Els, Heleen C.2010-03-172010-03-172009Felius, M 1995, ‘Cattle breeds: an encyclopedia’, Misset, Doetinchem, pp.74.Loubser, A, Schutte, N & Hofmeyer I 2007, ‘Cattle breeds of South Africa : an index of breeds and overview of industry’, Agriconnect, Pretoria, pp.168-169.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13510The 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)85.37 x (h)56.44 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)5.04 cm, 46.22 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 17 sec. @ 28.8 kbps.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Breed of miniature Irish cattle reported in 1776, only called Dexters as of early 1800's (Ireland).SIZE: Dwarf/miniature.COLOUR: Black, red and dun.PURPOSE: Dual purpose.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Small docile dual purpose, used for beef, dairy, vegetation management and hobby.enCopyright © Heleen Els, Department of Production Animal Studies. Provided for educational purposes only.Cattle breedsLivestock breeds -- South AfricaCattle breeds -- South AfricaStill Image