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Beef-Class Structural
Assessment Guide
BEEF-CLASS STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE HEREFORD
How to do Beef- Trait Key Scoring Range Lot ID number FF FC RS FA RA RS RH SN D
Class Structural 1. Docile 1 0808199603 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 1.5
Assessments Docility D 1 2 3 4 5 3. Restless 2 0808199647 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 1
5. Aggressive
3 0808199701 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 1
For docility– 1 is Ideal Front Feet Claw Set FC 1. Open/Divergent 4 0808199708 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 1.5
(Docile), 3 is less ideal Rear Feet Claw Set RC 5. Good
(restless) and 5 is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9. Scissor Claw 5 0808199700 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 1
aggressive. (Scores of 1 6 0808199634 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 1
and 2 are preferred). Front Feet Angle FA 1. Stubbed Toe
Rear Feet Angle RA 5. Good 7 0808199633 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 3 1
For traits scored 1-9: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9. Shallow Heel 8 0808199668 5 6 4 5 5 5 6 3 1

• 4 and 6 show slight Rear Legs Side 1. Straight 9 0808199651 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 4 1
variation from ideal View RS 5. Good 10 0808199683 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 2 2.5
but this includes most 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9. Sickle Hocked
animals. Any animal 11 0808199666 6 7 6 7 6 5 6 4 1
scoring 4 and 6 would Rear Legs Hind 1. Bow Legged 12 0808199644 4 7 5 6 5 5 5 4 1
be acceptable in any View RH 5. Good
breeding program. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9. Cow Hocked 13 0808199609 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 1.5
14 0808199636 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 4 1.5
• 3 and 7 shows greater 1. Bow Legged
variation, but would Front Legs Front FF 5. Good 15 0808199764 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 2
be acceptable in most View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9. Knocked Knee 16 0808199684 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 1
commercial breeding
programs, but seed 1. Dropped Fore Qtr. 17 0808199741 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 3 2
stock producers should Udder Evenness UE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5. Good Balance 18 0808199673 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 1
be wary. 9. Dropped Rear Qtr.
19 0808199656 4 7 6 6 6 5 6 3 1.5
• 2 and 8 are low scoring Teat Size and TZ 1. Very Small/Thin 20 0808199679 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 4 1
animals and should be Shape 5. Good
9. Very Large/Bulbous
looked at closely before 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 21 0808199767 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 3 1
purchasing. 22 0808199677 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 4 1
Sheath & Navel SN 1. Pendulous
• 1 and 9 should not be Score 1 2 3 4 5 3. Good 23 0808199710 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 1.5
5. Clean/Tight
catalogued and are 24 0808199744 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 1
considered culls.
1. Lacking Capacity 25 0808199790 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 1.5
Capacity CP 3. Medium 26 0808199755 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 4 1.5
For trouble-shooting please 1 2 3 4 5 5. Large Volume
contact Alastair Midgley: 27 0808199733 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 1.5
PH: (03) 612 6671 Muscle Score LM A. Very Heavy 28 0808199778 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 1
C. Medium
MOBILE: 0274 768 036. E. Light 29 0808199600 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 1
A B C D E
30 0808199661 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 4 1
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