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pure-bred^ breeding classes, other characteristics or condi- 

 tions of significance should not be disregarded. Judgment 

 in breeding classes is passed relative to the conformity of 

 animals to certain arbitrary standards which have been fixed. 

 There should be a clear-cut conformity to these breed char- 

 acteristics, otherwise a break in type may become necessary. 

 Breed character bespeaks a lineage of carefully bred animals 

 which a prospective purchaser cannot conscientiously disre- 

 gard in selecting breeding stock. There is a special signifi- 

 cance in animals of high-bred character which it is necessary 



Fig. 9. — Breed character in an Aberdeen-Angus cow. 



to recognize in the breeding herd and in the show ring. 

 Every breeding animal should portray vividly, even to the 

 finest points of discrimination, the features which charac- 

 terize or typify each animal within the breed and each breed 

 among breeds. 



Herd Uniformity. — There is no problem more difficult to 

 solve or direct than that of breeding a herd of live stock 

 of uniform type and quality. While the eliminating process 

 can be used to good advantage in discarding the inferior 

 specimens from the herd, there still remains the important 



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