1. Judging Market Hogs

2. Market Hog Traits Degree of muscling Growth Capacity or volume
Degree of leanness
Structure and soundness

3. Degree of Muscling

4. Degree of Muscling

5. Degree of Muscling in Top

6. Capacity : Width

7. Capacity: Depth

8. Capacity : Depth

9. Capacity: Length

10. Degree of Leaness
How lean the animal is – not too fat / not too skinny

11. Structure & Soundness
Feet and Pasterns
Hocks
Knees
Rump
Shoulders

12. Feet
Perfect!
Too flat footed
On its toes too much

13. Hocks
Perfect
Left: Too Straight
Right: Swollen hocks

14. Rump
Level and flat –Good!
Rumps have a very drastic slope – not good

15. Shoulder
Left & Right:
Too Straight Shouldered

16. Judge this Class
Click on the link below. Judge this class and write a set of reasons on it. You will present your set tomorrow during Homeroom