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JUDGING DAIRY CATTLE 



lacking in capacity for food consumption. The result is 

 seen directly in the lessened milk flow which eventually 

 eliminates such an animal from herds maintained on a 

 profitable basis. In the early stages of lactation an animal 

 with comparatively small capacity may produce a reasonably 

 large quantity of milk. Later in the period, however, 

 owing to the lack of food-consumptive ability and digestive 

 capacity, the mammary system ultimately subsides and fails 

 to produce until again stimulated by reproduction. 



FIG. 120. Nervous temperament exemplified in the Jersey bull. Note 

 the keen expression of the eyes, the finely drawn features, and the activity 

 and energy displayed in the general demeanor. 



Capacity as Indicated by Milk and Butter Standards. 

 The adoption of yearly milk and butter fat tests is significant 

 that the leading dairy breed associations recognize the need 

 for such data in determining the real practical value or 

 capacity of an animal. It may be possible in judging dairy 

 attainments to be mistaken in the real productive capacity, 

 as evidenced by exterior points or factors. With the aid of 

 the standard, if properly applied, the value of an animal can 

 be determined absolutely. Student or show ring judging must 

 be done by measuring an animal by an adopted system, 



