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<blockquote data-quote="ArmyDoc" data-source="post: 504179" data-attributes="member: 6832"><p>As I look at all the various pictures posted here and elsewhere, I have noticed that a lot of cows have longer legs in the back than the front - to the point that their hips are noticeably higher than their front ends. I thought their backs were supposed to be more or less level. On this site: <a href="http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/PDF/MP-398.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publica ... MP-398.pdf</a> They don't specifically address the back, but those with "good conformation" seem to have their hips at about the same height as their shoulders. </p><p></p><p>One site on photographing cows even went so far as to say you should position them slightly up hill... and when I started looking for it, it seems a lot of the catalogs do exactly this. Are they trying to make their backs look level when they really aren't? </p><p></p><p>So, I guess what I'm asking is, are their backs supposed to be more or less level or not? Also, how important is it in the greater scheme of things?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ArmyDoc, post: 504179, member: 6832"] As I look at all the various pictures posted here and elsewhere, I have noticed that a lot of cows have longer legs in the back than the front - to the point that their hips are noticeably higher than their front ends. I thought their backs were supposed to be more or less level. On this site: [url=http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/PDF/MP-398.pdf]http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publica ... MP-398.pdf[/url] They don't specifically address the back, but those with "good conformation" seem to have their hips at about the same height as their shoulders. One site on photographing cows even went so far as to say you should position them slightly up hill... and when I started looking for it, it seems a lot of the catalogs do exactly this. Are they trying to make their backs look level when they really aren't? So, I guess what I'm asking is, are their backs supposed to be more or less level or not? Also, how important is it in the greater scheme of things? [/QUOTE]
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