A lot of people post pictures of their animals on SP asking for opinions and feed back. I, along with some others have a hard time understanding what members opinions mean by the words/terms used. Like recently I asked what the term "soggy" was not knowing exactly what people meant by this term. I would like members help in creating a good list of Terms and their definitions that others can resort to when they don't quite understand a term being used. Thanks in advance for your help!
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kfacres
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here.
It's going to be hard to actually come up with a list... I have found it works better to ask about a specific term that you may not know about... This is the time folks...
The other thing about blanket terms, and defining them-- what one thing means to one person, might mean something different to another.
For instance, I say that's a stout animal- One person would read 'stout' as meaning big boned, huge footed, wide based, etc... and someone else will consider stout as meaning thick bodied, big assed, deep quartered, bold and wide through the chest floor, etc. Simpilly put.. one term that when used alone can mean tons of things...
The thing that gets me, and really helps me determine if the person spitting out terms knows what they're talking about, or if they just heard it once.. is the adjectives and descriptions that they use in conjunction with that term... Like above..." That heifer sure is stout- I really like her substance of bone, foot size,and rear view muscle expression...
The other thing that really pops my bubble is when someone says. "That heifer sure looks sound".. How can you tell she looks sound? How about commenting on her appeared angles of front shoulder slope, foot/ pastern length/ slope, rear hock set, hooks to pins slope, tailhead angle, topline, head carriage, etc....
It's going to be hard to actually come up with a list... I have found it works better to ask about a specific term that you may not know about... This is the time folks...
The other thing about blanket terms, and defining them-- what one thing means to one person, might mean something different to another.
For instance, I say that's a stout animal- One person would read 'stout' as meaning big boned, huge footed, wide based, etc... and someone else will consider stout as meaning thick bodied, big assed, deep quartered, bold and wide through the chest floor, etc. Simpilly put.. one term that when used alone can mean tons of things...
The thing that gets me, and really helps me determine if the person spitting out terms knows what they're talking about, or if they just heard it once.. is the adjectives and descriptions that they use in conjunction with that term... Like above..." That heifer sure is stout- I really like her substance of bone, foot size,and rear view muscle expression...
The other thing that really pops my bubble is when someone says. "That heifer sure looks sound".. How can you tell she looks sound? How about commenting on her appeared angles of front shoulder slope, foot/ pastern length/ slope, rear hock set, hooks to pins slope, tailhead angle, topline, head carriage, etc....
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kfacres
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nota prob... reread my post now. ETA.Cruiser said:
Well, when I think of a stout animal, I picture an animal with an average or below average frame score that is pretty beefy and muscular. Kinda like someone you would want to be on your side if there was a barfight... <beer>Cruiser said:
Not sure if everyone agrees on this though..
Shadow Hill Farm
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Here is a link that you can go to as well. May help you out a bit. When we got back into cattle I forgot some of the stuff and found this. It has helped me. It doesn't cover terms like soggy and such but has everything else. Hope it helps. I'm always willing to learn more stuff.
http://www.cattlepages.com/dictionary/#S
http://www.cattlepages.com/dictionary/#S
Shadow Hill Farm
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Simmgal said:
Your Welcome!
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Shadow Hill Farm
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Cruiser said:
Your welcome! <cowboy>
knabe
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capacious
pounds heavy
heavy footed
roomy middled
broken over in the knew
weak in the loin
breaks in the chine
wasty middled
goose fronted
cute headed
post legged
high pins
flat boned
round boned
flat ribbed
pone fat
carries through to twist
pounds heavy
heavy footed
roomy middled
broken over in the knew
weak in the loin
breaks in the chine
wasty middled
goose fronted
cute headed
post legged
high pins
flat boned
round boned
flat ribbed
pone fat
carries through to twist
kfacres
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My post about two above, can conclude all terms that can mean stout...Cruiser said:
kfacres
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Here is some terms, not really what you are wanting... in terms of definitions.
This isn't the list I was looking for- or wanting to find... but it will work.. I have a much better one at home (parents), that I will get over new year's weekend to post...
This isn't the list I was looking for- or wanting to find... but it will work.. I have a much better one at home (parents), that I will get over new year's weekend to post...
In addition to Knabe's list, some other terms I frequently hear are: Breaks behind the shoulders and tight through the heart girth. I'm trying to think of others! ???
ADDED: I have also heard fat cattle being called toady. (lol)
ADDED: I have also heard fat cattle being called toady. (lol)
