Diseases of swine, with particluar reference to hog-cholera . pe. The snout is moderatelylong and well fleshed. The ears are of medium size, inclined tobe moderately thin, and point forward, downward, and slightlyupward. In older animals they break over in the anterior thirdor half and droop downward. In the Duroc-Jersey the neck is short, heavy, and well jowl is full, firm, and fleshy, carrying the fulness well back tothe point of the shoulder. The shoulders are moderately heavy 48 DISEASES OF SWINE and very deep. They blend neatly with neck and body and givea symmetric appearance
Diseases of swine, with particluar reference to hog-cholera . pe. The snout is moderatelylong and well fleshed. The ears are of medium size, inclined tobe moderately thin, and point forward, downward, and slightlyupward. In older animals they break over in the anterior thirdor half and droop downward. In the Duroc-Jersey the neck is short, heavy, and well jowl is full, firm, and fleshy, carrying the fulness well back tothe point of the shoulder. The shoulders are moderately heavy 48 DISEASES OF SWINE and very deep. They blend neatly with neck and body and givea symmetric appearance to the anterior portion of the body. Theback is broad and moderately long. It may be straight or evenslightly arched. The width is well carried and evenly propor-tioned from shoulder to ham. The hams are full, rounded, heavy,and the flesh is carried well down to the hock. The sides are of medium length, but are very deep and wellfleshed. The ribs are long, wide, and well sprung in proportion tothe other parts of the body. The legs are of medium length, well. Fig. 13.—Roberts model. Fust prize aged sow, Iowa StateSired by Chiefs Protection. Bred and owned b) R. J. Harding, Macedonia,la. (Photo loaned by Robert J. Evans.) boned, and with strong pasterns. Recent breeding for the purposeof producing a small and finer type of Duroc has tended to weakenthe legs of this animal. The old Jersey Red had a very powerfullimb, but this is only partly preserved in the present representa-tives of the breed. Cherry Red Color.—The color of this breed is preferably acherry red. Other shades of red or even brown are colored spots over the body are objectionable. Black spotson the belly and legs are not desirable, but do not disqualify theanimal. As a feeder and grazer the Duroc compares favorably THE DUROC-JERSEY 49 with the other widely distributed breeds. The animal does wellunder the conditions prevailing in the feed lots of the Corn Beltand also does well on clover and blue-gr
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