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covered with hair ; horns of medium size, even color, 

 coming from head at right angles, set on level with crops, 

 back and tail head, curving forward and downward. 

 Throat, 2 -points — 



Clean, without any excessive development of loose flesh or 

 fat underneath. 

 Neck, 3 -points — 



Short, neat, spreading out to meet shoulders, with full neck 

 vein, free from loose skin. (Males : neck muscular, with 

 full cTest according to age.) 

 Shoulders, 6 points — 



Straight, round, full, smooth and well covered ; top of shoulder 

 blades slightly below vertebra, good width on top. 

 Chest, 6 points — 



Wide, deep, round and full just back of shoulders. 

 Brisket, 2 points — 



Deep and wide, moderately projecting, free from flabbiness. 

 Ribs, 8 points — 



Well sprung from backbone, close together, long and arched, 

 carrying the full width of shoulders and deeply and smoothly 

 covered. 

 Back and loin, 10 points — 



Broad, straight and heavily covered from crops to hooks, 

 hooks moderately wide and well covered. 

 Rump, 5 points — 



Long, wide, smooth and well covered, carrying width in 

 proportion to width of back and hooks, joining smoothly 

 into quarters. 

 Quarters, 4 points — 



Long, straight, muscular, full, deep and thick. 

 Thigh and twist, 3 points — 



FuU and thick, carried well down to hooks. 

 Tail, 1 point — 



Tail level with line of back, tail dropping at right angles to 

 back line. 

 Under line, 3 points — 



Straight, flanks deep and full. 

 Legs, 6 points — 



Short, straight and squarely placed, perpendicular both from 

 side and end view, forearm muscular, bones strong and 

 clean. 

 Flesh, 8 points — 



Deep, firm, smooth, uniform covering of all parts and free from 

 patchiness. 



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