. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 276 JUDGING DAIRY CATTLE the value of these factors, singly or combined. Likewise, correct judgment on dairy form and capacity is the result of continuous practice in determining the value of a single factor or its combined influence with one or more of the others essential to high and continuous production. Wedges of the Dairy Animal.—The extreme development of the dairy animal toward the wedge-shaped form is significant of factors not wholly understood by the average person. Why a dairy animal should be so extremely differen
. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 276 JUDGING DAIRY CATTLE the value of these factors, singly or combined. Likewise, correct judgment on dairy form and capacity is the result of continuous practice in determining the value of a single factor or its combined influence with one or more of the others essential to high and continuous production. Wedges of the Dairy Animal.—The extreme development of the dairy animal toward the wedge-shaped form is significant of factors not wholly understood by the average person. Why a dairy animal should be so extremely different from a block animal would ordinarily cause comment, yet a basic. Fig. -Front wedge of the dairy cow, showing the general tendency to grow wider toward the hindquarters. understanding of this development is comparatively simple and significant in its meaning. One of the fundamental principles involved in a heavy producing dairy animal is the extreme development of the body or barrel compared with the size of the animal. In a heavy producer the barrel is wholly out of proportion with any other part, region, or a combination of them. Viewed from three different angles the dairy animal presents three distinct wedges, namely, the front wedge, the side wedge, and the top wedge. The meaning of these Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 Curtis, Robert Seth, 1881-. Philadelphia ; New York : Lea & Febiger
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