Market Classes and Grades of Calves and Vealers (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Don Juan Slater
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781396611803
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Excerpt from Market Classes and Grades of Calves and Vealers Conformation is the build, shape, outline, or contour of the animal. It is due largely to the size and shape of the benes and muscles and the proportions between the different parts of the animal, such as neck, shoulder, crop, back, loin, rump, etc. Hence, conformation is chiefly attributable to breeding, but sex condition exerts a powerful influence except in the case of _very young animals. The fat. Cover ing or degree of finish is responsible for marked modifications of conformation, hence feeding and care have an important bearing. Standards of conformation depend, for practical purposes, upon the immediate use to which the animal is to be put. Grade for grade, a. Smoother and more rounded conformation, largely the result of finish or fat, is generally demanded in animals sold for immediate slaughter than in those which are to be used for stocker and feeder purposes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.