OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SHEEP 137 



FOR RAMS. 



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Head Not too fine, moderately small, and broad between the 

 eyes and nostrils, but without a short, thick appearance, 

 and in young animals well covered on crown with long 

 lustrous wool 8 



Face Either white or slightly mixed with gray, or white 

 dappled with brown 4 



Nostrils Wide and expanded. Nose dark 1 



Eyes Prominent, but mild looking 2 



Ears Broad, long, moderately thin, and covered with short 

 hair 4 



Collar Full from breast and shoulders, tapering gradually 

 all the way to where the neck and head join. The neck 

 should be short, thick and strong, indicating constitu- 

 tional vigor, and free from coarse and loose skin 6 



Shoulders Broad ana full, and at the same time joined grad- 

 ually to the collar forward, and chine backward a,s not to 

 leave the least hollow in either place 8 



Fore Legs The mutton on the arm or fore thigh should 

 come quite to the knee. Leg upright with heavy bone 

 being clear from superfluous skin, with wool to fetlock, 

 and may be mixed with gray 4 



Breast Broad and well forward, keeping the legs wide apart. 

 Girth or chest, full and deep 10 



Fore Flank Quite full, not showing hollow behind the 

 shoulder 5 



Back and Loin Broad, flat and straight, from which the ribs 

 must spring with a fine circular arch 12 



Bel ly Straight on underline 3 



Quarter* Long and full, with mutton quite down to the 

 hock 8 



Hock Should stand neither in nor out 2 



Twist Or junction inside thighs, deep, wide and full, which 

 with a broad breast will keep the legs open and upright. 5 



Fleece The whole body should be covered with long lustrous 

 wool 18 



Total , ..100 



