. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 306 JUDGING DAIRY CATTLE Brown Swiss.—The Brown Swiss breed until recently has been bred from a dual purpose standpoint. The Registry Association and advocates of the breed are now paying more attention to dairy qualities. The breed is horned, solid brown in color, excepting the udder which is usually of a lighter color. There is usually a light streak of hair on the poll, inside the ears and along the back. The muzzle is. Fig. 126.—A Brown Swiss cow, showing dairy capacity in the general form and development. mealy colored an
. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 306 JUDGING DAIRY CATTLE Brown Swiss.—The Brown Swiss breed until recently has been bred from a dual purpose standpoint. The Registry Association and advocates of the breed are now paying more attention to dairy qualities. The breed is horned, solid brown in color, excepting the udder which is usually of a lighter color. There is usually a light streak of hair on the poll, inside the ears and along the back. The muzzle is. Fig. 126.—A Brown Swiss cow, showing dairy capacity in the general form and development. mealy colored and the nose, tongue, and switch are black. The breed possesses an exceptionally strong, vigorous con- stitution. The weight ranges from 1100 to 1300 pounds in standard females. However, the average weight is some- what less. The general form is inclined to be rather coarse and lacking in dairy attainment and refinement. The neck is somewhat large and heavy, and the shoulders and thighs are inclined to be beefy. The body is capacious, and the Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Curtis, Robert Seth, 1881-. Philadelphia ; New York : Lea & Febiger
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