Clean Sheathed

The term "clean sheathed" is generally used in reference to cattle, specifically males. Only male cattle have sheaths, while females have navels. American cattle, due to their breed characteristics, often have more pronounced sheaths or navels. It's considered desirable for a bull to be clean sheathed. Bulls that are coarse, long, or heavy in their sheath may experience difficulties when servicing cows, hence this trait is considered during bull selection. This aspect isn't a major determinant in judging, but rather something to be aware of. In steer classes, designations of being cleaner sheathed or coarser sheathed can simply be used as identifiers, rather than factors for ranking.

There are no classes in our database that use this term.