POINTS OF SHEEP 



401 



Breeding-sheep score-card 

 General characters 



Form. Compact, thick-set, and short-legged ; body deep, thick, and of me- 

 dium length ; top line straight ; under line low in flanks ; scale large for age. 



Quality. General refinement and symmetry of clean-cut features ; breed 

 character pronounced ; head, neck, and legs short ; bone smooth, moderately 

 fine in ewe, somewhat stronger in ram ; fleece pure, fine in ewe, somewhat coarser 

 in ram. 



Condition. Great wealth of natural flesh, but not excessively fat ; flesh firm, 

 mellow and springy, without lumps, patches, rolls or undue accumulations of 

 fat, especially in back, loin, rump, and foreflanks ; depth and evenness of flesh 

 consistent with degree of ftness. 



Constitution. Generous and symmetrical development ; ample heart-girth, 

 capacity of barrel and depth of flanks ; eyes full, bright, and clear ; nostrils large 

 and open ; throat free from lumps ; absence of refinement to point of delicacy ; 

 skin bright ; fleece bright, soft, and long, crimp even, yolk moderately abundant. 



Early maturity. General refinement and compactness ; body large, extrem- 

 ities small ; shortness of head, neck, and legs ; amplitude of girth in chest, belly, 

 and flanks. 



Sexuality. In males : A bold, active, and aggressive carriage ; great strength 

 without grossness in head, neck, legs, and shoulders ; well-developed sexual 

 organs. 



In females : General refinement ; good development of barrel ; head, neck, 

 and legs lighter and finer than in ram. 



SCALE op POINTS 



MUTTON 

 SHEEP 



Perfect 

 Score 



FINE- 



WOOLED 



SHEEP 



Perfect 

 Score 



1. Age, 



Ib. ; corrected 



Ib. 



2. Scale, estimated weight - 



score according to age 



3. Skin, bright, clean, and free from scurf ; color ac- 



cording to breed 



4. Fleece, pure, uniformly long and dense ; crimp even 



and fine ; quality fine ; condition bright, clean, 

 and lustrous ; yolk evenly distributed and moder- 

 ately abundant ; general character according to 

 breed 



5. Muzzle, fine in ewe, broad in ram ; nostrils open . 



6. Face, short ; fine in ewe, strong in ram ; color and 



covering according to breed 



7. Eyes, large, bright, and clear 



8. Forehead, broad in ewe, still broader in ram ; wooled 



according to breed 



9. Ears, fine ; length, color, covering, and carriage ac- 



cording to breed 



10. Neck, short, blending smoothly with shoulders ; es- 



pecially thick in ram 



11. Shoulder, broad, compact, snug, and well fleshed 



12. Fore legs, straight, short, arm full, feet strong ; bone 



smooth, fine in ewe, stronger in ram ; color and 

 covering according to breed 



2D 



10 

 3 



30 

 1 



5 

 3 



3 

 3 

 2 



