TMGR Conformation Clinic
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Caprine Conformation Clinic
Evaluator: Virginia Johnson Gruver
Senior Does 1
Senior Does in milk
Entry #1
Evaluator comments:
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This doe is very level over the top line and nearly level in the rump from hips to pins. Her rump is also strong and wide from thurl to thurl. She has prominent withers, is full in the crops and she presents with a well developed brisket. Her front legs are set wide apart and squarely placed when viewed from the front. In the fore legs she would benefit by being straighter in the area of the knee. On the side view she would show better if her hind legs were set in line with the pin bones or slightly behind the pin bones as well as standing on the ground rather than the plywood where she would be able to get a better grip and would be able to stand more correctly on her rear legs. In viewing all pictures that show the rear leg from the side, she would benefit with more angulation of the hind leg. She is standing on strong pasterns on the front but due to the angle of the pictures I am unable to determine how strong she is on the rear pasterns. Her front feet are pointing forward but her rear legs appear to be pointing slightly to the side in pictures 1 & 2. She does have the desired bell shaped ears.
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In dairy character this doe is deep in the heart girth with increasing depth to the flank area. She has a long, lean neck. The withers are sharp and wedge shaped.
Owner comments: American 2008
She is angular throughout and showing the willingness to milk. This doe is showing excellent body capacity being deep in the heart girth and increasing to the flank, she shows good spring of rib. In the mammary, the fore udder is wide showing good forward extension, she would benefit from a smoother fore udder junction with the abdominal area. The udder is capacious, the rear udder is set high and wide into the area of the escutcheon. She is showing a strong medial suspensory ligament and a well balanced udder. Her teats are of uniform size.
Evaluator comments:
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In general appearance this doe is higher at the withers than the hips. In the area of the topline, she would present more correctly if she were leveler over the area of the loin; she is roaching slightly when viewed from the side. She is showing appropriate breed character about the head for an American mini Nubian with the slight Roman nose and bell ears. In the front end assembly she is prominent at the withers. I am unable to evaluate the tightness at the point of shoulders due to the lighting and stance. She would benefit from more extension of the brisket. She has a slight slope to the rump from hips to pins and is wide and strong in the rump, she also is showing a lot of strength and levelness from thurl to thurl. When viewed from the side she is straight in the fore leg with short strong pasterns. When viewed from the front she shows a lot of width between the front legs and would benefit from having her front legs set squarely under her and not leaning to the side. She would also benefit if her feet were trimmed, without the foot trimming she presents with long toes and it appears she is not showing the desirable depth in the heel on the rear feet.
In dairy character she is very angular, when viewed from the side she is deep in the heart girth with increasing depth into the barrel, she is also very angular when viewed from the top. She presents with a long, lean neck being smoothly blended into the shoulders. She has good spring of rib. In body capacity she is wide in the
Entry #2
Owner comments: American 2009
chest floor, deep in the heart girth as well as being full in the crops. Her barrel is long, deep and wide with a wide strong loin area. In the area of the mammary she has a smoothly blended fore udder and would benefit from more length of the fore udder. Her rear udder is wide and capacious into the escutcheon area. When viewed from the rear there is some concern for a large lump on the right side and near the center of the udder. It appears to be soft and may be a temporary lump that will dissipate with massage. When viewed from the side she would also benefit from more curvature of the rear udder when viewed from the side. She would benefit by her udder showing 1/3 of the udder in front of the leg, 1/3 udder hidden by the leg and 1/3 udder to the back of the leg. The teats are cylindrical in shape and pointing straight down. The medial suspensory ligament is strong, holding the mammary high against the body and dividing the udder evenly. The udder is well balanced.
In general appearance this doe is smoothly blended and angular, she is standing uphill. She is slightly roached in the area of the loin when viewed from the side. For breed character this doe has a beautiful Roman nose with bell shaped ears when viewed from the side. In the front end assembly she has prominent withers with tightly set point of shoulder and elbow. She would benefit from a more developed brisket but, since this picture is taken from the side and rear it might be that I am just unable to see the brisket. In the area of the rump she would benefit if she were leveler in the rump from hips to pins but we do allow a steeper rump in mini Nubians. She would show better if her hind legs were set in line with the pin bones or slightly behind the pin bones. In the area of the fore legs the left front knee looks slightly over at the knee but it may be due to the angle the picture was taken. I am going to give the doe the benefit and say she is standing on straight fore legs as I do not see this in any of the other pictures. She would benefit from more width between the front legs. In the rear legs this doe is standing with her left leg too far forward and her left toe is pointing outward. Due to the set of the rear leg I am not seeing the desired angulation in the rear leg. For the feet, especially the hind legs she would benefit from hoof trimming as the rear feet appear to be lacking the depth in the heal that is desired.
