Livestock Evaluation Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• calico: color pattern, typically in hogs. features a mix of red or sandy and black areas.
• frame: the size of the animal as determined by skeletal structure, independent of weight. the height, length, and width as they predict an animal's mature size.
• shallow: term used to describe an animals with no depth of body/rib.
• stylish: term that can be used to describe the more eye appealing animal of the class.
• wasty: used to describe an animals with extra loose fat.
• parrot mouth: where the upper jaw extends past the lower jaw, causing misalignment.
• tall fronted: term used in lamb and goats that refers to an elevated front body.
• growth: the characteristics of having adequate size and weight at a certain age.
• cow hocked: hock is set inward, resulting in a splayed look of the legs.
• condition: used to denote fatness.
• pigeon toed: when the toes are pointed inward.
• maturity: an animal's degree of physiological development relating to sexual puberty, mature size, and body composition.
• spring of rib: refers to the amount the ribs arch out from the backbone.
• balance: a proper proportion and blending of parts of the animal, essentially "how the parts fit together."
• broody: term for females that have a heftier look.
• hamloin junction: place where the ham and loin meet.
• jowl: the lower part of an animal's cheek, used commonly in swine.
• stout: trait associated with potential durability and serve as a loose indicator of growth. these include foot size, circumference of the cannon bone (from the knee to the ankle), and structural width.
• bowlegged: when the legs curve outwards at the knee.
• femininty: describes the grace and refinement of a breeding female across all livestock species.