The colour slides have been scanned with a HP ScanJet 5590 scanner; 24-bit true colour, 600 dpi, saved in JPEG-format. Downscaling was done with Adobe Photoshop.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:Scotland during 19th century (North european polled cattle). SIZE: Small. COLOUR: Black or Red. PURPOSE: Beef. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Originally polled and horned breeds were raised in Aberdeenshire, but the modern cattle are naturally polled (since 1862 Polled Herdbook). REFERENCES: Felius, M 1995, ‘Cattle breeds: an encyclopedia’, Misset, Doetinchem, pp.52-53. Loubser, A, Schutte, N & Hofmeyer I 2007, ‘Cattle breeds of South Africa : an index of breeds and overview of industry’, Agriconnect, Pretoria, pp.114-117.Photo 1: Original scanned document size: (w)87.35 x(h)55.7 cm. Final web-ready size:(w)7.62 x(h)4.86 cm, 41.89 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 16 sec. @ 28.8 kbps.