Cattle judging is the process of judging a series of cattle and pronouncing a first-, second- and third-place animal based on each animal's individual traits compared to that of the others. Most cattle judging occurs in show rings at
agricultural shows and
livestock shows.
Judgments on cattle are ultimately based on which animal is worth the most
profit
Profit may refer to:
Business and law
* Profit (accounting), the difference between the purchase price and the costs of bringing to market
* Profit (economics), normal profit and economic profit
* Profit (real property), a nonpossessory intere ...
.
There are many fine points to cattle judging. In a
beef animal, for example, it is desirable to have a large animal with
muscle
Skeletal muscles (commonly referred to as muscles) are organs of the vertebrate muscular system and typically are attached by tendons to bones of a skeleton. The muscle cells of skeletal muscles are much longer than in the other types of muscl ...
development.
See also
*
Livestock show
External links
Judging Etiquette (University of Missouri)University of Kentucky Agripedia entry on livestock judgingSample Cattle Judging Classes at LivestockJudging.com
References
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