Calculating a Livestock Judging Placing Score | Animal & Food Sciences

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Calculating a Livestock Judging Placing Score

Calculating a Livestock Judging Placing Score

How do I calculate my placing score

Information needed to calculate a placing score

How many points are possible in a placing class

Total Points Possible for a Placing Score

What in the world is an official placing

the official placing

What are cuts for a placing class

the cuts for the placing class

the cuts for the placing class 2

the cuts for the placing calss 3

the cuts for the placing class 4

how do we put it all together

calculated placing scores with only pair switches

example 1 one pair switch

Example 2 one pair switch

example 3 one pair switch

example 4 two pair switch

calculating placing scores with more than pair switches

example 1 your placing of the class

Example 1 your placing of the class 2

Example 2 your placing of the class

example 2 your placing of the class 2

you are ready to calculate your placing scores

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Scott Radcliffe
Department Chair

900 W.P. Garrigus Building Lexington, KY 40546-0215

+1 (859) 257-2686