[Image: sheep grazing]Listed below are the eligibility requirements and other details on the sheep educational award trip available to club members who participate in the sheep 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
Sheep 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.
The beef educational award trip are scheduled to travel to the following destination for this year’s trip:
2009 Sheep 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 Sheep 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. Selection Contest (Market Lambs and Breeding Ewes) will be held at the State Fair of Louisiana (October 21 – November 1, 2009) in Shreveport, Louisiana. Only Market Lambs and Breeding Ewes entered and shown at the State Fair of Louisiana will be eligible for the selection contests.
3. All potential contestants for the Sheep Educational Award Trip must submit participation forms at the selection contest. These may be obtained from Dr. Terry Dumas in the State Office. Copies will also be available from Dr. Dumas at the State Fair.
- For market lambs the participation form must be turned in at the selection contest.
For breeding animals participation forms must be submitted and original registration papers checked at the selection contest which occurs for each breed immediately after the selection of Grand Champion Female.
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. All Market Lambs and Breeding Ewes entered for competition in the selection process must have an official Federal Scrapie Tag in their ear at the time of selection.
5. Original Registration Papers on breeding ewes must be available at the selection contest.
6. Market lambs and breeding ewes selected to participate in the educational trip to the NAILE must be brought to LSU on a date designated at selection time.
7. Transportation, meals, lodging and educational activities will be provided for all exhibitors selected to attend the NAILE in Louisville, Kentucky.
8. Transportation, grooming equipment, feed and bedding for market lambs and breeding ewes that will be exhibited at the NAILE will be provided by the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.
9. 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.
10. Club members selected to participate will be sent detailed information about the trip in early November.
11. Provided quality is adequate and the number of sheep being shown is sufficient, up to 15 exhibitors with market lambs and 5 exhibitors with breeding ewes will be selected to represent Louisiana at the NAILE. If there are less than those numbers of animals in either group (market or breeding), additional sheep may be selected from the other group to make a total of 20 exhibitors selected to represent Louisiana.
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, FFA
Instructor or Family immediately following the selection process at the State Fair of Louisiana.
Market Lambs
General Rules and Regulations
1. Ownership. Lambs must be owned and in possession of the exhibitor prior to July 1, 2009. (No joint ownerships).
2. All market lambs must have lamb teeth at the time of selection.
3. Wether lambs only may be exhibited (purebred or cross).
4. Lambs must weigh a minimum of 90 pounds (at time of selection). There is no maximum weight.
5. A club member may enter more than one market lamb in the selection contest to compete for the educational trip, but only one of the exhibitor's lambs can be selected for exhibit at the North American Expo in Louisville (NAILE).
6. Market lambs must be ear tagged for identification. Exhibitors must use the State Fair of Louisiana tag as entry number for the selection contest.
7. The selection contest for market lambs will be held on Friday, October 23, 2009, immediately following the judging of market lambs at the State Fair of Louisiana. Only Market Lambs entered and shown at the State Fair of Louisiana are eligible for the selection contest.
8. Market lambs selected for the educational trip will be shown on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. at the NAILE in Louisville, Kentucky.
There will not be a sale for market lambs at the NAILE in Louisville (Champions will sell).
9. Market lambs shown will be returned to Louisiana (Baton Rouge). These lambs will be eligible to be shown at subsequent shows in Louisiana (LSU Junior Livestock Show, etc.). The market lambs will be returned to LSU on Monday afternoon, November 16, 2009.
10. Exhibitors are responsible for official veterinary health certificates on their market lambs. This health certificate must be delivered to LSU with the market lamb. The health certificate must be signed by an accredited veterinarian. All market lambs must have a valid scrapie tag in their ear to be eligible to compete for the awards trip.
Breeding Ewes
General Rules and Regulations
1. Ownership: Must have possession by July 1, 2009. All animal must be registered in the Flock Books of their respective breed in the exhibitor's name prior to August 1, 2009. (No joint ownerships).
2. Entries for the Breeding Sheep Selection Show will be limited to Ewes only. Rams are not eligible to show. Only Breeding Ewes entered and shown at the State Fair of Louisiana will be eligible for the selection contest.
3. Breeding ewes must have the official association ear tag (or recognized I.D. ear tag) at time of selection at the State Fair. Entries must have the correct association ear tag for each breeding ewe.
4. The selection contest for breeding sheep will take place at the State Fair of Louisiana. Selection will take place for each breed immediately following the selection of Grand Champion female. The breeding sheep show will be held Thursday, October 23, 2008 at the State Fair of Louisiana.
5. Breeding ewes will be shown in the following breed classifications:
a) Suffolk
b) Hampshire
c) Dorset
d) Southdown
e) Other Pure Breeds (OPB)
6. Definition of Ages and Classes is as follows:
April and after Ewe Lamb — April 1, 2009 & After
March Ewe Lamb — Mar. 1- Mar. 31, 2009
February Ewe Lamb — Feb. 1-Feb 29, 2009
January Ewe Lamb — Jan 1-Jan 31, 2009
Fall Ewe Lamb – Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2008
Yearling Ewe Lamb – 1 year old but under 2, Sept. 2008 and before
7. Original Registration papers must be checked at the selection contest and, if selected, original papers must be brought to LSU along with health papers at the time designated.
8.Exhibitors are responsible for official Veterinary Health Certificates on their breeding sheep. This health certificate must be delivered to LSU with the ewes. The health certificate must be signed by an accredited veterinarian. All Breeding sheep must have a valid scrapie tag in their ear to be eligible to compete for the awards trip.
9. Breeding sheep selected for the educational trip will be shown on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the NAILE in Louisville, KY.
10. Breeding ewes shown at the NAILE will be returned to LSU on Monday afternoon, November 16, 2009. These ewes will be eligible to compete at subsequent shows in Louisiana.
Out-of-State Sheep –Health Requirements
ALL SHEEP ENTRIES MUST COMPLY WITH USDA SCRAPIE REGULATIONS AND PROGRAMS
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall be prior approved by the chief livestock health official of the state of origin.
Scrapie
1. Sheep or lambs which originate from a flock enrolled in the USDA Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program (VSFC) shall be eligible for exhibition.
2. Sheep and lambs which originate from a flock listed as a surveillance flock by USDA APHIS Veterinary Services may be eligible for exhibition only if no clinical scrapie has occurred in the origin flock within the last eighteen (18) months and if no animal(s) from the flock of origin had positive scrapie confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) within the last eighteen (18) months. A statement by the veterinarian issuing Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall document origin flock is in compliance with the USDA VSFC Program or the origin flock has not had clinical scrapie within the past eighteen (18) months and no animal(s) from the origin flock has been diagnosed as positive for scrapie by NVSL within the past eighteen (18) months.
Scabies
1. All sheep or lambs shall be accompanied by an approved Certificate of Veterinary Inspection indicating sheep and lambs originate directly and immediately from an official scabies-eradicated- free area.
Sore Mouth
1. Any sheep or lambs showing lesions of contagious ecthyma shall not be eligible for exhibition.