. The principles and practice of judging live-stock . Livestock. BREEDING STOCK 305 duction. It is essential that there should be transmitted, in addition to the characters desired, all the constitutional vigor that will be required to insure maximum attainment along the line of that character. Nothing will impair pro- duction nor prohibit reproduction of successive genera- tions and the perpetuation of the stock without deterio- ration more than weak constitution. Hence, all other. Fig. 152, — A typical dairy bull, masculine yet refined, of true dairy type and possessing unusual breed charact
. The principles and practice of judging live-stock . Livestock. BREEDING STOCK 305 duction. It is essential that there should be transmitted, in addition to the characters desired, all the constitutional vigor that will be required to insure maximum attainment along the line of that character. Nothing will impair pro- duction nor prohibit reproduction of successive genera- tions and the perpetuation of the stock without deterio- ration more than weak constitution. Hence, all other. Fig. 152, — A typical dairy bull, masculine yet refined, of true dairy type and possessing unusual breed character. (3 yr. old form.) attributes essential in breeding animals may count for naught unless associated, in the sire or dam, with a strong constitution. 312. Substance in breeding animals. — Substance is more essential than quahty in most breeding animals, especially the males. It is a serious fault for any stud animal to be undersized, or too fine in bone. Ruggedness in males is more desirable than extreme finish. X 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 Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. New York : Macmillan
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