Livestock Judging Fundamentals

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Across
  1. 2. head base of the tail in cattle
  2. 4. ability to fatten
  3. 6. from the top of the shoulders to the last rib on sheep
  4. 7. bridge of the nose from the eye down to the nostril
  5. 8. patch of wool on top of a sheep’s head
  6. 10. Length indication of the amount of pounds the animal will shear off
  7. 12. base of the chest floor on cattle
  8. 14. Weight weight at which an animal is fully grown
  9. 15. from the last rib to the front of the hip
  10. 16. top portion of cattle’s heads
Down
  1. 1. list of traits listed in order of priority from what is most important to least
  2. 3. general eye appeal of the animal
  3. 5. of neck muscle on the topside of cattle’s necks
  4. 9. fat deposited at the base of the tail head
  5. 11. Maturing animal can carry themselves to a heavier weight while remaining lean
  6. 12. deep and capacious
  7. 13. expected progeny difference
  8. 14. intramuscular fat