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department 57 - junior wether goats

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SPECIAL RULES This division is open to any breed or crossbred, any age. Wether goats are required to have horns tipped blunt prior to arrival on the Show Grounds. Tipping or removal of horns on the Show Grounds will result in disqualification. 1. To be eligible, wether goats must be validated with the Texas Wether Goat Validation Program administered by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Education Agency, division of Agricultural Science and Technology. First place wether goats, as well as any other wether goats designated by the Show Management, will have samples collected for DNA analysis. In the event the DNA analysis reveals there is not a positive match, the animal will be disqualified. 2. Upon Arrival. A representative from each 4-H Group or FFA Chapter must obtain, from the Superintendent’s Office, a packet containing their group’s ear tags and weight cards for their entries in this division. 3. Ear tags will be provided by the Stock Show, and exhibitors are responsible for tagging their own animals. All goats must have ear tags that match goat’s entry number at the time of Show. 4. Weighing. Exhibitors will be responsible for weighing their own goats and must return weight cards to Superintendent by 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 30. Any entry whose weight card is not received by this deadline will be disqualified. Texas Goat Validation number must be included on weight card. Weight given on weight card will be the sale weight. Goats weighing less than 50 lbs. will be sifted. 5. Class Weight. After weight cards have been returned to the Superintendent’s Office, goats will be divided into twelve (12) classes, as equal in number as possible. All placing goats in each class and any goats designated by the Superintendents will be weighed back. Any goat not meeting fifty (50) lb. minimum, or goats with weights more than four (4) lbs. above or below the weight turned in on the weight card, will be disqualified. 6. Number of Animals. Each exhibitor is entitled to enter only one (1) wether goat. 7. Ownership. The exhibitors must have owned their goats prior to November 1, 2024 and shall have fed and cared for their goats exclusively during the period from ownership date to the date of the Show. 8. Showmanship Entries. Entries in the Showmanship class are not required. However, animals exhibited in the Showmanship class must also be entered in the Junior Wether Goat Show. 9. All goats must be shorn to the skin with uniform clip above the knee and hock joints prior to arrival at the Show. No electric or battery operated clippers, blocking tables or fitting apparatus will be allowed. Hand shears may be used. 10. Sale Animals. The Champion, Reserve Champion, Division and Reserve Division Champion Wether Goats will be sold in the Junior Sale of Champions, Saturday, February 8 at 9 a.m. All other exhibitors desiring to sell their wether goats may do so by delivering their animals to the designated area. Wether goats will be received beginning at 2 p.m., Friday, January 31. All goats must be delivered within one hour from the conclusion of the Show. A delivery card must be turned in to the sale personnel on each wether goat delivered. 11. Goat Judging Contest. See rules on Page 255. JUNIOR WETHER GOAT SHOW CLASSIFICATIONS

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