Kune Kune resources

Some useful reading:

The Herd Book	Volumes 1 & 2	David Lacon, Registrar
Some of my Best Friends are Animals	By M. Willis ISBN 07233 0679 6	available from Whitcoulls stores New Zealand $29.95 Contact mike@willowbank.co.nz
Starting with Pigs	By Andy Case ISBN 09061 37292	Broadlyes Publishing Ltd
From Whence they Came..Paradise	By R. Pegram

 

 

Kunekune Breed Standard 2008

(1) HEAD: face broad and dished, a short to medium snout that ‘points to the sky’, and teeth suitable for grazing 10 points.

(2) EARS: pricked or flopped, inclined forward 5 points

(3) TASSELS: two, well formed and well attached 10 points

(4) NECK: short to medium, jowl medium- heavier in older animals 5 points

(5) BODY: shoulders level and in proportion, chest moderately wide between the legs, deep body and well rounded hams 10 points

(6) BACK: strong, level or slightly arched 10 points

(7) TAIL: set high 5 points

(8) LEGS: Short, straight, well set, able to support the weight. Pasterns short and springy. The ability to walk well with a good straight action. 10 points

(9) FEET: strong, upright, closed and even, bearing in mind the age and weight of the Kunekune 10 Points

(10)SKIN/HAIR: coat may be any colour or texture 5 points

(11) SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS: Female; a sow should have at least 10 evenly spaced teats Male; a boar should exhibit masculine characteristics and ten evenly spaced teats

10 points

(12) TEMPERAMENT: placid natured 10 points

TOTAL: 100 points