MDGA SCORE CARD
Sr. Doe Jr. Doe Buck
GENERAL APPEARANCE 35 60 60
A. Appears stylish & alert; exhibits balance in all positions; moves easily 3 4 4
& correctly about the ring;
B. Demonstrates correct breed characteristics 6 10 10
C. Front end assembly (withers blending smoothly from neck into topline,
shoulders tightly attached & elbows laid in against body wall;
moderately extended brisket;) 4 10 10
D. Neck & topline (neck lean with good length, blending smoothly into
withers & shoulders; topline slightly higher at the withers, then leveling
out through the chine & loin; good width from loin to rump;
rump angled slightly downward; 8 14 12
E. Legs & feet (set wide; front legs straight & under withers; back legs
straight as seen from rear & angled from side; pasterns strong;
feet pointing forward; toes close together;) 14 22 24
DAIRY CHARACTER 25 25 20
A. General openness with flat bones, sharp withers, good width
carried through from the chest to the escutcheon 10 9 8
B. Shows angularity (clearly seen dairy wedges from top, rear and side) 10 9 8
C. Ribs flat, widely spaced, well sprung & angling toward rear 3 4 2
D. Free of excess flesh & coarseness; loose, pliable skin 2 3 2
BODY CAPACITY 10 15 20
A. Deep, wide chest that blends smoothly into barrel 5 8 10
B. Barrel with large capacity increasing in depth from heart girth to flank;
(In young stock, capacity should be appropriate for level of maturity) 5 7 10
MAMMARY SYSTEM 30 - -
A. Udder is well-attached, globular, balanced when viewed
from both the side & rear; capacious but with floor well above hocks; 8 - -
B. Udder well supported with strong medial suspensory ligament and
good lateral attachments 7 - -
C. Rear udder is high & wide; in natural, arch-shaped escutcheon 6 - -
D. Fore udder wide and smoothly blending into abdominal wall 5 - -
E. Uniform, clearly delineated teats; teat size in proportion to udder 4 - -
capacity, & appropriately placed on udder floor for ease of milking
TOTAL SCORE 100 100 100