Mississippi 4-H Livestock Judging Manual

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Contents

Introduction

Livestock Judging

Oral Reasons

Beef Cattle

Sheep

Swine

Glossary

By Gale Chrestman, Extension 4-H Livestock Specialist, and Dr. Keith A. Bryan, Pennsylvania State University Dairy and Animal Science Instructor.

Gale Chrestman, Keith A. Bryan, and Lowry Sumrall provided photography for the publication. The authors greatly appreciate the efforts and support of Roy Higdon, Mike Howell, and Blair McKinley for reviewing this publication.

Donald L Boggs and Robert A. Merkel are acknowledged for giving their permission to use material adapted from Live Animal Carcass Evaluation and Selection Manual, 4th edition, 1993.

Gary L. Minish and Danny G. Fox are acknowledged for giving their permission to use material adapted from Beef Production and Management, 2nd edition, 1979.

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Extension Service of Mississippi State University, cooperating with U.S. Department of Agriculture. Published in furtherance of Acts of Congress, May 8 and June 30, 1914. Joe H. MCGilberry, Interim Director

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