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| Division
Of Characteristics
| Desirable
| Questionable
| Undesirable
| Evaluation
By Points
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| Max.
| Actual
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| 1
| General
Type
| Good
length with moderate depth an thickness. Top of hips slightly higher
than top of shoulders. Angular shaped body. Strong legs with free
movement. bulls thicker and more heavily muscled than cows, exhibiting
masculine crest development on neck at maturity.
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Any
evidence of hump directly over shoulder region or evidence of other
than Longhorn breed conformation.
| 3
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| 2
| Ears
| Medium
to small, short round ears, pigmented and fitted horizontally under
horns or sloping slightly upward.
| Longer,
droopy ears.
| Extremely
large and/or droopy ears. Unpigmented ears.
| 2
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| 3
| Head
| Showing
masculinity or femininity according to sex; moderate width with
pronounced length. From poll to muzzle straight profile. Pigmented
around eyes. Symmetrical eyes, and nose alignment.
| Wide
blocky head. convex forehead. "Roman nose."
| Masculine
or steer type head on cows. Steer type head on bulls.
| 4
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| 4
| Muzzle
| Mealy
mouthed or pigmented, wide and symmetrical. Teeth correctly aligned.
| Non-pigmented.
| Wry
nose, overshot or under shot jaw. Harelip or deformed palate.
| 4
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| 5
| Neck
| Trim
on cows, muscular on bulls. Long with minimal loose skin.
| Ewe
neck or very short. Pendulous dewlap.
| Masculine
on cow. Feminine on bull.
| 4
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| 6
| Shoulders
| Free
moving, smooth. Well-muscled on bulls. blending smoothly to neck
and ribs.
| Open
on top sharply dropping down behind shoulders.
| Wide
coarse or too vertical.
| 3
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| 7
| Brisket
| Trim
and free from excessive fleshiness.
| Excessive
fat, downward sloping and excessive dewlap.
| Fullness
in lower neck and brisket to give a Buffalo type silhouette.
| 2
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| 8
| Tail
| Long
with full switch.
| Very
short tail.
| Wry
tail or genetic bob tail.
| 2
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| 9
| Back
| Strong
straight topline with maximum length between the shoulders and hooks.
| Extreme
swayback and shortness between shoulders and hooks.
| Long
chine bones on cows extending much higher than shoulder blades revealing
inconsistent calving history.
| 7
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| 10
| Loin
| Broad
and full rib eye area.
| Narrow
and low.
| Extremely
narrow and low.
| 4
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| 11
| Ribs
| Well
sprung elliptical.
| Slab
sided.
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2
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| 12
| Hooks
and Pins
| Reasonably
prominent with good length between.
| Excessive
narrowness between hooks. Short between hooks and pins.
| Excessive
downward slope toward rear.
| 4
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| 13
| Hindquarters
| Long,
slightly sloping from hooks to pins. Full and well developed.
| High
pins and tail head associated with tilted vulva.
| Short,
narrow, extra droopy. Small and concave.
| 6
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| 14
| Heart
Girth
| Full
on Bulls. Angular on Cows.
| Pinched
girth.
| Deep
chested non angular cows.
| 2
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| 15
| Legs
and Feet
| Squarely
set, sound feet, legs, hocks, and joints with adequate bone. Hard
hooves.
| Short
legs, sickle hocks or "Post" legs - extra close weak hocks, very
small bones.
| Mule
footed. Unsoundness. Weak pasterns.
| 6
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| 16
| Size
and Flesh
| Easy
fleshing. Adequate size for environment to show good gain and health.
| Small
for age and environment.
| Unthrifty,
chronic-poor flesh. Lacking mature size for environment.
| 6
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| 17
| Hide
| Vascular
and pliable.
| Too
tight or excessive skin fold. Excessive sheath, neck flap or navel
flap.
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2
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| 18
| Hair
(dependent on environment)
| Cows
- Short, straight, slick coat. Bulls - Coarse, wire-type hair on
head and neck. Long hair in ears.
| Dull,
dry bristly hair.
| Slow
shedding in spring season. Long shaggy hair indicative of impurities
such as Scotch Highland.
| 1
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| 19
| Sheath
| Retracted
prepuce, small orifice, flat small-sized navel flap.
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Long
pendulous sheath, non-retractable prepuce. Excessive navel flap
on male and female.
| 3
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| 20
| Udder
and Teats
| Well
attached udder, equally balanced quarters, pigmented small teats,
and abundant milk production adequate to raise a fat calf.
| Teats
too large for calf to nurse at birth.
| Hard,
firm, meaty udder, unable to produce enough milk for her calf.
| 6
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| 21
| Disposition
| Mild,
tractable.
| Nervous
| Unmanageable
| 5
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| 22
| Reproduction
| Early
maturity and longevity. Cows - Regular calving and early puberty.
bulls - Masculine, virile, high libido, high quality semen in volume.
| Abnormal
reproductive organs.
| Cows
- Slow breeders, late puberty, abortive. Bulls - Unmatched testes
and below breed average scrotal circumferences.
| 6
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| 23
| Color
| More
varied than those of the Rainbow. Colors and mixes are so various
that no two appear exactly alike. Wild, flamboyant, loud colors.
| color
patterns that would indicate impurities such as Hereford markings.
| Non-pigmented
around eyes, nose, ears, and teats.
| 6
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| 24
| Horn
Growth
| Cows
- Wide, twisted outward, measuring 40" or more, tip to tip at maturity.
Bulls - Horns with lateral length and a slight forward upward sweep
of 46" or more tip to tip on mature bulls, and a base circumference
of 12" or more.
| Cows
- Horns that curve sharply upward and or measure under 35" tip to
tip at maturity. Bulls - Horns that curve sharply upward and or
inward with under 40" tip to tip at maturity. Small base circumference.
| Small
amount of horn as to indicate impurities or below traditional horn
size.
| 10
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| Total
Possible
| 100
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| Total
of Subject
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