PEDIGREES AND THEIR VALUE 247 



IN MAKING A STUDY OF THE PEDIGREE 



1. What does it show? 



2. What is a grade or high grade? 



3. Explain the bracket form and its value. 



4. What is meant by line of female descent? 



5. How many ancestors does one have in the fifth generation back? 



6. How important is the blood influence of an animal ten genera- 

 tions back? 



7. What is merit value of pedigree? 



8. Describe a pedigree score card. 



9. Give two causes of inaccurate pedigrees? 



10. How can one become familiar with pedigrees? 



CAN YOU BRING TO THE CLASS 



11. The pedigree of an animal with which you are acquainted? 



12. An example of a bracketed pedigree? 



13. A sample of a Shorthorn pedigree? 



14. Pedigree showing merit, or performance, of 



(a) Dairy cattle? 



(b) Race horses? 



15. A sale catalogue showing prices paid for animals? 



16. A pedigree containing an error? 



