Els, Heleen C.2010-03-182010-03-182009Mason, IL & Maule, JP 1960,’ The indigenous livestock of Eastern and Southern Africa’, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, Farnham Royal, pp.41.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13517The 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)86.78 x (h)56.87 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)4.99 cm, 53.15 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 20 sec. @ 28.8 kbps.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: South Africa. Also Bapedi cattle. Eastern Transvaal, regarded as a local Nguni subtype of the Bapedi tribe.SIZE: Medium/small.COLOUR: Black, with white belly and lower neck.PURPOSE: Beef/work.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The South African government has assembled a type herd on the Olifantsriver and cattle are selected on basis of colour. Fairly sized cattle for indigenous cattle (adult cows weigh 360 - 520 kg and bulls up to 680 kg).enCopyright © Heleen Els, Department of Production Animal Studies. Provided for educational purposes only.Cattle breedsLivestock breeds -- South AfricaCattle breeds -- South AfricaStill Image