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decided lack of muscle and fat development. The most char- 

 acteristic specific indications are a fulness at the tongue root, 

 a well-filled shoulder vein, a low and well-filled flank, and a 

 firm, well-filled cod or purse. 



Fig. 95. — Showing a beef carcass from the viewpoint of the butcher. 

 (Courtesy Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station.) 



Dressing Percentages.— The dressing percentage of carcass 

 beef varies from 45 to 65 per cent. Animals occasionally 

 dress as high as 70 per cent, or over. Such animals, however, 



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