Measurement Terms
The word used for the distance between the brisket to the tail
Length
Long/Short
When the back legs are straight
Good/Straight Rear Leg Column
The term for the overall size of an animal
Capacity
What shape do you want sheep and goats to be from the side? Draw on the board
Rectangular
How much backfat should market hogs have?
<0.25 inches
Depth
Deep/Shallow Bodied
When the rear legs are too close at the knees and pointed out at the toes
Cow Hocked
Term for how well they move
Mobility
What does "booted down" or "heavy booted" mean
Shaggy, wooly, hairy legs
Do hogs have a brisket?
No
Width
Wide/Narrow Bodied
When the rear legs are to far apart at the knees and the feet are pointed inwards
Bow Legged
How fat they are
Conditioning
Bonus if you can tell me what the term for this is in market
In sheep, what do we call the hip?
Dock
The muscles on either side of a hog's spine are known as the ______________
Loin
Loin Area
How round and muscled out the ribs are
Spring of Rib
When the front legs are turned in at the toed
Pigeon Toed
Term we use to describe the grace and refinement of more delicate featured breeding animals
Femininity
What do we call an animal that has less distance between their top hip bones than normal?
Narrow Pinned
What does "pulled apart in chest" mean??
Wide chested
The amount of fat/muscle on an animal
(Can be used for either depending on purpose of class EX: Breeding or Market)
Finishing
Degree of Finish
When the rear leg is too far backward
Post Hocked
Something we'd say about a breeding animal with perfect conditioning for breeding
Honest in Breeding Condition
If the neck meets the body lower than it should, what do we call that?
Low Slung
What shape should the top of a hogs back be, if you're looking at them from the back.
Two humps
This indicates good muscling and minimal fat cover.