Excerpt from Judging Dairy Cattle on the Basis of Type and Records of Production Bul s are judged on the basis of their conformation and masculinity, although it is now generally recognized that a bull's appearance is no indication of the production inheritance he transmits to his offspring. Emphasis on type, particularly on the finer show - ring points, 1500 often serves to minimize the educational value of cattle shows and judging contests by overshadowing the real purpose fer which cattle are bred. For many years it was necessary, of course, to judge the utility value of dairy animals by their physical appearance alone. Now, however, since production records afford a definite means of measuring the producing capacity of cows and the breeding value of sires, it appears that the judging standards, at least those for judging cows and bulls, might well include a consideration of available production records. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.