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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 683684" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>Firstly the maturity refers to carcass maturity (the fat finish of the carcass) and not neccesarily sexual maturity although there is a strong correlation.</p><p></p><p>1. frame score is a numeric value given to the hip height measurement of animals. It is gender and age specific.</p><p></p><p>2. The relative length of the cannon bone as well as the overall length of the legs in relation to the body will give you a fair idea. As long as the long bones are still growing the animal won't start to lay on fat and the carcass won't mature. The growth plates of the long bones typically start closing at around 12 months of age. In well fed animals 85% of the longbone growth is completed by the time the animal turns 1 year old.</p><p></p><p>3. You can see from a very young age, but you need a bit of knowledge of the herd and a trained eye.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 683684, member: 4353"] Firstly the maturity refers to carcass maturity (the fat finish of the carcass) and not neccesarily sexual maturity although there is a strong correlation. 1. frame score is a numeric value given to the hip height measurement of animals. It is gender and age specific. 2. The relative length of the cannon bone as well as the overall length of the legs in relation to the body will give you a fair idea. As long as the long bones are still growing the animal won't start to lay on fat and the carcass won't mature. The growth plates of the long bones typically start closing at around 12 months of age. In well fed animals 85% of the longbone growth is completed by the time the animal turns 1 year old. 3. You can see from a very young age, but you need a bit of knowledge of the herd and a trained eye. [/QUOTE]
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