

2. NECK - Of medium length. Growing from the head to the shoulders, and spreading out to meet them; throat clean.

3. SHOULDERS - Moderately 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 of the tail. Loin broad and full, hips of medium width and on a level with the back.

7. RUMPS - Long. Level. And moderately full.

8. TAIL - Well set. Thick at 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. Medium 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 about the udder is admissable 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.
      UDDER - Not fleshy. Coming well forward in line with the belly, and well-up behind: Teets moderately large and squarely placed.

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