APPENDIX 349 



covered with hair ; horns of medium size, even color, 

 coming from head at right angles, set on level with crops, 

 back and tail head, curving forward and downward. 

 Throat, 2 points 

 Clean, without any excessive development of loose flesh or 



fat underneath. 

 Neck, 2 points 



Short, neat, spreading out to meet shoulders, with full neck 

 vein, free from loose skin. (Males : neck muscular, with 

 full crest according to age.) 

 Shoulders, 6 points 



Straight, round, full, smooth and well covered ; top of shoulder 



blades slightly below vertebra, good width on top. 

 Chest, 6 points 



Wide, deep, round and full just back of shoulders. 

 Brisket, 2 points 



Deep and wide, moderately projecting, free from flabbiness. 

 Ribs, 8 points 



Well sprung from backbone, close together, long and arched, 

 carrying the full width of shoulders and deeply and smoothly 

 covered. 

 Back and loin, 10 points 



Broad, straight and heavily covered from crops to hooks, 



hooks moderately wide and well covered. 

 Rump, 5 points 



Long, wide, smooth and well covered, carrying width in 

 proportion to width of back and hooks, joining smoothly 

 into quarters. 

 Quarters, 4 points 



Long, straight, muscular, full, deep and thick. 

 Thigh and twist, 3 points 



Full and thick, carried well down to hocks. 

 Tail, 1 point 

 Tail level with line of back, tail dropping at right angles to 



back line. 

 Under line, 3 points 



Straight, flanks deep and full. 

 Legs, 6 points 



Short, straight and squarely placed, perpendicular both from 

 side and end view, forearm muscular, bones strong and 

 clean. 

 Flesh, 8 points 



Deep, firm, smooth, uniform covering of all parts and free from 

 patchiness. 



