Livestock Judging Terms

What are the 3 dimensions of rib

• Weight

• Length

• Depth

• Width

What is the arrow pointing too?

• Ham

• Leg

• Hock

• Elbow

• Back Elbow

Check the terms that are used to describe rib shape in sheep...

• Square and pliable rib

• Rounder rib

• more 3-dimensional rib

• most turn and shape of forerib

The joint just above the hoof is known as what

• pastern

• dewclaw

• knee

• cannon

Which heifer is the most chiseled or cleanest about her throat, dewlap, and brisket?

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Functionality is another way to combine what two priorities?

• Rib Shape

• Muscle Shape

• Structural Correctness

• Balance

What are the different ways to describe muscle in market steers?

• Bigger backed

• more upstanding rack shape

• greater dimension to his lower quarter

• stouter in his twist and stifle

• will rail a carcass with a more ideal %muscle score

What is yield grade?

• total lbs of usable meat product

• taste

• amount of marbling

• flavor

What are the factors that affect quality grade?

• marbling

• firmness

• color

• carcass maturity

• texture

Which pig has the most skeletal integrity that's great in the angle to their blade, cranked up high at the base of their tail, and smoothest in their joints?

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