Before any judging exercise, contest or otherwise, you must define the class of cattle, obtain the appropriate performance data, and make and justify decisions to meet the defined needs. Any selection exercise involves determining which animal comes closest to fulfilling a defined need. Small herd of registered purebreds producing commercial bulls. These selection criteria can be stated more elaborately depending upon the advanced level of the student or contestant or upon what concepts the instructor wishes to teach. Cows are medium mature weight and moderate in milk production.
Labor is a limited resource.
Decrease calving difficulty. A realistic situation is the key to giving the class a real life, applied meaning. The educational value of the exercise is the critical issue. Daughters will be retained in the herd. Calving difficulty has been a major problem.