Entry #3
Owner comments: American 2010
Evaluator Comments:
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In dairy character this doe is very angler being very deep in the heart girth with the increasing depth of barrel into the area of the flank. She has length of neck and length of bone throughout and is smoothly blended. She also has good spring of rib. Her withers are sharp, wedge shaped and when viewed from the top you can see the wither rising slightly above the shoulder blades. In body capacity she is deep in the heart girth, wide and full in the crops and level in the chine. When viewed from the top you can see her long, wide and strong loin. In the mammary her fore udder is wide and full to the sides, she would benefit from a longer smoother fore udder attachment. The rear udder is capacious, wide and curved when viewed from the side. I see 1/3 of the udder in front of the hind leg, 1/3 is hidden behind the leg and 1/3 is behind the leg. She has a strong medial suspensory ligament which well defines the udder halves of this balanced udder. The teats are uniform is size, are of appropriate length, cylindrical in shape and pointing straight down. This senior doe most closely meets the standard in her class.
Entry #4
Owner comments: American 2011
Evaluator comments:
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In general appearance this doe is standing uphill, she is smoothly blended throughout and is angular. She is slightly roached over the loin which may be remedied by standing on solid ground and with her hind legs set properly in line with or behind the pin bones. In breed character she has the Roman nose and desirable bell shaped ears. In the front end assembly it is hard to see her brisket due to the angle the picture was taken. The picture is taken from the side and rear rather than directly from the side. She is full in the crops. In the area of the rump she would benefit from more levelness of the rump from hips to pins. The rump is strong and wide. Her fore legs are straight, clean knees and squarely placed when viewed from the side and front. Her toes are tight and pointing forward. She is stronger on the rear pasterns than her front pasterns. The rear legs are well angulated when viewed from the side and nearly perpendicular from hock to pasterns.
In dairy character she is deep in the heart girth with increasing depth into the flank area. Her neck is lean and smoothly blends into the shoulders. She would benefit and balance out with more length of neck. She would also benefit from sharper more wedged shaped withers. In body capacity she is wide in the
chest when viewed from the front, when viewed from the side she is deep in the heart girth, full in the crops and level in the area of the chine. Also when viewed from the side she is deep in the barrel. Her loin is wide and strong when viewed from the top. In the area of the mammary her fore udder is long, wide and full to the side. She would benefit from more smoothness of blending of the fore udder on to the abdominal area. The rear udder is capacious, wide and high into the area of the escutcheon. She would benefit with more rear udder showing behind the leg (1/3 in front of the leg. 1/3 hidden behind the leg, 1/3 behind the leg). She has a strong medical suspensory ligament, she would benefit from a balanced udder. The teats are pointing slightly forward when viewed from the side. When viewed from the rear she would benefit from more teat delineation.
Evaluator comments:
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In general appearance this doe full in the crops, she has a broad muzzle. She would benefit by showing more levelness in the area of the loin. Due to her left front leg being placed too far forward I am unable to evaluate her brisket. This doe has a slight slope in the rump from hips to pin and would benefit from a longer rump. When viewed from the front the fore legs are placed wide apart and her legs are squarely placed. Also when viewed from the side her right leg is straight with a strong pastern, her left front leg appears to have an enlarged knee which may be due to the placement of that leg. I am going to give this doe the benefit and go the properly placed right front foot to evaluate the front legs. When viewed from the front this doe is pointing outward on the left foot. The toes are tight. The doe would benefit by showing more angulation to the rear leg.
In dairy character this doe would benefit from more length of body, neck and a longer bone pattern throughout. In body capacity she is full in the crops, deep in the heart girth and deep in the barrel when viewed from the side. In the area of the mammary when viewed from the side this doe would benefit from having a longer fore udder attachment. The rear udder is capacious and properly curved,
Entry #5
Owner comments: 2011
when viewed from the side. The udder is showing 1/3 of the udder in front of the leg, 1/3 hidden by the back leg and 1/3 of the udder behind the leg. The halves of the udder are evenly balanced.
Evaluator comments:
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In general appearance this mini Nubian doe is level over the top line, she has beautiful bell shaped ears. The front end assembly shows a well developed brisket. Her fore legs are straight when viewed from the side and when viewed from the front the legs are wide apart and squarely placed. She would have benefited by having her feet trimmed before pictures were taken as her untrimmed feet cause her toes to be wide apart and she is not standing correctly on her front feet when viewed from the front. She would benefit by showing a more correct angulation to the rear leg when viewed from the side. This doe would show better if her hind legs were set in line with the pin bones or slightly behind the pin bones. She is angular when viewed from the top.
