Types and market classes of live stock . allowance, however, must be made for sex andage; we naturally expect more fleshing in the bull than in thecow in milk, and the same is true of young heifers before theirfirst calving, and also of dry cows. Some dairymen make an Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 141 effort to fatten dry cows, for the added body fat is resorbed andconverted into butter-fat when the cow again comes in milk,thus temporarily raising the percentage of butter-fat above thenormal. These features, however, do not excuse any persistentbeefy tendency in dairy animals, it bein
Types and market classes of live stock . allowance, however, must be made for sex andage; we naturally expect more fleshing in the bull than in thecow in milk, and the same is true of young heifers before theirfirst calving, and also of dry cows. Some dairymen make an Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 141 effort to fatten dry cows, for the added body fat is resorbed andconverted into butter-fat when the cow again comes in milk,thus temporarily raising the percentage of butter-fat above thenormal. These features, however, do not excuse any persistentbeefy tendency in dairy animals, it being distinctly head of the dairy cow should be lean, and have a broadmuzzle, large nostrils, and a dished face. Compared with thehead of the beef animal, there is less width and more length,the proportions of the head being described as medium longand medium broad. The eyes should be prominent, bright,calm, and wide apart, and the forehead should be fairly jaws should be strong, and the cheeks well muscled. The.
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