South Devon (beef)
The South Devon is a breed of cattle from the county of Devon in England , Great Britain . In Great Britain the breed is listed as potentially endangered on the watch list of the British Rare Breeds Survival Trust .
The South Devonian cattle are the UK's largest beef breed. Its origins probably go back to the 16th century; the "South Devon Herdbook Society" was not founded until 1891.
South Devon cattle are copper red in color.
Today they are spread around the world and have proven to be a very useful breed of meat.
Web links
Commons : South Devon cattle - collection of images, videos and audio files
- South Devon Herd Book Society (South Devon Herd Book Society, English)
Single receipts
- ^ Breed description cattle: South Devon. In: Central Documentation of Animal Genetic Resources in Germany (TGRDEU). Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food, accessed on August 6, 2015 .
- ↑ Rare Breeds Survival Trust watchlist ( memento of the original from September 7, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 7, 2015
