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North Devon cattle

Breed of cattle

Field	Value
name	North Devon
image	Red_Devon_bull.jpg
image_alt	A thick-necked bull of a deep rich red colour
image_caption	A bull
status
altname
country	United Kingdom
distribution
use
maleweight	average 980 kg
femaleweight	average 630 kg
maleheight	average 136 cm
femaleheight	average 130 cm
coat	deep rich red
subspecies	taurus

The Devon is a traditional British breed of beef cattle. It originated in, and is named for, the county of Devon in the West Country of England. It is a deep rich red in colour, and so may be known as the Devon Ruby, Ruby red or Red Ruby; it may also be called the North Devon to distinguish it from the South Devon.

History

The Devon is a traditional breed of the county of Devon in the West Country of England.

A herdbook was started by John Tanner Davy in 1850. A breed society, the Devon Cattle Breeders' Society, was formed in 1884, and took over management of the herd-book.

By the early twentieth century the Devon was widespread. A census in 1908 found a population of close to 500,000, outnumbered only by the Shorthorn – of which there were about ten times that number.

In the United States

Main article: American Milking Devon

In Australia

Devons were popular for use in bullock teams for hauling cedar and other logs from the forests, which was pit sawn and then transported by bullock drawn wagons and timber junkers to towns and seaports for cabinet making or export. These cattle were among the earliest breeds in Australia and Devons were noted for their docility, early maturing, hardiness and strength which were important attributes to have in a team.

Characteristics

References

"Home is where the bullock is".
[https://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2008/s2482902.htm ABC Rural]
Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201209/http://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [https://web.archive.org/web/20170110125634/http://www.fao.org/3/a-a1250e.pdf ''The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture'']. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{isbn. 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
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[https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ext-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=GBR&specie=Cattle&breed=Devon&lang=en Breed data sheet: Devon / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Cattle)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2022.
[https://dadis-transboundary-ext-ws.web.app/?species=Cattle&transboundary=Devon&lang=en Transboundary breed: Devon]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2022.
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Valerie Porter (2009). ''British Cattle''. Botley, Oxford: Shire Publications. {{isbn. 9780747807643.

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