Els, Heleen C.2010-03-182010-03-182009Felius, M 1995, ‘Cattle breeds: an encyclopedia’, Misset, Doetinchem, pp.745.Loubser, A, Schutte, N & Hofmeyer I 2007, ‘Cattle breeds of South Africa : an index of breeds and overview of industry’, Agriconnect, Pretoria, pp.160-163.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13522The 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)87.21 x (h)58.00 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)5.07 cm, 43.34 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 16 sec. @ 28.8 kbps. Photo 2: Original scanned document size: (w)81.28 x (h)53.62 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)5.03 cm, 51.78 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 19 sec. @ 28.8 kbps.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Continental synthetic: separate herdbook set up by Simmental Association in 1977.SIZE: Large.COLOUR: Mainly red with white or speckled face.PURPOSE: Beef.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Generally horned. 5/8 Simmentaler & 3/8 Brahman composite.enCopyright © Heleen Els, Department of Production Animal Studies. Provided for educational purposes only.Cattle breedsLivestock breeds -- South AfricaCattle breeds -- South AfricaStill Image