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an animal. While breeding stock is frequently placed in 

 high condition for the show ring it is generally recognized 

 that when a breeding herd is maintained in moderate con- 



FIG. 95. Showing a beef carcass from the viewpoint of the butcher. 

 (Courtesy Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station.) 



dition the results are more satisfactory. Market animals, 

 however, should be fitted in high condition, although many 

 of them are marketed without having acquired sufficient 



