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Prospect/Feeder Lambs
Class number:  040        Class Date:  2/9/08

Judge:   Sam Funk

 

Judging Contest Winners: 

Under 15:  CrazySuey, LambQuen, AndrewR, ShelbySue

15-18:  PAFFAStateStarFarmer07, Clublamb07, damarisita, chadam, JohnnyR

Over 18:  Lambman87, 4-Hpop, s, girillasmom, basco, sooner04, classic1112, mcmaggiechan, VSUFFX

 

Official Placing:  1, 3, 2, 4

Cuts:  6, 2, 7

 

There is one animal in this class that has to be considered as a class winner.  1 is the levelest topped, longest sided lamb and really should be the only one you think about for winning this class.

 

There is a lamb in this class that has to go on bottom.  4 is the off balance, narrowest structured lamb.  Then there are two lambs that obviously belong in a middle pair.  The placing should be obvious for everything except for what goes second and third.

 

In a class with an obvious top and bottom, I preferred the alignment 1, 3, 2, 4 in this class of prospect lambs. 

First Place:  1

Entry number:  173

Exhibitor:  2TLivestock

State:  NE

Sheep name/number:  Rachel

Breed:  Suffolk

 

 

Starting with the levelest topped, longest-sided lamb with ample muscle 1 easily places over 3.

 

Second Place:  3

Entry number:  205

Exhibitor:  ilovesuffolks

State:  VA

Sheep name/number:  Larry

Breed:  Suffolk/Hamp

 

 

While 3 is a thick ended lamb that belongs in a top pair of more balanced lambs, it is steeper rumped and coarser fronted than 1.

 

Still in the middle pair 3 places over 2 for having more potential as it grows.  3 appears to be wider topped and is more balanced to look at from the profile. 

 

Third Place:  2

Entry number:  189

 

 

While 2 has an exaggerated muscle structure, this is a steep hipped, off-balanced lamb in the pair that is sickle-hocked and undesirable in the profile.

 

Still in an easy bottom pair 2 places over 4 for definition of muscle and width of structure.

 

Fourth Place:  4

Entry number:  218

 

 

4 is by far the narrowest rumped, narrowest structured lamb that is built like a loaf of bread with too much middle appearing easy over the top losing out in terms of projected carcass quality and desirable show-ring style.

 
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