Black Canyon Enterprises
Black Canyon British White
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CHARACTERISTICS OF BRITISHWHITES
The American British White cow is of moderate size, 1000 to 1500 pounds. Bulls are from
1800 to 2300 pounds. They are smooth polled. Both bulls and cows are
very docile in nature. The cow udders are well set and tight with small black teats. Back lines
are straight and strong with a slight slope to the tail head. The bull’ s scrotums are well shaped
and large in size, a 38 to 42cm circumference in yearling bulls is normal.
British Whites are a breed noted for fertility, calving ease, efficiency and trouble free. They
have a lean and tender carcass with superior milking ability and hardiness.
Another very important characteristic of British Whites is their ability to prosper and excel on
average to poor pasture.
Recommended Standards by BritishWhite Cattle Society of England.
Character: The BRITISH WHITE is a naturally polled, large and hardy native breed exhibiting
the dual characteristics of beef and milking ability.
Colour: Must be white with black or red points, viz., nose, muzzle, pigment round the eyes,
ears, teats of cows or rudimentary teats of bulls. Hooves and splash or spots of colour on the
front of each fetlock. The skin showing dark pigmentation.
Head: Free from slugs or rudimentary horns. It should be of a fair length from eyes to muzzle,
which should be broad. The heads of bulls should be masculine in character and of cows,
fine and feminine.
Body Conformation: Animals should be functional and free moving on sound feet, with a
long level top line, not rising at the root of the tail, broad and expanding over the loins to hips,
pin bones well apart especially in the bulls. The shoulders gently sloping and well set in, the
ribs well sprung. The underline should be level. The hindquarters long from hook to pin, buttocks
being well fleshed down to the hocks, which when viewed from the back, should be
straight, turning neither inwards or outwards.
Udder: Level, well developed but not pendulous, the teats of moderate size, set evenly and
pointed to the ground. It is important that the rudimentary teats of bulls should be wide set and
well developed.
Skin: Should be fine and handle well.