The Society Contents

Aims and Objectives

Breed Standards

Constitution

 Aims and Objectives
British White Cattle

The objects for which the Society is founded are:-

  1. To encourage the breeding of British White Cattle.
  2. To establish and publish a Herd Book for them.
  3. To obtain classes and to augment prizes at Shows, and to recommend judges thereat.
  4. To investigate cases of doubtful and suspected pedigrees.
  5. To settle disputes and questions relating to, or connected with, British White Cattle.
  6. To promote sales by auction or by private treaty of registered British White Cattle.

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 Breed Standards
  1. No cattle can be shown as British White at approved and recognised breed shows unless they are registered in, or entered for, the Society's Herd Book. Only full Pedigree, 'C' and 'D' grade females can be shown as British White Cattle.
  2. All cattle must be entered for Show under their registered names with Herd Book reference and the Exhibitor must be the owner and responsible for their description.
  3. Breeders and judges should aim at the best combination of milk and beef qualities. The judge, in his final award, to give greatest weight to conformation but particular attention should always be given to breed type.
  Standards
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. It is preferable that the skin should show dark pigmentation.
Head Shall be 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 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 pointing 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.

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 Constitution
  1. British White BullThe name of the Society is the British White Cattle Society.
  2. The Society shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and an unlimited number of members whose names and addresses shall be registered by the Secretary in a book kept for that purpose. The President shall be elected by the Annual General Meeting every other year, and the term of his office shall be for two years, but he will be eligible for re-election.
  3. The entire control and management of the Society shall be vested in a committee, consisting of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and at least six elected members, and not more than twelve elected members, four of whom shall retire annually and be eligible for re-election. At the first executive meeting after the A.G.M. the committee may elect a chairman to serve for one year, and be eligible for re-election.

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