LOOKING THE SHEEP OVER 



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length and depth of body, the carriage of the head, the length and 

 setting of the neck, the extension of brisket, the evenness or tnie- 

 ness of top and bottom lines, and length and shape of legs, and 



Fig. 43.— The external parts of a sheep. 1, muzzle broad, lips thin, nostrils large; 

 2, face short, features clean-cut; 3, eyes large and clear; 4, forehead broad; 5, ears alert 

 and not coarse; 6, poll wide; 7, top of shoulder compact; 8, neck short, thick, blending 

 smoothly with shoulder; 9, shoulder thickly covered with flesh; 10, back broad, straight, 

 thickly and evenly covered; 11, ribs long, well sprung, and thickly covered; 12, loin broad, 

 thick, and well covered; 13, hips wide and smooth; 14, rump long, level, and wide to dock; 

 15, dock thick; 16, twist deep and firm; 17, thighs full, deep, and wide; 18, legs straight, 

 short, and bone smooth; 19, cod or purse in wethers, scrotum in rams, udder in ewes; 20, 

 flank full and deep; 21, forelegs straight, short and strong; 22, chest deep, wide, and full; 

 23, forelegs wide apart and forearm strong; 24, brisket full and rounding in outline; 25, 

 breast well extended. 



lastly, the relation of neek, shoulder, middle, and rump, in turn, to 



total length. 



