232 Sheep Management, Breeds and Judging. 



PLATE 68. Finding with two lingers of the right hand whether 

 the sheep is free from stubs of horns, with the left whether it is free 

 from a goitre. 



defect, for it is very difficult to raise the offspring. 

 In many cases this defect is inherited. In judging 

 fat sheep, however, a goitre would not be as ob- 

 jectionable. 



EXAMINING THE THICKNESS AND LENGTH OF NECK. 



In the foregoing, it has been stated that it is very 

 essential that a good sheep have a broad head. 



