Based on a score of 1 (excellent) to 4 (inferior)

MATERNAL TRAITS

Femininity, calf channel, basic form, suspensory ligament, teat spacing, teat shape, udder shape, (testicle shape), vulva shape (prepuce).

Udder

Are your 12 year olds' udders like this?

• Segmented and evenly quartered, firmly attached and well suspended.
• Even, medium sized, slightly tapering teats.

Our bulls are selected from dams with udders like this with the potential to pass these qualities on to their daughters.

FUNCTION TRAITS

Angularity, body capacity, bone, foot angle, joints, muzzle width, temperament under jaw.

Calving Ease

Pelvic angles make a difference...

Learn to pick it on a live animal

Head

• Long wide head
• Broad duckbill snout/muzzle
• Strong Under Jaw
• Sharp clean poll, clean large and pointed ears
• Correct poll to eyes to nose ratio for growth
• Large nostrils

CARCASS TRAITS

Butt profile, Chine, Est. Yield, Eye Muscle, Front Shoulder, Growth Rate, Hind Quarter, Rear Leg.

Based on a score of 1 (excellent) to 4 (inferior).

This is when the skin is evaluated for softness and pliability which relates to low melting point fat, easy digestibility with low colesterol.

LINEAR MEASUREMENT

Linear measurement of cattle for better performance: Linear measurement.pdf (PDF, 292K)