. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 6 BULLETIN 434, U. S. DEPARTMEJSTT OF AGRICULTURE. one great difference in conformation becomes at once apparent, ^yiiile the beef cow has a short, square, and blocky appearance, with short, thick neck, straight back, deep body, and short legs, the dairy cow shows an angular, wedge-shaped body with slender neck, incurving thighs, and large udder development. It should be borne in mind that the transformation of feed into milk is an intricate process which goes on within the animal and that the various points of conform
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 6 BULLETIN 434, U. S. DEPARTMEJSTT OF AGRICULTURE. one great difference in conformation becomes at once apparent, ^yiiile the beef cow has a short, square, and blocky appearance, with short, thick neck, straight back, deep body, and short legs, the dairy cow shows an angular, wedge-shaped body with slender neck, incurving thighs, and large udder development. It should be borne in mind that the transformation of feed into milk is an intricate process which goes on within the animal and that the various points of conformation particularly noted in the dairy type are but indications that this process will be carried on efficiently. As an aid to students in examining an animal in a sys- tematic manner and in order that no details may be overlooked by. Fig. 5.—Outlines showing comparison of (upper) dairy and (lower) beef type from (a) front, (li) rear, and (c) side views. beginners, score cards are used in stock judging. The score card is a classification of the points of the animal, giving to each a weight or percentage intended to indicate its relative importance to the whole. These points relate, of course, to the external form of cer- tain portions of the animaFs body and so far as is possible have a direct relation to the function of that organ or part. As is true with all classifications, there should be as little overlapping as pos- sible in the divisions. The following-described cards for dairy animals are offered as embodying many of the best features of such score cards in use in the agricultural colleges. It must be understood that these are general score cards for dairy 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. ,
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