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Description
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Score
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General
Appearance is stylish and active--desirable mutton--rams are
strongly masculine--ewes are distinctly feminine--plenty of development
(age considered). The whole body should have a firm, solid touch
and be well covered with thick set, long and lustrous wool. The
skin is naturally a bright cherry pink.
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12 |
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Ram's
head strongly masculine, medium length--forehead broad--wide between
ears--proportionate to body.
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Ewe's
head distinctly feminine in character--refined proportion to body.
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10 |
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Face
can be smutty, either white or slightly mixed with gray or white dappled
with brown--nostrils large and black or dark--broad nose in rams--eyes
large--ears thick and relatively short with silky hair covering.
Black spots on ears not considered objectionable.
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8 |
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Neck
is medium to short in length, blending neatly with head and shoulders.
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Chest
is deep and broad with good width between front legs.
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Withers
are fairly well rounded.
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12 |
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Top
Line is straight with no drop in front or behind the
shoulders.
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6 |
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Back
is medium length and broad--loin is wide, blending smoothly with hips
and well-sprung rib--good leg of mutton.
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12 |
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Legs
are medium length, straight and strong--must stand up straight on
pasterns--legs set wide apart at each corner. Legs may be either
white or slightly mixed with gray, or white dappled with brown.
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10 |
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Fleece
is white, curly, attractive, lustrous and even, with a prominent wave
and uniform length over the body--twelve months growth will measure ten
to twelve inches, and fall over the forehead in cords--good length
appears to be a reliable indication of high yielding quality--yolk
moderate, light to creamy in color. Fleece to show reasonable
uniformity and good condition, free from breaks and strong throughout
with an average count in the 40's.
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30 |
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Yearlings
can have a two-year-old mouth started, but the teeth should not be
completely up.
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0 |
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Total
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100 |
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Disqualifications
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| The Association will not permit the
registration of Cotswold sheep with: |
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| Any black fibers in the fleece or black
wool |
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| Any horns which are attached to the skull
with a living core or prominent scurs |
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| Blue, black or brown faces |
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| Any physical deformity |
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Undesirable
Characteristics
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| The following characteristics are
considered to be undesirable and should not be present in animals
offered for show: |
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| Dropped pasterns: The sheep should
stand up on its toes. |
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| In-turned eyelids (entropion) |
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| Pigeon toes |
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| Under-grown animals. Ram lambs
should be at least 80 lbs. by September in their first year. |
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| Small loosely attached scurs |
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| Wool not typical of the Cotswold type |
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| These are good examples of Cotswold Breed Standards for rams (left) and
ewes (right), bred
by Linda Schauwecker of Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
