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Appendix 3 - Breed Standard
The Irish Moiled is a medium sized dual purpose breed. Good examples of the breed should show evidence of ability to produce both meat and milk. Quality is to be preferred to excessive size, as the Irish Moiled should be an economical producer. It should be fine-boned with legs of medium length, not excessively short as in extreme beef types, or excessively long as in extreme dairy types.
The preferred colour is a rich red with a white line down the full length of the back, white tail, white underline and white udder. Yellow, dun or plum coloured animals are acceptable as are white animals with red ears, with or without some red, dun or plum colour on their sides, but in all cases the back, tail, underline and udder should be white. There should be no black hairs in the body coat. (Note that animals with 'broken' white lines along their back are eligible for registration).
The head should be naturally polled, predominately domed with no trace of horn. The eyes, which should be prominent with a docile expression, are set rather high. The muzzle, which may be pink or greyish, should be fairly broad with prominent nostrils and there should preferably be some brown around the muzzle. The ears are fairly large. The head should be mottled, a lighter colour than the body but not completely white. The eyebrows should preferably be dark.
Last revised: - Board Meeting 21.02.2011