[Image: cattle]Listed below are the eligibility requirements and other details on the beef educational award trip available to club members who participate in the beef project. Specific requirements for the species, including dates and place of each trip and the selection process to be followed, are also listed in the information below. The following trip is available:
Award Trip Month Place of Selection
Beef November, 2009 State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport
These award trips will be funded based on the funding appropriated for the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service programs. If reduced funding is encountered, the number of exhibitors selected to participate on these livestock awards trips will be reduced accordingly for this year.
The specialist who supervises an award trip will be sending out reminder letters with final details approximately 30 days before selection for each trip.
Participants in the beef educational award trip are scheduled to travel to the following destination for this year’s trip:
2009 Beef Educational Award Trip ‑ NAILE, Louisville, KY
Exhibitor -- General Eligibility Rules for the
Beef, Sheep and Goat Educational Award Trips
1. Four‑H and FFA Club members competing for the 2009 Beef and Sheep Educational Award Trips must be between the ages of 12 and 18 years inclusive on January 1, 2009. Club members competing for the 2010 Goat Educational Award Trip must be between the ages of 12 and 18 years inclusive on January 1, 2010.
2. Any boy or girl enrolled in college, regardless of date of enrollment will not be eligible to compete for trips with beef, sheep, goat, swine or horses.
3. Any boy or girl working and/or living away from home will not be eligible to compete for any of these trips.
4. Only one animal per club member will be eligible to make the trip (Beef and Sheep Trip). No animals are selected to make the goat trip, only the club members will travel on the goat trip.
5. Club members can participate in four educational trips with market animal projects and/or breeding animal projects (beef, sheep, and goat) during their club career (i.e. four market trips or four breeding trips; or any combination of the two projects). Beef, sheep, and goat project members will be eligible to compete for a fifth educational trip with a bred and owned animal (dam must have been shown by the exhibitor).
6. A club member can participate in only one Livestock Educational Award Trip in any given year.
7. If a club member is selected to go on an educational award trip at the designated selection show and then declines to go on the trip (backs out after the selection process) then the selection will count toward their total number of educational award trips that they can participate in during their club career. The same rule will be in effect for alternates that are offered the trip due to cancellations. If they decline to go on the trip then it will count toward their total number of trips they can participate in during their club career. The only exceptions to this rule will be personal injury or a death in the family.
2009 Beef Educational Award Trip
North American International Livestock Exposition
(NAILE)
Louisville, Kentucky
General Rules and Regulations
1. The North American International Livestock Exposition will be held during the 2nd and 3rd week of November (November 9-17), 2009.
2. Beef Selection Contest (Market Steers and Breeding Heifers) will be held at the State Fair of Louisiana (October 21 – November 1, 2009) in Shreveport, Louisiana. Only animals entered in State Fair of Louisiana are eligible to try for award trips.
3. All potential contestants for the Beef Educational Award Trip must submit participation forms prior to the selection contest. These may be obtained from Dr. Terry Dumas or other beef superintendents at the State Fair.
a. For steers the participation form must be turned in at the scales when animals are mouthed for state fair classes so that the animal can be mouthed for eligibility.
b. For breeding animals participation forms must be submitted and original registration papers checked before the selection contest which occurs for each breed immediately after the selection of Grand Champion Female.
c. Club members (4‑H and FFA) shall indicate prior to selection that they definitely plan to attend the show in Louisville, if selected. If they decide not to attend the show after their animal is selected, it will still count as one of their trips.
4. Original Registration Papers on breeding heifers must be checked prior to the selection contest. Heifers must be considered pure bred in their respective breed association, and so stated on registration papers. Registration papers must be transferred to exhibitor prior to August 1, 2009.
5. Market steers and breeding heifers selected to participate in the educational trip to the NAILE must be brought to LSU on a date designated at selection time.
6. Transportation, meals, lodging and educational activities will be provided for all exhibitors selected to attend the NAILE in Louisville, Kentucky.
7. Transportation, grooming equipment, feed and bedding for market steers and breeding heifers that will be exhibited at the NAILE will be provided by the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service. Transportation is provided for the return of the heifers and market steers to LSU.
8. Club members will be under the supervision of Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service chaperons, and will be expected to conduct their actions fitting to 4‑H and FFA principles.
9. Club members selected to participate will be given detailed information about the trip at time of selection.
10. Provided quality is adequate and the number of cattle being shown is sufficient, up to 24 exhibitors with market steers and breeding heifers will be selected to represent Louisiana at the NAILE. A combination of steers and heifers will be selected for a total of 24 exhibitors to represent Louisiana.
