Els, Heleen C.2010-03-182010-03-182009Felius, M 1995, ‘Cattle breeds: an encyclopedia’, Misset, Doetinchem, pp.139-140.Loubser, A, Schutte, N & Hofmeyer I 2007, ‘Cattle breeds of South Africa : an index of breeds and overview of industry’, Agriconnect, Pretoria, pp.122-125.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13520The 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.Photo 1: Original scanned document size: (w)87.07 x (h)56.73 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)4.96 cm, 58.72 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 22 sec. @ 28.8 kbps. Photo 2: Original scanned document size: (w)86.64 x (h)57.15 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)5.03 cm, 56.24 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 21 sec. @ 28.8 kbps. Photo 3: Original scanned document size: (w)86.5 x (h)55.46 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)4.89 cm, 53.9 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 20 sec. @ 28.8 kbps.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Great Britain (Lowland breed of west and southern England)SIZE: Medium.COLOUR: Red-brown with white underline and face.PURPOSE: Beef.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Polled Herefords from USA is responsible for polled condition in 85% of British Herefords today. Popular breed in commercial crossbreeding with dairy cows due to highly heritable colour characteristics.enCopyright © Heleen Els, Department of Production Animal Studies. Provided for educational purposes only.Cattle breedsLivestock breeds -- South AfricaCattle breeds -- South AfricaStill Image