Now available for pre-order is the highly anticipated second edition of Breeds of Cattle by Herman R. Purdy, R. John Dawes and Dr. Robert Hough, due to be released the Second week of July, 2008. 

This marks the 21st anniversary of the 1987 publication. The completely revised, updated, and expanded volume includes twelve additional breeds, bringing the total to forty-five, all of which are illustrated in full color formal portraits of a mature bull and mature cow of each breed.

The portraits of Durhams pictured on the front and back covers, for example, were taken from Purdys personal art collection and were chosen because of the Durhams prominence in so many contemporary breeds. 
The books authorized documentation includes a brief history and origin of the various breeds, along with discussions of phenotype and statistics supplied from the appropriate associations.

Author Herman R. Purdy, Professor emeritus at Penn State University, was a renowned cattle judge in all fifty of the United States, as well as Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil and Costa Rica. He was also a successful consultant to clients as varied as President Eisenhower and the Queen Mother. Before his death on June 30th, 1985, Purdy began a book on breeds of cattle organized by an association of registry in the United States.  He envisioned a work that would include essential information required by specialists in the field, as well as one that would appeal to general readers by virtue of its wealth of historical detail and visually-pleasing presentation.  

Breeds of Cattle offers a unique and colorful look at the history of cattle breeds and their development throughout the centuries.  It is a one-of-a-kind volume that will be highly prized by new readers, as well as the proud owners of the ground-breaking first edition.. 

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