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Breeding-sheep score-card General characters
Form. — Compact, thick-set, and short-legged; body deep, thick, and of medium length ; top line straight; under line low in flanks ; scale large for age.
Quality. — General refinement and symmetry of clean-cut features; breed character pronounced; head, neck, and legs short; bone smooth, moderately fine in ewe, somewhat stronger in ram ; fleece pure, fine in ewe, somewhat coarser in ram.
Condition. — Great wealth of natural flesh, but not excessively fat; flesh firm, mellow and springy, without lumps, patches, rolls or undue accumulations of fat, especially in back, loin, rump, and foreflanks; depth and evenness of flesh consistent with degree of fatness.
Constitution. — Generous and symmetrical development; ample heart-girth, capacity of barrel and depth of flanks; eyes full, bright, and clear; nostrils large and open ; throat free from lumps; absence of refinement to point of delicacy; skin bright; fleece bright, soft, and long, crimp even, yolk moderately abundant.
Early maturity. — General refinement and compactness; body large, extremities small; shortness of head, neck, and legs; amplitude of girth in chest, belly, and flanks.
Sexuality. — In males: A bold, active, and aggressive carriage; great strength without grossness in head, neck, legs, and shoulders; well-developed sexual organs.
In females: General refinement; good development of barrel; head, neck, and legs lighter and finer than in ram.
Scale of Points | Mutton Sheep Perfect Score | FlNE-WOOLED Sheep Perfect Score | |
1. | Age, | ||
2. | Scale, estimated weight-------lb.; corrected-------lb.; | 10 | 8 |
3. | Skin, bright, clean, and free from scurf; color ac- | 3 | 5 |
4. | Fleece, pure, uniformly long and dense ; crimp even and fine; quality fine; condition bright, clean, and lustrous ; yolk evenly distributed and moderately abundant; general character according to | 15 | 30 |
5. | Muzzle, fine in ewe, broad in ram ; nostrils open . | 1 | 1 |
6. | Face, short; fine in ewe, strong in ram; color and | 5 | 5 |
7. | 3 | 3 | |
8. | Forehead, broad in ewe, still broader in ram ; wooled | 3 | 3 |
9. | Ears, fine ; length, color, covering, and carriage ac- | 3 | 3 |
10. | Neck, short, blending smoothly with shoulders; es- | 3 | 2 |
11. | Shoulder, broad, compact, snug, and well fleshed | 4 | 3 |
12. | Fore legs, straight, short, arm full, feet strong; bone smooth, fine in ewe, stronger in ram ; color and | 4 | 3 |
Scale of Points | Mutton Sheep Perfect Score | FlNE-WOOLED Sheep Perfect Score | |
13. | Chest, deep, broad, and full; brisket wide; heart-girth large; fore flanks deep and full .... | 10 | 10 |
14. | Back, well fleshed, broad, straight, and of medium length; ribs well sprung ........................... | 6 | 4 |
15. | Loin, well fleshed, broad and straight ................. | 6 | 4 |
16. | Rump, long, level, wide, and well fleshed .... | 6 | 4 |
17. | Thighs, full; fleshed low down; twist deep and full | 10 | 6 |
18. | Body, deep and capacious in belly and hind flanks. | 4 | 3 |
19. | Hind legs, straight and short; feet strong; bone smooth, moderately fine in ewe, strong in ram; color and covering according to breed .... | 4 | 3 |
Total................ | 100 | 100 |
 
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