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velopment, by which we infer that an animal may be 

 fully developed, as an individual, yet incapable of repro- 

 duction, the latter being over and above normal individual 

 development. Therefore, stock animals should have size, 



FIG. 146. Percheron yearlings whose sire is shown as Figure 71. They 

 manifest uniform excellence transmitted by the superior sire of marked 

 prepotency, as well as the characters desired in colts of this age. 



and be well-developed individuals in order that the 

 " super " function may be most manifest. 



307. Prepotency. In the selection of breeding stock 

 the pedigree is of greatest importance, yet the individual 



