. Judging farm animals . Livestock. JUDGING THE DAIRY TYPE OF CATTLE 301. Fig. 166.—"The udder should be long, extend- ing high up behind between the thighs, and car- ried well forward along the ; judges prefer this long type of udder to the deeper or more pendant one. The long udder is strongly supported by its muscular at- tachment, while the pendant one is weaker of form, and shows the ten- dency to breaking down that goes with age. The hori- zontally long udder also furnishes a more convenient form for the milker to approach with his pail. While it does not follow that the
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. JUDGING THE DAIRY TYPE OF CATTLE 301. Fig. 166.—"The udder should be long, extend- ing high up behind between the thighs, and car- ried well forward along the ; judges prefer this long type of udder to the deeper or more pendant one. The long udder is strongly supported by its muscular at- tachment, while the pendant one is weaker of form, and shows the ten- dency to breaking down that goes with age. The hori- zontally long udder also furnishes a more convenient form for the milker to approach with his pail. While it does not follow that the long udder may produce more milk, or even as much, as the pendant form, evidence secured by the author years ago " demonstrated that length of this gland is only se- cured through the development of the forequarter of the udder. The nat- ural tendency is for the hindquar- ter to extend well up behind, and the higher the better. The forequarter is often short, show- ing little extension. Frequently the ud- der is what might be termed funnel-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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