South Devon cattle

South Devon
A cow
Conservation status
Other names
  • Hammer
  • South Hams
Country of originUnited Kingdom
StandardSouth Devon Herd Book Society
Use
  • formerly triple-purpose: milk/meat/draught
  • since 1972: meat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    average 1144 kg[2]
  • Female:
    average 800 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    average 152 cm[2]
  • Female:
    average 140 cm[2]
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

The South Devon is a British breed of large beef cattle. It originated in the counties of Devon and Cornwall in south-west England, and is mentioned from the eighteenth century. It was a dual-purpose breed, kept both for its milk and for beef. Since 1972 selection has been for beef only.[4]: 303 

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