SOUTH DEVON
SOUTH DEVON
Picturesque herd of South Devon cattle grazing
A CLASSIC BRITISH BREED
summer. South Devon have fine and sometimes curly coats that range in colour.
South Devons Australia state that colours ranging from varying shades of golden red As the name would suggest, South Devon cattle colour to black, sometimes paler on the are a British breed that originated in the area underline or legs is normal but broken colour is of South Devon. The breed had originally been not acceptable in this breed. called South Hams but the name was changed in 1891 when a breed society was formed. They are the largest of the British breeds with Originally a triple purpose breed, South Devon were used to produce milk, butter fat and beef with the high quality of milk being a feature highly prized by the owners of smaller herds in Devon or Cornwall.
large frames and become more muscular as they mature. Bulls have the ability to meet weights of 1000kg or more when mature, with strong male characteristics including testes that are pendulous and large in size.
The females tend to be lighter and finer muscled The breed has adapted to a variety of climates than the bulls with medium sized udders and with herds thriving in temperatures as low even sized, well placed teats. as -18 degrees Celsius to 45 degrees in the South Devon cow and calf grazing CONTINUED ON PAGE 107 PAGE 106
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