JUDGING THE DAIRY TYPE OF CATTLE 



SCORE CARD FOR A DAIRY COW. 



Standard of Score of 

 SCALE OF POINTS Perfect Cow 



Score Judged 

 A GENERAL APPEARANCE, 19 Points: 



Weight, Estimated Actual 



Form, suggesting wedge shape from side, front or top 8 .... 



Quality, skin mellow and pliable, secretions abundant, 



yellow; hair fine, abundant; bone fine 8 .... 



Temperament, active, disposition gentle 3 .... 



]', HEAD AND NECK, 7 Points: 



Muzzle, broad, nostrils large 1 .... 



Eyes, large, mild, bright 1 .... 



Face, lean, of medium length, jaw strong 1 .... 



Forehead, broad, slightly dished 1 .... 



Ears, medium size, well set, of fine texture 1 



Neck, long, lean, neatly attached to head and shoul- 

 ders ; light dewlap 2 .... 



(' FOREQUARTERS, 9 Points: 



Withers, thin and lean 3 .... 



Shoulders, light, oblique, not fleshy 4 .... 



Legs, short, straight, shank fine, fi><>t well placed . . 2 .... 



D BODY, 20 Points: 



Chest, deep, girth large, wide below, crops not deeply 



depressed f f 6 .... 



Back, lean, strong, vertebraa well defined 4 .... 



Loin, broad, level, strong 4 .... 



Ribs, long, well sprung below, giving large belly ca- 

 pacity 5 .... 



Flanks, thin and deep 1 .... 



E HINDQUARTERS, 13 Points: 



Hips, wide apart, not lower than spine 1 



Rump, long, wide, comparatively level, pin bones wide 



apart 5 .... 



Tail, long, fine, with good switch 1 .... 



Thighs, long, thin, widely separated 4 



Legs, short, straight, shank fine, carried well apart . . 2 .... 



F MAMMARY DEVELOPMENT, 32 Points: 



Udder: form, large, long, the rear part attached high, 

 front part extended well forward, quarters uni- 

 form, not deeply grooved, level on bottom . . . . 10 .... 



Udder: quality, smooth and mellow to pressure, f-kin 



elastic and soft, hair silky 10 .... 



Teats, of convenient size, widely separated and evenly 



placed . . . . 4 .... 



Milk veins, large, long, tortuous, branching . . . . 6 .... 



Milk wells, large and easily located 2 .... 



Total points 100 .... 