11. Exhibitors may compete in the market and breeding division of the selection contest, but can qualify to exhibit only one animal on the educational trip to NAILE. The first animal selected will qualify an exhibitor for the trip.
12. Exhibitors must be present to show their entries at the selection show (State Fair) and NAILE.
13. Entry cards for the NAILE must be completed by the club member and their County Agent or FFA instructor immediately following selection, and all forms turned in to Dr. Terry Dumas or beef superintendent before leaving the show (State Fair of Louisiana).
Market Steers
General Rules and Regulations
1. Ownership. Market steers must be owned by and in possession of the exhibitor prior to June 1, 2009 (No joint ownerships).
2. Steers must have their baby teeth at the time of selection (no broken mouths will be allowed).
3. Steers must weigh a Minimum weight of 1000 pounds in order to be eligible to compete for the educational trip.
4. A club member may enter more than one steer in the selection contest to compete for the educational trip, but only one of the exhibitor's steers can be selected for exhibit at the NAILE.
5. The selection contest for steers will be held on Sunday, October 25, 2009 immediately following the Judging of Junior Market Steers at the State Fair of Louisiana.
6. Steers selected to be exhibited at the NAILE will be allowed to sell in the State Fair of Louisiana Junior Livestock Sale.
7. The Market Steer Show at the NAILE is no longer a terminal show; therefore, any market steer exhibited at the NAILE will be eligible to show in subsequent shows in Louisiana.
8. Market Steers will be shown at the NAILE on Sunday, November 15, 2009.
9. Market steers will return to Baton Rouge with heifers on Monday afternoon, November 16, 2009.
Breeding Heifers
General Rules and Regulations
1. Ownership. Must have possession by July 1, 2009. All animals must be registered with their respective breed registry in the exhibitor's name prior to August 1, 2009 (No joint ownerships).
2. Entries for the Breeding Cattle Selection Show will be limited to Heifers only. Bulls are not eligible to show.
3. The selection contest for beef breeding animals will take place for each breed immediately after the selection of Grand Champion Female.
4. Breeding heifers will be selected from the following Breed Classifications:
a) Angus f) Charolais k) AOB (Brah.‑Influ)
b) Beefmaster g) Hereford-Polled Herford l) AOB (Non‑Brah)
c) Brahman h) Limousin m) Braford Base Cattle
d) Braford i) Santa Gertrudis
e) Brangus j) Simmental
5. One heifer from each of the breed classifications will be selected to represent Louisiana at the NAILE. Should there not be a heifer eligible from a breed classification, then a combination of heifers and/or steers will be selected for a total of 24 exhibitors to represent Louisiana.
6. Definition of ages and classes are as follows: All heifers must have been born from September 1, 2007 to April 30, 2009.
7. Original Registration papers must be checked prior to selection show and if selected, original papers must be brought to LSU along with health papers at time designated.
8. Exhibitors are responsible for an official Veterinary Health Certificate for their breeding heifers and market steers. This health certificate must be delivered to LSU with the heifer and/or steer. The health certificate to be valid must have been obtained within 30 days of showing at the NAILE. Therefore, the certificates must be dated after October 20, 2009. The health certificate must be signed by an accredited veterinarian.
9. Breeding heifers selected for the educational trip will be shown on Saturday and Sunday, November 14 & 15, 2009 at the NAILE in Louisville, Kentucky.
10. Breeding heifers shown at the NAILE will be returned to LSU on Monday afternoon, November 16, 2009. These heifers and steers will be eligible to be shown at subsequent shows in Louisiana.
OUT-OF-STATE CATTLE----Health Requirements
1. Brucellosis – No test required from a Free State.
Other than a Brucellosis Free State:
Sexually intact cattle twelve (12) months of age or older shall be negative to an official test for brucellosis within thirty (30) days prior to entry, unless exempt by one (1) of the following:
A. Originate directly from a certified herd.
B. Official vaccinates of dairy breeds under twenty (20) months of age or official calf hood vaccinates of beef breeds under twenty-four (24) months of age.
C. Steers shall be officially identified and accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Certificate shall show animals' official identification. No brucellosis test required.
D. Heavy springers and cows post parturition shall be test eligible regardless of age.
2. Tuberculosis – No test required from a Free State.
Other than a Tuberculosis Free State:
Cattle six (6) months of age or older shall be negative to an official tuberculosis test within sixty (60) days prior to date of entry, unless exempted by one (1) of the following:
A. Originate directly from a tuberculosis accredited free herd, or
B. Originate directly from a tuberculosis eradicated Free State, or
C. A nursing calf accompanied by its dam shall be officially identified.
This identification shall be recorded on the dam’s Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
The calf shall not be required to be tuberculosis tested unless offered for sale separately.