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Judging Market Hogs

Judging Market Hogs. Market Hog Traits. Degree of muscling Growth Capacity or volume Degree of leanness Structure and soundness. Degree of Muscling. Degree of Muscling. Degree of Muscling in Top. Capacity : Width. Capacity: Depth. Capacity : Depth. Capacity: Length.

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Judging Market Hogs

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  1. Judging Market Hogs

  2. Market Hog Traits • Degree of muscling • Growth • Capacity or volume • Degree of leanness • Structure and soundness

  3. Degree of Muscling

  4. Degree of Muscling

  5. Degree of Muscling in Top

  6. Capacity : Width

  7. Capacity: Depth

  8. Capacity : Depth

  9. Capacity: Length

  10. Degree of Leaness • How lean the animal is – not too fat / not too skinny

  11. Structure & Soundness • Feet and Pasterns • Hocks • Knees • Rump • Shoulders

  12. Feet • Too flat footed • Perfect! • On its toes too much

  13. Hocks • Left: Too Straight • Right: Swollen hocks • Perfect

  14. Rump • Level and flat –Good! • Rumps have a very drastic slope – not good

  15. Shoulder • Left & Right: Too Straight Shouldered

  16. Judge this Class • Click on the link below. Judge this class and write a set of reasons on it. You will present your set tomorrow during Homeroom • http://www.livestockjudging.com/practice/index.aspx?id=49

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