MDGA Score Card

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