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HOW TO
SELECT SANTA GERTRUDIS
A.
Functional Efficiency
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Item: |
Fertility |
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Desirable: |
Longevity Cows -
Feminine, Regular calving / Bulls - Masculine, Virile,
High libido |
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Objectionable: |
Abnormal
reproductive organs |
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Item: |
Disposition |
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Desirable: |
Mild,
tractable |
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Objectionable: |
Nervous,
mean |
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Item: |
Size |
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Desirable: |
Large for
age, fast gaining |
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Permissible: |
Medium size |
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Objectionable: |
Small for
age |
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Item: |
Hair
(Dependent on environment) |
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Desirable: |
Short,
straight, slick coat. |
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Objectionable: |
Long curly
hair |
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Item: |
Hide |
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Desirable: |
Loose,
thick, vascular, movable. Squarely set |
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Objectionable: |
Tight,
thin. Excessive skin folds, sheath, navel flap. |
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Item: |
Legs
& Feet |
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Desirable: |
Sound feet
and
joints |
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Objectionable: |
Very short
legs. Very long legs. Straight or sickle hocked. Weak pasterns. |
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Item: |
Udders & Teats |
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Desirable: |
Well-attached,
balanced |
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Objectionable: |
Teats too
large for calf to nurse at birth. Meaty, broken, loosely attached. |
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Item: |
Sheath |
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Item: |
Hoofs |
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Desirable: |
Pigmented |
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Objectionable: |
Excessive
size. Non-retractable prepuce. |
Disqualification:
The individual shall
be disqualified for any extreme manifestations of objectionable
characteristics or for hereditary deformities that occur in Bovine,
such as:
Hernia,
Cryptorichidism,
Wry nose,
Wry tail,
Double muscling,
Malformed Genitalia,
Undershot or Overshot jaw, etc.
B. Conformation
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Item: |
General
form or type |
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Desirable: |
Symmetrical,
balanced, thick, well-sprung ribs, long muscular. Good bone, strong
legs with free movement. Males thicker and well muscled. Females
deeper in rear quarter. |
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Objectionable: |
Flat sided,
coarse and rough. Small and refined. Lack of free movement |
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Item: |
Head |
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Desirable: |
Showing
masculinity or femininity according to sex. Broad, slightly convex
forehead. Straight profile. |
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Objectionable: |
Long and
narrow. Dish face. |
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Item: |
Ears |
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Desirable: |
Medium to
large size. Slightly drooping. Open forward |
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Objectionable: |
Vestigal
ears |
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Item: |
Horns |
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Permissible: |
Horned
condition. Polled condition |
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Objectionable: |
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Item: |
Neck |
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Desirable: |
Neat,
smooth attachment. |
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Item: |
Shoulder |
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Desirable: |
Free-moving,
smooth, well-muscled.
Bulls - thick, well-defined, heavy muscling.
Cows - smoother without heavy muscling. |
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Item: |
Brisket |
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Desirable: |
Broad |
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Objectionable: |
Excessive
fat, downward sloping. |
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Item: |
Hearth
Girth |
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Desirable: |
Deep,
broad, full |
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Objectionable: |
Pinched
girth |
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Item: |
Crops |
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Desirable: |
Full |
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Item: |
Back |
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Desirable: |
Broad,
level |
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Objectionable: |
Sway back |
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Item: |
Loin |
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Desirable: |
Broad, full |
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Objectionable: |
Narrow, low |
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Item: |
Ribs |
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Desirable: |
Well-sprung |
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Objectionable: |
Flat sided |
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Item: |
Hooks |
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Desirable: |
Broad,
somewhat rounded on top |
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Objectionable: |
Very
prominent |
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Item: |
Rump |
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Desirable: |
Long,
broad, moderate slope front to rear |
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Permissible: |
Level |
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Objectionable: |
Short,
narrow, droopy |
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Item: |
Tail |
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Desirable: |
Smooth
insertion, good switch |
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Objectionable: |
Very short
tail. High insertion |
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Item: |
Hind
Quarters |
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Desirable: |
Broad,
muscular, wide at pins.
Bulls - thick, well-muscled.
Cows - deeper without heavy muscling. |
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Objectionable: |
Narrow |
Disqualification:
The
individual shall be disqualified for any extreme manifestations of
objectionable characteristics or for hereditary deformities that
occur in Bovine, such as:
Hernia,
Cryptorichidism,
Wry nose,
Wry tail,
Double muscling,
Malformed Genitalia, Undershot or Overshot jaw, etc.
C. Colour
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Item: |
Coat |
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Desirable: |
Solid Santa
Gertrudis Red |
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Permissible: |
White
spotting not to exceed ½ area on underline. White switch. Slight
dilution of red. A maximum of approximately 10% white on the body of
Appendix A females, excluding the underline. |
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Objectionable: |
Creamy
underline and twist. Dilution, light or dark spots in other areas.
Very light red. Blackish red. White spot out of underline, not
greater than 2cm in diameter, the skin must be pigmented |
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Disqualification:
Fawn or
cream colour. Brindling or roan condition. White spots out of
underline. |
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Item: |
Skin |
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Desirable: |
Red
pigmented |
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Objectionable: |
Some black |
Disqualification:
Solid black
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