Show DRESS percentage OF FARM ANIMALS that of hogs Is 75 cattle 53 and sheep 48 variation due to amount of flesh by W H PETERS north dakota experiment peri ment station the average dressing percentage of at hogs Is 75 while of cattle it is 53 and ancl of sheep 48 part of this difference la Is due to the method of figuring in the case of the hog the hide head and feet are included in the carcass weight while in the case of cattle and sheep the head hide and feet are not included then the hog Is very tery thick fleshed and has a small digestive system cattle and sheep have largo large paunches haunches pa and digestive systems sheep dress out lowest due to the wool and the rather light fleshing of the carcass the dressing percentage of animals of each class varies widely this la is due to the amount of flesh especially fat present on the carcass and somewhat to the thickness of the hide and size of the heads and legs find and to the amount of fill or the amount of feed and water present in the digestive tract at the time of slaughtering for the hogs bogs the dressing percentage varies from 65 to 85 per cent with an average of 75 for cattle it ranges from 47 to 70 per cent with an average of 53 and for sheep from 44 to 56 per cent with an average of 43 48 per cent |