Judge Clarke Scott (centre) and Kowai Downs stock manager Shaun Bradley (right) look over the selection. Hundreds lined up to be judged but instead of swimsuits they all wore woolly fleeces at the annual West Otago ewe hogget and two-tooth competition last week. On show were flocks of Romneys and Perendale crosses as a field of 20 farms faced the scrutiny of judges Andrew France, Paul Roulston and Clarke Scott. Organiser Mike McElrea said the judges were looking at the flock's features and performance, studying the wool quality, breeding objectives and genotype results. Kowai Downs stock manager Shaun Bradley (27) was competing in his first West Otago competition since moving down from a farming operation in North Canterbury.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 02, 2019 15:33 UTC