From Saturday's Truro Daily News:
A thunderous round of applause startled an already nervous Holstein held by equally apprehensive hands.
That moment, Dr. David Gray, dean of 亚洲91视频 Agricultural Campus, breathed a deep sigh of relief after completing his first attempt in a show ring at College Royal, a celebration of agriculture held annually at the university.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot more hard work than I had expected,鈥 Gray said, following the award presentations where he earned a seventh-place, brown ribbon for his efforts against other faculty members.
Being up close and personal with bovines is not a 鈥渘atural鈥 activity for him so, during recent weeks, Gray had been coached by a team of three students with showmanship experience to prepare for his big day in the spotlight.
聽鈥淭hey鈥檝e been showing me the ropes,鈥 he said.
Hundreds of university students took the afternoon off classroom tasks to participate in the event.
Jen Bent, a fourth-year university student, was ringside with her sheep Cherice.
Bent grew up on a dairy farm and chose to show a sheep for the first time at this year鈥檚 event to gain new experience.
鈥淚鈥檝e shown dairy in 4-H for many years and wanted to try something different,鈥 she said.
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