Ideal Beef Heifer

Question 1

1. Ideal Beef Heifer

Answer 1

Soundness and Structural Correctness
-carefully consider feet, patterns, hocks, rump, knees, and shoulders
-feet: big, even-toed, squarely placed, toes pointing straight forward
-pasterns: strong and flexible
-hocks: constructed of clear, flat bone with a slight degree of set
-rump: level from hooks to pin bone
-shoulder: nice set and smoothness of shoulder

Question 2

2. Ideal Beef Heifer

Answer 2

Capacity or Volume
-wide bodied
-good spring of rib
-uniform from front to back
-more than 50% of heifer’s height from top of back to ground

Question 3

3. Ideal Beef Heifer

Answer 3

Style and Balance

Question 4

4. Ideal Beef Heifer

Answer 4

Degree of Muscling
-base width and top width should be equal

Question 5

5. Ideal Beef Heifer

Answer 5

Femininity
-refinement of head
-length of kneck
-angularity of neck and shoulder
blending of shoulder to forerib

Question 6

Phrases 1

Answer 6

-feminine head
-neat throat, dewlap and brisket
-angular through neck and shoulders
-strong topline
-deep ribbed
-long, level rump
-neat trailhead
-deep, long muscled rear quarter
-long, smooth muscled rear quarter
-correct set of hocks
-legs set wide apart

Question 7

Phrases 2

Answer 7

-neat, smooth shoulder
-bold spring of rib
-long bodied
-deep rear flank
-long stifle
-natural thickness down back and loin
-long bodied well balanced
-correct set of feet and legs
-smooth shoulder
-deep, wide chest floor