PARTS OF THE BODY 



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The Body : Chest. — In the region of the chest the animal 

 shoxild be full, deep, and wide, providing space for the heart 

 and lungs located therein. The chest is one of the most 

 important points in the make-up of the animal. An animal 



COUPLING 



Fig. 68. — Side view of a heavy steer. 



with a small chest is unable to thrive so well through the 

 feeding period. 



The girth is the distance around the body measured just 

 back of the shoulders. The larger the girth the better the 

 animal. 



The fore flank is located immediately back of the fore 

 legs. In the well-finished steer, the elbow joint is almost 

 concealed. 



The Crops. — The crops ^ is the region iixunediately back 

 of the top of the shoulders. This region should be well 

 filled up so that there is no depression. 



' The Americans and the British do not agree as to the location of the 

 crops. The Scotch and English schools state that the crops refers to the out- 

 cropping of the tops of the shoulders of the animal. What the Americans 

 call crops is called chine by the British. The usage as accepted by the 

 American schools has been accepted and einployed here. 



