Cattle judging

Selection used to be entirely phenotypic. Everybody was an expert in structural evaluation and based decisions off what was seen by the naked eye. Then came the performance movement of the 1960s and ’70s, and the industry shifted to modern evaluation systems and selection tools such as expected progeny differences (EPDs) as a large part of their selection.

Learning to judge 4-H Livestock Judging Programs: How to Judge Beef

Placing: 3-4-2-1Cuts: 3-6-2 I like the Simmental Bred Heifers, 3-4-2-1. The unrivaled tandem of maternal function and cow power found in the brown tinged 3 heifer is quick to stand out. Not only is she the boldest about her rib cage and incredibly dimensional, but to have that much power and still be so feminine [...]Read More...

I found this video on YouTube, hope you learn something about judging cattle from it. Beef is the easiest thing to judge for me. When judging cattle you want to look for muscle, volume, and structural correctness. When I come up to the class I first want to look at the animals from behind and place them in my mind according to how they look. Then I start working my way forward, looking at all the traits that make a good animal. After I have looked at the cattle (steer, heifer, bull)…

Livestock terminology with example videos and definitions.

Things to know for livestock judging before you start!!!

When judging swine, you want to judge them from the ground up, then rear to the front of the animal. Like beef ...

Article about Teat End Condition Matters in dairy cattle. Teat End Condition Score Card.

Very true

clipping poster

Dairy Cattle Body Condition Scoring Chart (Edmonson et al. 1989) #dairy #dairy #cattle