[SOC] Udder nonsense

[Nick Yokanovich]

Some "down under" shenanigans Down Under...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - In an unlikely Australian doping scandal, 
four people have been banned from an agricultural show for injecting 
performance enhancing substances into cows' udders to enlarge them, 
officials said Tuesday.

Two cow owners and two groomers, who were not named, have been 
disqualified and excluded from competition for so-called "udder 
tampering" at the Royal Queensland Show in the eastern city of Brisbane, 
show official Vivian Edwards said.

At many shows, dairy cows are judged on their general appearance, but 
also the size and shape of their udders. Owners often spend hours before 
the competitions shampooing and meticulously preening the animals before 
parading them in front of judges.

Edwards said although this was the first time any participant had been 
banned from the show's dairy section, rumors and complaints of udder 
tampering have long been rife.