Keren
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I thought this might be of interest for beginners.
Cow hocks: The animal, when viewed from behind, stands with its hind leg hocks pointing inwards towards each other. The hind leg toes will also point out.
This one is, in addition to being cow hocked, extremely narrow behind which indicates light muscling
Swayback - the animal, when viewed from the side, does not have a nice, straight back, but rather a pronounced 'dip' in the middle
Toed - out: when viewed from the front, the animal's feet point out rather than facing straight out the front of the animal
Twisted testicles: the testicles do not hang evenly and the left testicle is further forward than the right one. In this particular animal, at some times the testicles are so twisted that only one can be viewed from the back. They have a complete 90 degree twist.
Malshaped testicles: note the abnormal shape of the testicles, particularly evident in this photo on the right testicle. These testicles were very soft to palpate, and the animal had been running with females for two years without producing offspring.
Overshot mouth: the bottom jaw is longer than the top jaw, which results in the bottom front teeth not meeting the upper dental pad. This animal is likely to have problems eating, with resultant poor growth and performance.
This isnt the best photo but you can see the teeth, then the tongue, then the dental pad, and you can see that the teeth will not meet the dental pad.
This photo is the same animal with the mouth closed and tongue gone, you can see the teeth protrude out in front of the dental pad, instead of meeting it.
This is the result of an overshot mouth. This animal was not mouthed when young and kept to maturity (6 years old). The teeth have not worn and so are severely overgrown and loose. This animal has even more trouble eating and performing.
Cow hocks: The animal, when viewed from behind, stands with its hind leg hocks pointing inwards towards each other. The hind leg toes will also point out.
This one is, in addition to being cow hocked, extremely narrow behind which indicates light muscling
Swayback - the animal, when viewed from the side, does not have a nice, straight back, but rather a pronounced 'dip' in the middle
Toed - out: when viewed from the front, the animal's feet point out rather than facing straight out the front of the animal
Twisted testicles: the testicles do not hang evenly and the left testicle is further forward than the right one. In this particular animal, at some times the testicles are so twisted that only one can be viewed from the back. They have a complete 90 degree twist.
Malshaped testicles: note the abnormal shape of the testicles, particularly evident in this photo on the right testicle. These testicles were very soft to palpate, and the animal had been running with females for two years without producing offspring.
Overshot mouth: the bottom jaw is longer than the top jaw, which results in the bottom front teeth not meeting the upper dental pad. This animal is likely to have problems eating, with resultant poor growth and performance.
This isnt the best photo but you can see the teeth, then the tongue, then the dental pad, and you can see that the teeth will not meet the dental pad.
This photo is the same animal with the mouth closed and tongue gone, you can see the teeth protrude out in front of the dental pad, instead of meeting it.
This is the result of an overshot mouth. This animal was not mouthed when young and kept to maturity (6 years old). The teeth have not worn and so are severely overgrown and loose. This animal has even more trouble eating and performing.
, but the concept is still the same. Thanks for the pics.
