A judge is scrutinising Holstein Friesian cows in the South this week for a competition designed to find the best of the breed in New Zealand.
Anyone can enter their Holstein Friesian cow in the Semex on-farm competition.
Competition Otago and Southland convener Ashleigh Sinclair, of Gore, said competition judge Vince Steiner, of the Bay of Plenty, scrutinised 161 cows on 18 farms in Otago and Southland over three days last month.
The farms were spread between Tuatapere and North Otago, she said.
Steiner was looking for cows with traits including a symmetrical and balanced appearance.