MEAT GOAT DIVISION
14. Stall Assignments: Stalls are assigned by the goat superintendents based on the number of market, commercial, and breeding goat entries and space available. a) Single entries may be penned together, Exhibitors should expect two goats per pen. Exhibitors may have to pen 3 goats to a pen. Exhibitors must provide their own partitions. b) If you are bringing fewer goats than you originally entered, please contact department superintendents as soon as possible so that stall assignments may be adjusted accordingly prior to the beginning of the fair. 15. No Substitutions will be allowed in the market, commercial, or breeding goat shows. 16. All exhibitors are subject to on farm inspections to verify information. All exhibitors agree to accommodate to such inspections.
Meat Goat Section 1: Market Goats 1. All meat goat general rules and General Livestock rules apply. 2. Market goats will be shown by weight. 3. Market goats must weigh a minimum of 50lbs at the time of weigh-in. There is no maximum weight. 4. All market goats must have baby teeth( indicator of age being under one year) at the time of weigh-in. 5. Each Jr. Exhibitor is limited to three( 3) market goats. Each Cloverbud exhibitor is limited to one( 1) market goat. 6. Does shown in the market show are NOT eligible for the Breeding Doe Show.
Meat Goat Section 2: Commercial Does 1. All meat goat general rules and General Livestock rules apply. 2. Commercial does will be shown by weight. 3. Commercial does must weigh a minimum of 50lbs at the time of weigh-in. There is no maximum weight. 4. All commercial does must have baby teeth( indicator of age being under one year) at the time of weigh-in. 5. Each Jr Exhibitor is limited to two( 2) commercial does. Each Cloverbud exhibitor is limited to one( 1) commercial doe. 6. Does shown in the commercial doe show are NOT eligible for the Breeding Doe
Show. 7. Cloverbud and Junior Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Market Goats will not be eligible for the Commercial Doe Show. 8. No bucks or wethers in this show.
Meat Goat Section 3: Breeding Does 1. All meat goat general rules and General Livestock rules apply. 2. Registration: All does must have registration papers in the exhibitor’ s name for thirty( 30) days prior to the show. 3. Identification: All official registry tattoos will be required on all animals. 4. Breeding Does will be shown by age in the following Classes: a) Jr. Does( 0-12 months) at the time of the show. b) Yearling Does( 12-24 months) at the time of the show. c) Senior Does( 24 + months) at the time of the show.
5. Goats shown in the Market show or Commercial doe show are NOT eligible for the Breeding Doe show.
6. If there are NOT three( 3) does per class, classes will be combined. Cloverbud and Jr Shows are subject to be combined.
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