THE DAIRY TYPE
WHAT IS WANTED. True dairy type in cattle is denoted (1) by a well-developed digestive system; (2) a strong constitution, which means an efficient circulatory and vital system; (3) an active mammary system; and (4) a marked dairy temperament. Quality is of the utmost importance in lfie dairy cow. This is best evidenced in a loose, mellow, fairly th : n skin, fine, soft, bright hair and smooth and fine, clear, bone. There should be a clean-cut headpiece and a complete freedom from coarseness about the shoulder or hooks, and a slim tail. All dairy cc.ws should have a straight, strong top line from head to tail. A weak back and drooping rump are particularly objected to, and the latter is naturally accompanied by an udder that lacks development. The rump should also be wid : at the pins in order to give more width for attachment of thj udder behind. There is a direct coniiecbon between shape and attachment of the udder and the conformation of the rump of a cow.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19846, 21 May 1927, Page 21 (Supplement)
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173THE DAIRY TYPE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19846, 21 May 1927, Page 21 (Supplement)
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