LABORATORY EXERCISES 

 SCORE CARD FOR DAIRY Cows 



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Scale of points 



Points 

 deficient 



GENERAL APPEARANCE: 



Weight. Estimated pounds; actual pounds. 



Form. Wedge-shaped, as viewed from front, side and top. . 5 



Form. Spare, as indicated by prominent joints and clean bone 

 and lack of muscular development along ribs and loins .... 8 



Quality. Hair fine, soft; skin mellow, loose, medium thickness 

 secretion yellow, abundant 8 



Constitution. Vigorous, as indicated by alert expression, evi- 

 dently active vital functions, and general healthy appearance 



HEAD AND NECK: 



Muzzle. Clean cut; mouth large; nostrils large 



Eyes. Large, bright 



Face. Lean, long; quiet expression 



Forehead. Broad, slightly dished 



Ears. Medium size; yellow inside, fine texture 



Neck. Fine, medium length; throat clean; light dewlap 



FORE AND HINDQUARTERS: 



Withers. Lean, thin. Shoulders. Angular, not fleshy 3 



Hips. Far apart; not lower than spine. . . . ] 



Rump. Long, wide, level > 5 



Thurls. High, wide apart J 



Thighs. Thin, long 2 



Legs. Straight, short; shank fine 1 



BODY: 



Chest. Deep, low; with large girth and broad, well-sprung ribs 10 

 Abdomen. Large, well supported, with moderately high flank 4 

 Back. Lean, straight, chine open. Tail. Long, slim, with fine 



switch 4 



Loin. Broad, level 



MILK-SECRETING ORGANS: 



Udder. Large, long, attached high and full behind; extending 



far in front and full; quarters even 20 



Udder. Capacious, flexible, with loose, pliable skin, covered 



with short, fine hair 10 



Teats. Convenient size, evenly placed 2 



Milk Veins. Large, tortuous, large milk wells 4 



Total.. . 100 



73. Scoring Beef Cattle. 



If beef cattle are very important in the neighborhood, use the 

 following score card in judging two or more animals. Or a score card 

 may be obtained from the State College of Agriculture. The following 

 score card is used at the University of Illinois for judging beef cattle 



