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254. Conformation (Fig. 122) . — Head short, broad and 

 deep, a large, full, clear eye, broad muzzle, large nostril, 

 fine, well-shaped ears, nicely poised and carried. The size 

 and shape of the head also whether covered with wool or 

 hair, and the carriage of the ears is a matter which involves 

 the breed as does also the presence or absence of horns. 

 The horns of the horned breeds should be strong, or fine, 

 depending upon sex, of good texture and symmetrical in 



Fig. 122. — Points of the sheep. 1, head; 2, neck; 3, shoulder vein; 

 4, shoulder ; 5, brisket ; 6, foreleg ; 7, chest ; 8, ribs ; 9, top of 

 shoulder; 10, back; 11, loin; 12, hip ; 13, rump; 14, tail ; 15, giggot 

 or leg of mutton; 16, hind leg; 17, flank; 18, belly; 19, foreflank; 

 20, twist. 



size and shape. The neck desired is short, thick just 

 back of the poll and begins there to swell into the width 

 of the shoulders, being especially full in the neck vein. 

 Typical shoulders are broad, not prominent, but closely 

 laid in, and well covered with flesh, both at the side, where- 

 they are apt to be bare, and over the top, where they are 

 often too open, that is, having too much space between 

 the tips of the shoulder blades and the spine ; the back 



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