Livestock judging tips

Livestock Judging Reasons Outline

Selection used to be entirely phenotypic. Everybody was an expert in structural evaluation and based decisions off what was seen by the naked eye. Then came the performance movement of the 1960s and ’70s, and the industry shifted to modern evaluation systems and selection tools such as expected progeny differences (EPDs) as a large part of their selection.

Learning to judge 4-H Livestock Judging Programs: How to Judge Swine

Placing: 3-4-2-1Cuts: 3-6-2 I like the Simmental Bred Heifers, 3-4-2-1. The unrivaled tandem of maternal function and cow power found in the brown tinged 3 heifer is quick to stand out. Not only is she the boldest about her rib cage and incredibly dimensional, but to have that much power and still be so feminine [...]Read More...

This lamb is .... what you want in a show lamb.