. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. EVOLUTION OF THE BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRY 229 lines, and a general expression of intelligence and thriftiness. The bone should be smooth, hard, and dense, the skin of medium thickness, pliable, and of a healthy color, and the hair fine, straight, and uniformly covering the body. The shoulder development is important, as roughness, openness or coarseness are indicative of lack in general refinement and, therefore, quality characterization. Large bone, undefined joints and a coarse-textured horn, are likewise indicative of. Fig. 93.
. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. EVOLUTION OF THE BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRY 229 lines, and a general expression of intelligence and thriftiness. The bone should be smooth, hard, and dense, the skin of medium thickness, pliable, and of a healthy color, and the hair fine, straight, and uniformly covering the body. The shoulder development is important, as roughness, openness or coarseness are indicative of lack in general refinement and, therefore, quality characterization. Large bone, undefined joints and a coarse-textured horn, are likewise indicative of. Fig. -Feeder steer ill-shaped and lacking in natural flesh. (Photograph by author.) inferior quality. The presence or absence of these character- istics in general determines the degree of quality or general refinement which an animal possesses. A close, compact, symmetrical development throughout, which condition is indicated by head and facial development, bone formation, and the condition of the skin and hair, is indicative of an animal qualified to fulfill the requirements of the breeder, feeder, or the butcher. Constitution.—Indications of constitution are not only im- portant to the breeder because of hereditary qualifications. 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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