Anatomical studies. No. 50. A comparison of Hamitic Longhorn, West African Shorthorn and Afrikander cattle particularly with regard to the skull

Curson, H.H.Epstein, H.Du Toit, P.J.Union of South Africa. Dept. of Agriculture2015-08-312015-08-3120151934Curson, HH & Epstein, H 1934, 'A comparison of Hamitic Longhorn, West African Shorthorn and Afrikander cattle particularly with regard to the skull', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 487-504.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49680The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Assuming that the three foundation stocks of African cattle are the Hamitic Longhorn, Brachyceros, and Longhorned Zebu types, it is possible to differentiate between them (a) on account of their conformation, and (b) because of differences in osteology. These differences are tabulated in the text and to emphasize them, photographs accompany the paper.en©Union of South Africa, Dept. of Agriculture (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary reportsSouth AfricaCattle breedsVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaAnatomical studies. No. 50. A comparison of Hamitic Longhorn, West African Shorthorn and Afrikander cattle particularly with regard to the skullArticle