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 |
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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

