The highly anticipated second edition of Herman Purdy's and John Dawes’ classic 1987 “Breeds of Cattle” is now available for same day shipping. Completely revised, updated, and expanded text by John Dawes and Dr. Bob Hough includes twelve additional breeds!

 The new edition is fully illustrated with over 400 color and B&W images, including reproductions of rare historic 19th century paintings depicting what the older breeds might have looked like as well as modern ideal full-color formal portraits of a mature bull and cow of each breed to complement the thorough and engagingly written text. The book's breed association authorized documentation includes the history, origin, and the phenotype of each breed as well as statistics.