APPENDIX F 



SCORE CARD DAIRY CATTLE 



SCALE OF POINTS 



POS- 

 SIBLE 

 SCORE 



POINTS DEFICIENT 



Student's Corrected 



Score 



Score 



GENERAL APPEARANCE 1 8 Points 



Form, inclined to be wedge-shaped 6 



Quality, hair fine, soft; skin mellow, loose, medium thick- 

 ness ; secretion yellow ; bone clean, fine 6 



Temperament, nervous, indicated by lean appearance when 

 in milk 6 



HEAD AND NECK 7 Points 



Muzzle, clean cut; mouth large ; nostrils large .... i 



Eyes, large, bright, full, mild i 



Face, lean, long ; quiet expression 



Forehead, broad i 



Ears, medium size, yellow inside, fine texture i 



Horns, fine texture, waxy 



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



FORE QUARTERS 5 Points 



Withers, lean, thin i 



Shoulders, light, oblique 2 



Legs, straight, short ; shank fine 2 



BODY 26 Points 



Chest, deep, low ; girth large, with full foreflank .... 10 



Barrel, ribs broad, long, wide apart; large stomach ... 10 



Back, lean, straight, open-jointed 2 



Loin, broad 2 



Navel, large 2 



HIND QUARTERS 44 Points 



Hips, far apart, level 2 



Rump, long, wide 2 



Pin bones, high, wide apart . . . 

 Tail, long, slim ; fine hair in switch 



Thighs, thin, long 4 



Udder, long, attached high, and full behind, extending far 

 in front and full, flexible ; quarters even and free from 



fleshiness 22 



Teats, large, evenly placed 5 



Mammary veins, large, long, tortuous, branched, with 



double extension ; large and numerous milk wells . . 5 

 Legs, straight ; shank fine 2 



Total . ,00 



