A. BREED CHARACTER

Showing true Santa Gertrudis type
 

Lacking Santa Gertrudis type
 

B. FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENCY

1. Fertility

Longevity

Cows - feminine, regular calving
Bulls - masculine, virile, high libido

Irregular calving

Cows - lacking femininity
Bulls lacking masculinity

Hernia, malformed genitalia.
Abnormal reproductive organs.

2. Sheath & Navel

Retracted prepuce, small orifice, flat medium sized navel flap.

Less than 45 degree angle from the horizontal."

Loose, parietal prepuce.
Large navel flap.


Open Orifice.

Bulls with sheaths extending below the H to K line (the imaginary line between the break in the rear (lower) Hock and the break in the Knee). Non-retractable prepuce. Abnormal or excessive sheath and/or navel structure.

3. Testicles

Adequate size.
Good conformation and tone.

Too small or too large. Pendulous. Tied.

Permanently retracted. Unsatisfactory conformation and/or tone.

4. Udder & Teats

Well attached, balanced. Fine teats of moderate length.

Meaty and/or loosely attached udder. Large teats. Large supernumerary teats.

Very large or bottle teats.
Excessive udder.

5. Disposition

Alert, easily managed.

Nervous

Extremely nervous and/or aggressive

6. Size

Well grown for age, fast gaining.

Lacking growth or weight for age.

7. Hair (dependent on environment)

Short. straight, slick coat.

Excessive curly or coarse hair.

8. Hide

Loose, vascular, moveable.

Tight, thick.
Excessive skin folds.

9. Legs

Squarely set, sound joints.

Bow legged. Post legged. Calf kneed. Straight hind pasterns that don't flex. Straight and/or Sickle hocked. Cow hocked. Low pasterns.

10. Feet and Hoofs

Even claws, solid dark pigment.

Turned out. Pigeon toed. Uneven claws.

Light or multi-coloured pigmentation. Low heels.

C CONFIRMATION

1. General Form or Type

Symmetrical, balanced, thick, long and deep bodied, well sprung ribs, muscular.

Good bone, strong legs with free movement; males thicker and well muscled; females refined in forequarter

Flat sided, coarse and rough.
Light boned.


Lack of free movement.

2. Head

Showing masculinity or femininity according to sex; broad, slightly convex forehead, straight profile.

Long and narrow, dish face.

Short.

Wry

a. Horns

Horned or Polled

b. Ears

Medium to large size, slightly drooping, open forward.

Small upward pointing.

Vestigial ears.

c. Eyes

Clear, moderately hooded, strongly pigmented.

Recessed. prominent. Fat polyps.

Excessively hooded.

Entropian

d. Muzzle

Broad and large

Narrow, smutty nose

Wry nose
Black - Overshot or undershot jaw

3. Neck

Smooth attachment Good extension

U neck, very short

4. Shoulder

Free moving, smooth and well-muscled.
Bulls - thick, well defined, heavy muscling.
Cows - smooth, with moderate muscling.

Open or prominent.
Straight, high

5. Brisket

Moderately broad

Excessive fat, downward sloping. Narrow

6. Heart Girth

Deep, broad, full.

Pinched

7. Back

Broad, strong

Sway back

Roach back. Fish back.

8. Loin

Broad, full

Narrow, weak

9. Ribs

Well sprung

Flat sided

10. Hips

Broad, somewhat rounded on top

Prominent

11. Rump

Long, broad, moderate slope - hip to pin -

Square. High sacral bone. Recessed tail insertion.

Short, narrow, droopy

12. Tail

Smooth insertion, good switch, thick and long.

Short, thin.

Tail deformities eg. wry.

13. Hind Quarters

Broad, muscular, wide between pins.
Bulls - thick and well muscled
Cows - deep with moderate muscling.

Narrow, high twist.

Double muscling.

D. COLOUR

1. Coat

Solid Santa Gertrudis Red
(Light or dark)

Occasional white hairs falling short of roan condition.

Dilution, light or dark spots in other areas.

Very light red.
Blackish red. Birth marks.

White spots out of underline. White underline exceeding 25%
Fawn or cream colour. Brindling or roan condition.
Black hair.