Judging Sheep. 



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HOW TO USE THE SCORE CARD 



From the score card learn to know the value to be given each part 

 in terms of points. Use your judgment in making the score for each 

 part. It takes a good animal to score 75 points out of the 100, and 

 a choice one to score 90 points. By use of the score card study the 

 animal to learn where the various parts of the animal are located 

 and what the words used in describing a part of the animal mean. 

 Study the full-grown animal, then study animals of different ages of 

 the same breed, noting wherein they differ from the mature animal. 

 Familiarity with the description of the different types and breeds of 

 sheep is also helpful. 



Score Card for Judging Mutton Sheep. 



Scale of points. 



Possible 

 score. 



General Appearance.— 25 points: 



1. Weight; pounds 



2. Form;straight top and underline, deep, broad, lowset for breed, 



compact, well proportioned 



3. Quality; hair fine, bone fine but strong, featuies fine but not 



delicate, skin pink 



Condition.— 12 points: 



4. Flesh covering; deep, even, firm. Points indicating finish are 



fullness in shoulder and brisket, thick covering over top of 



shoulders, back, ribs, loin, thick dock 



Head and Neck. — 9 points: 



5. Head; clean-cut, strong mouth, thin lips, large nostrils, large, 



clear eyes, alert look, face short, f orehead broad, ears alert not 

 coarse, considerable width between ears 



6. Neck: short, thick, smoothly joined with shoulder 



Fore Quarters. — 10 points. 



7. Shoulders; compact on top, smoothly joined with neck and body 



and wellcovered with flesh 



8. Brisket; lull, round, and wellextended 



9. Legs; straight, short, wide apart 



Body.— 18 points: 



10. Chest; deep, wide, full 



11. Ribs; well sprung, long, close and thickly covered 



12. Back; broad, straight, thickly and evenly cmered with flesh 



13. Loin; wide, thick, wellcoveied 



Hind Quarters.— 17 points: 



14. Hips; wide apart, level, smooth 



15. Rump; lone, level, wideand thick at dock 



16. Thighs; full, deep, wide 



17. Twist; deep, firm, plump, joined well down on leg 



18. Legs; straight, short, strong, wide apart 



19. Udder or scrotum: Ewe's udder, wel I foi med, large, and soft. 



In rams, both testicles large and well developed 



Wool.— 9 points: 



20. Quantity; long, dense, even in density and length 



21. Qualify; crimp distinct and even, oil uniformly distributed 



throughout fleece 



22. Condition; strong in fiber, clean, soft, ami Uight 



Total 



100 



Points given animal 

 judged. 



Student's 



score. 



Instructoi 's 



score. 



COMPARATIVE JUDGING. 



After you have become familiar with the score card and its use, 

 and have had practice in comparing the points of many animals with 

 the ideal described in the score card, you are ready to do comparative 

 judging. 



