Livestock Evaluation Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Female animals that look heavier and fuller in body shape.
  2. 4. Animals that have loose extra fat hanging on their body.
  3. 5. How much the ribs stick out from the backbone.
  4. 8. The spot where the ham and loin meet on an animal.
  5. 10. A color pattern (mostly in hogs) with red or sandy areas mixed with black.
  6. 11. How well the animal’s body parts fit together.
  7. 13. Traits that show strong bones and toughness (big feet thick legs).
  8. 15. When the toes point toward each other.
  9. 18. A word that means an animal has fat on its body.
  10. 19. When the top jaw sticks out farther than the bottom jaw.
Down
  1. 1. When the back legs bend inward causing the feet to point outward.
  2. 3. A word used for an animal that looks nice and catches your eye.
  3. 4. A word describing a female animal that looks smooth and graceful.
  4. 6. Having the right size and weight for that animal’s age.
  5. 7. When the front legs bend outward at the knees.
  6. 9. The lower cheek area on animals like pigs.
  7. 12. In sheep and goats when the front end of the body is higher or bigger.
  8. 14. How grown-up an animal is for its age (body size puberty fatness).
  9. 16. Describes an animal with a small chest and ribs (little depth).
  10. 17. Body size based on bone structure (height length width).