The art and science of livestock evaluation

A work from Cengage Learning on the science of livestock evaluation

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Herren, Ray V. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Clifton Park, New York : Delmar Cengage Learning , c2010
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Selecting livestock : art or science?
  • 2. Placing live classes of animals
  • 3. Presenting oral reasons
  • 4. Selecting breeding swine
  • 5. The selection of market swine
  • 6. Using performance data and expected progeny differences in swine
  • 7. Selecting breeding cattle
  • 8. Evaluating and grading market beef animals
  • 9. Evaluating performance data for beef cattle
  • 10. Selecting breeding sheep
  • 11. Selecting market sheep
  • 12. Wool judging
  • 13. Evaluating sheep performance data
  • 14. Horse judging: anatomy, terminology, and rules
  • 15. Judging the halter class - evaluating conformation
  • 16. Riding classes