Els, Heleen C.2010-03-182010-03-182009Felius, M 1995, ‘Cattle breeds: an encyclopedia’, Misset, Doetinchem, pp.552-553.Joshi, NR, McLaughlin, EA & Phillips RW 1957, ‘Types and breeds of African cattle’, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, pp.111-117.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13516The 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)83.26 x (h)53.76 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)4.92 cm, 37.3 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 14 sec. @ 28.8 kbps. Photo 2: Original scanned document size: (w)83.68 x (h)52.92 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)4.82 cm, 38.78 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 15 sec. @ 28.8 kbps. Photo 3: Original scanned document size: (w)84.67 x (h)55.74 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)5.02 cm, 39.19 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 15 sec. @ 28.8 kbps.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: West African lyre-horned zebu breed.SIZE: Medium to large framed.COLOUR: Red brown to dark red, sometimes with white tail switch.PURPOSE: Beef/work/dairy.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Said to be intelligent and obedient, yet tend to be nervous and intractable; not driven but instead the cattle follow their herders.enCopyright © Heleen Els, Department of Production Animal Studies. Provided for educational purposes only.Cattle breedsLivestock breeds -- South AfricaCattle breeds -- South AfricaStill Image