In the area of the mammary she is showing a capacious udder. She would benefit from a longer, smoother and wider fore udder attachment. In the rear udder she would benefit from a higher and wider area of attachment
Entry #6
Owner comments: 2012
in the area of the escutcheon. She would also benefit from a medical suspensory ligament that divides the udder halves evenly.
Entry #7
Owner comments: 2012
Evaluator comments:
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This mini LaMancha doe is level over the top line. In the front end assembly she shows a well developed brisket, she is tightly set at the point of shoulder and elbow. She would benefit by having more extension of her brisket. Her rump is long, wide and strong. She would benefit from more levelness from hips to pins. Her rump is level from thurl to thurl. Her fore legs are straight when viewed from the side, when viewed from the front she is standing wide between her fore legs and her legs are squarely placed. For her rear legs she would show better if her hind legs were set in line with the pin bones or slightly behind the pin bones. She would benefit by showing more angulation of the rear leg. She has short strong pasterns all the way around. The bedding is too deep to evaluate the feet.
In dairy character, this doe is deep in the heart girth with increasing depth back to the flank when viewed from the side. She would benefit and be more balanced if her neck were longer. In body capacity this doe is deep and wide in the chest and heart girth. She is full in the crops. She has a long, wide and strong area of the loin, her barrel is strong, deep, wide and long. In the area of the mammary she has a smoothly attached fore udder which is wide and full
to the sides. She would benefit with more fore udder extension. The rear udder is capacious, wide and tightly attached. She would benefit from a higher area of attachment of the rear udder in the area of the escutcheon. This doe has a strong medial suspensory ligament that clearly defines the 2 halves of the udder. The udder is well rounded and is divided with 1/3 in front of the leg, 1/3 hidden under the leg and 1/3 behind the leg. She would benefit from more delineation of the teats from the udder.
Entry #8
Owner comments: American 2012
Back feet foundered due to a uterine infection her first freshening (in 2016). This is her 2nd freshenening.
Evaluator comments:
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In general appearance, this mini Nubian doe is smoothly blended throughout, she is sharp, angular and shows the willingness to milk. She is level over the top line with a nearly level rump. In breed character she shows a beautiful Nubian type head with the Roman nose and the long bell shaped ears which go past her nose. For the front end assembly, she would benefit by showing more extension of the brisket. She is prominent in the withers. She has a long level rump from hips to pins and from thurl to thurl. She is standing on straight fore legs when viewed from the side and when viewed from the front she is standing wide. She would benefit from a more correct placement of her right front leg which appears to be toeing out. She would show better if her hind legs were set in line with the pin bones or slightly behind the pin bones. This doe would also benefit by having the correct angulation on the rear leg. I would like to see her rear pasterns as strong as her front pasterns. On her fore feet she has tight toes and is standing on strong pasterns.
In dairy character she is deep in the heart girth with increasing depth of body to the flank; she is free of excess fleshing. She has a long lean neck which smoothly
blends into the shoulders. She is sharp in the withers. In body capacity she is wide in the chest when viewed from the front, she is deep and wide in the heart girth and full in the crops. When viewed from the top her loin is long, wide and strong. In the mammary she would benefit from a longer, smoother fore udder attachment. Her rear udder is capacious with a wide, high rear udder attachment into the area of the escutcheon. The medial suspensory ligament well defines the two halves of this well balanced udder.
Entry #9
Evaluator comments:
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In general appearance this mini Nubian doe is slightly taller at the withers than the hips. She is nearly level, strong and long in the rump from hips to pins, she is also strong and level from thurl to thurl. She has lots of Nubian breed character about the head. In the front end assemble she has prominent withers. She would benefit by being deeper in the chest and with more extension in the brisket. She is straight in the fore leg and standing on short strong pasterns front and rear, when viewed from the side. When viewed from the front she is wide between the legs. This doe is well angulated in the rear leg when viewed from the side. She would show better if her hind legs were set in line with the pin bones or slightly behind the pin bones. When viewed from the front her toes are tight but it appears her left foot is pointing outward. Since she appears to be pointing foreword in other pictures I am going to give her the benefit.
In dairy character this doe is angular being deep in the heart girth with increase depth into the flank when viewed from the side. She has a long lean
Owner comments: American 2013
neck which is smoothly blended into the shoulders. Her withers are sharp and wedge shaped. She shows the willingness to milk and is incurving in the area of the thigh. In body capacity she is wide in the chest, deep in the heart girth and full in the crops. She has a long, strong and wide loin. She has a long and deep barrel. In the area of the mammary her fore udder is showing a long wide, smooth area of attachment. Her rear udder is capacious, high, wide and well arched into the area of the escutcheon when viewed from the rear. On the side profile she would benefit from showing more curvature of the rear udder.