Types and market classes of live stock . ks well let down. An excess-ive paunch is undesirable, as it rarely disappears during fatteningand shipping and will lessen the price paid for the finished steeron the market. Some degree of paunchiness may be termed Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 101 a good fault in a feeder, but the best feeders have much depthand fullness of middle without being objectionably feeder should have as much smoothness as is consistentwith thinness. Too great prominence of shoulder, hips, andtail-head should be avoided. There should be nothing in hisfor
Types and market classes of live stock . ks well let down. An excess-ive paunch is undesirable, as it rarely disappears during fatteningand shipping and will lessen the price paid for the finished steeron the market. Some degree of paunchiness may be termed Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 101 a good fault in a feeder, but the best feeders have much depthand fullness of middle without being objectionably feeder should have as much smoothness as is consistentwith thinness. Too great prominence of shoulder, hips, andtail-head should be avoided. There should be nothing in hisform that will prevent a high degree of smoothness being securedwhen he is fattened. It should be remembered that the propor-tions of the head and neck correspond with the type of body,and in making selections of young thin cattle these are depend-able indicators of the turn the form will take during developmentand finishing. The head demands far more attention in the feeder than inthe finished steer. We look for what is termed the feeders. Fig. 21. An Average Load of Steers on Feed. head, that is, a head of much width between the eyes, shortand clean-cut from eyes to muzzle, very broad at the muzzle,but not coarse, large of nostril, and strongly muscled and welldeveloped in cheeks and jaws. The eye should be large, prom-inent, bright, clear, and placid. Polled or dehorned cattle arepreferred by feeders, although this feature does not affect thegrading of the animal on the market. More hornless cattlecan be put in the feed-lot or car, and they make more rapidgains on feed because of less commotion and less difficulty ingetting up to the feed-racks. Hornless cattle shrink less inshipment, the carcasses show fewer bruises, and the hides aremore valuable. Being in greater demand, they sell at slightlyhigher prices. Dehorning gives cattle a setback, causes wild- 102 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock ness for a time, and is not advisable if cattle are to be put onfeed immediately,
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