EXERCISE 75 (Continued) 

 SCORE CARD FOR DAIRY CATTLE 



Scale of Points 



GENERAL APPEARANCE — 18 Points 



Form : inclined to be wedge-shaped 



Quality : hair fine, soft ; skin mellow, loose, medium thickness ; secretion yellow ; bone clean, fine . . 

 Temperament : nervous, indicated by lean appearance when in milk 



HEAD AND NECK — 7 Points 



Muzzle : clean cut ; mouth large ; nostrils large 



Eyes : large, bright, full, mild 



Face : lean, long ; quiet expression 



Forehead : broad 



Ears : medium size, yellow inside, fine texture 



Horns : fine texture, waxy 



Neck : fine, medium length ; throat clean ; light dewlap 



FORE QUARTERS — 5 Points 



Withers : lean, thin 



Shoulders : light, oblique 



Legs : straight, short ; shank fine 



BODY — 26 Points 



Chest : deep, low ; girth large, with full foreflank 



Barrel : ribs broad, long, wide apart ; large stomach 



Back : lean, straight, open-jointed 



Loin : broad 



Navel : large 



HIND QUARTERS — 44 Points 



Hips : far apart, level 



Rump: long, wide 



Pin bones : high, wide apart 



Tail : long, slim ; fine hair in switch .' . . . 



Thighs : thin, long 



Udder : long, attached high, and full behind, extending far in front and full, flexible ; quarters even and free 



from fleshiness 



Teats : large, evenly placed 



Mammary veins : large, long, tortuous, branched, with double extension ; large and numerous milk wells . 

 Legs : straight ; shank fine 



Total 



Score 



Possible Student's Corrected 



SCORE CARD FOR DAIRY HEIFER CALVES 



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