University:
Sam Houston State University
Course:
BIOL 2413 | General Zoology
Academic year:

2020
Views:

288

Pages:

10
Author:

Rolando H

Evaluating Balance Balance in meat goats refers to having the correct proportions of: 1. Body width 2. Body depth 3. Body length Evaluating Balance Unbalanced Alert Narrow body width Shallow body depth Short bodied Evaluating Balance Nicely Balanced Good body width Good depth of body Good length of body Evaluating Style A meat goat with style will exhibit the following: 1. A long, level top line 2. A long neck that sits high on the shoulders 3. A clean breast 4. A smooth, neat shoulder that blends smoothly from the neck to fore rib Evaluating Style Long, level top line Excellent Style Long neck sitting high on the shoulders Clean breast Smooth shoulder blending nicely from neck to foreribs Evaluating Freshness Freshness in meat goats refers to having: 1. An appearance of being healthy (not unthrifty) 2. A smooth, slick haircoat Evaluating Freshness I’m not very fresh appearing Example Meat Goat Judging Class 1 3 2 4 Official Placing: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Cuts: 2 - 4 - 6 Objectives • Discuss and Identify techniques of judging meat goats.