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leaving no crease or definite line where the neck and shoulder 

 meet. This imaginary boundary line between the shoulder and 

 the neck is known as the "shoulder vein." The expression "a 

 full shoulder vein," means that the neck and the shoulder are 

 well blended. Toward the rear, the shoulder should blend well 

 into the back and sides of the animal so that there is no tendency 

 toward "tying in" which is always characteristic of an animal 

 vrith a poor heart girth. 



^COUPLING 



\| THIGH f 



DEPTH 



/ 

 CHEST 



FIGURE 5. SIDE VIEW OF THE SAME STEER 



Note shortness of legs, great depth of chest, short coupling, parallelogramic 

 form, long rump and large thigh. 



The coupling, that is the distance from the last rib to the 

 "hook," or hip point (See Figure 5), should be short in accord- 

 ance with the. general compactness desired throughout. The 

 steer should also be wide in this region and well muscled, with no 

 indication of being sway backed. This is the region of the loin 

 from which valuable cuts are taken. 



The rump of -the steer (as shown in Figures 5 and 6) should 

 be long, wideband level. This is the region bounded in front 

 by the hooks, or hip points, and extends backward to the tail head 

 and downward; as far as the pin bones on either side of the tail 

 head. While width at the hooks is desirable, too much prominence 



