“HARMONIZATION OF EUROPEAN JUDGING”

47º European judges from 18 different countries will meet in Cantabria to judge during a few days, some of the best Friesian breed animals of this Autonomous Region.

Conafe, 6th May, 2009.— A large representation of European Holstein Judges from 18 different countries will meet from the 8th until the 10^th May in Cantabria (Spain). The workshop is organized by the Working Group on Harmonisation of European Judging, a committee of EHRC, being  Conafe a member of it.

The aim of this project of harmonization, created in 1994, is to standardize the lines of judging for Shows in Europe and to exchange of judges to judge shows in different countries.

This is the first time Spain holds this kind of meeting and for it, Conafe counts on the collaboration of Friesian Association of Cantabria (AFCA), Government of Cantabria and Town hall of Torrelavega. “Jesús Collado Soto” Cattle Market in Torrelavega will be the site where, during the Saturday 9th May, practical sessions will take place. These sessions will be focused in judgement –as if it was a show- of different classes of animals, whom the 14 farms of Cantabria have lent.

The programme will finish on Sunday 10^th May with the visit to the famous farms “La Marina de Retortillo” and “La Flor” where the participants will be able to see excellent animals of Friesian breed cattle in Cantabria.