The Skeleton. 21 



ion between shoulder (chuck) and rib cuts is made between 

 the fifth and sixth ribs. 



The flank (28) in the horse, strictly speaking, extends 

 from the loins to the belly. The lower thigh, gaskin, or 

 gammon in pigs is the lower part of the region showing 

 number 21 ; the dock is the solid part of the tail. 



The height of a horse is the vertical distance from the 

 highest point of the withers to the ground, the girth is 

 taken around the body, just behind the shoulders, the 

 depth of the chest being measured at the same spot. 



