Cattle judging

'''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.<ref name="Lipsey">{{cite web |last1=Lipsey |first1=Jerry |title=Livestock Judging Techniques |url=https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g2952 |website=University of Missouri |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>

Judgments on cattle are ultimately based on which animal is worth the most profit.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Edmund Harry |title=Judging Beef Cattle |date=1919 |publisher=U.S. Department of Agriculture}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=May 2021}}

There are many fine points to cattle judging. In a beef animal, for example, it is desirable to have a large animal with muscle development.<ref name="Thompson"/>{{Page needed|date=May 2021}} thumb|300px|Judging Red Poll heifers

==See also== *Livestock show

== External links == *[http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/ansci/g02952.htm Judging Etiquette (University of Missouri)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012031127/http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/ansci/g02952.htm |date=2008-10-12 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090724023510/http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/agmania/livestock/ University of Kentucky Agripedia entry on livestock judging] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120312093129/http://www.livestockjudging.com/steers/ Sample Cattle Judging Classes at LivestockJudging.com]

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Category:Cattle Category:Animal shows