PARTS OF THE HEAD:
Poll (top of head where horns may or may not be located - 2), eyes, ears, forehead (1), bridge of nose (1), muzzle (which includes mouth, nostril and chin) and jaw (1) NECK, THROAT (the underside of the neck)
Poll (top of head where horns may or may not be located - 2), eyes, ears, forehead (1), bridge of nose (1), muzzle (which includes mouth, nostril and chin) and jaw (1) NECK, THROAT (the underside of the neck)
PARTS OF THE LEGS:
Moving up from the bottom: Hooves (made up of the toe, heel and sole - 4), dewclaws (those funny things above the hooves in the back of all four legs - 4), pastern (4), cannon bone (4), knee (front legs - 2), hocks (rear legs - 2)
Attachment of Rear Legs to Body:
Thighs (2), stifle (2), flank (2)
Attachment of Front Legs to Body:
Upper leg (2), Point of elbow (2), chest floor (area between front legs as viewed from the front - 1), point of shoulder (2), shoulder blade (2)
PARTS OF THE BODY:
Starting from the neck into the top of the animal: withers (1), chine (1), loin (1), hips (2), rump (1) and tail (1). The first five parts make up the animal's topline.
Sides of the body: crops (below the withers - 2), ribs, thurl (2) Front: brisket (1) Circumference measurements: heart girth (around the body behind the front legs) and barrel (around the widest part of the ribs) Underside: navel, milk vein (does only)
ESCUTCHEON: That area forming an upside-down "U" under the tail encompassing the anus, genitalia and rear udder attachment on does
EXTERNAL REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS:
Does: vulva, Bucks: scrotum and penis
EXTERNAL REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS:
Does: vulva, Bucks: scrotum and penis
UDDER PARTS: Rear udder (upper part of udder where it attaches to the body as viewed from the rear), Medial suspensory ligament (tendon bisecting the udder and providing support to the mammary system), udder floor, teats (2), Foreudder (where udder attaches to the underside of the doe)
Source: American Goat Society Judge's Training Manual
