he National Best Elite Cow award category considers only the actual performance data of participating cows. These cows should exhibit exceptional reproduction figures and other economically important traits, such as maternal ability and pre-weaning growth rate (weaning weight). This category is also contested, as in the past, among cows across all breeds, and only one cow per breed is crowned as the top female animal of each participating has been the sole sponsor of this award category for 44 consecutive years.
