DAIRY GOAT
Department G
Superintendents: Kendra Brown, Buffy Hourt-Allred, & Dina Connell
Junior Superintendents: Amelia Betson and Alexandra Rasmussen
MEAT AND DAIRY GOAT RULES AND GUIDELINES:
- General Animal Science Rules apply to this Department.
- Number of Entries per Exhibitor: A 4-H Member may enter, weigh, and show no more than 3 dairy goats.
- All Goats must have official 4-H ownership affidavits on file for the current year.
- USDA requires that all goats over 18 months of age as well as all breeding stock including market and dairy does have official USDA identification. All goats under the age of 18 months that are shown at fairs and expositions must also be identified with a USDA scrapies tag. This identification system will allow animals found to have scrapies at slaughter to be traced to the flock of origin. 4-H tags are no longer available.
- Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) – Nebraska 4-H requires all youth enrolled in livestock projects to complete annual quality assurance training through Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA). Refer to the Nebraska State Fair General Rules and Regulations for additional information.
- Exhibitors furnish their own feed and bedding.
- Showing and Handling practices: The use of showing and/or handling practices that may be considered objectionable or abusive, such as striking or slapping goats and exhibiting the goat with its feet off the ground, are not acceptable. The use of such practices may result in the lowering of a ribbon placing. Goats may be braced but must have all four feet on the ground. (Lifting the goat in a fluid motion to set the front legs prior to quickly setting the feet back on the ground is acceptable.)
- Neck Chains and Halters: Goats may be shown with either a halter, smooth neck chain, smooth or pronged collars only.
- Hair: Market Goats must be uniformly slick shorn with 1/4 inch of hair or less from the knee and hock up. Breeding Goats will be allowed to be unshorn.
- Horns: Blunting tipping, and dehorning is permitted.
- Check-In and Show: The Dairy Goat Show will be at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, followed by the Meat Goat Show at 10:00 a.m. There will be separate showmanship classes for dairy goat and meat goat.
DIVISION 058: DAIRY GOAT
G058001. Senior Showmanship.
G058002. Intermediate Showmanship.
G058003. Junior Showmanship.
G05800C. Clover Kid Showmanship.
Dairy Breeding - (Does Only)
G058004. Kids under 5 months.
G058005. 5 – 8 months.
G058006. 8 – 12 months.
G058007. 1 year to 2 years non-milking doe.
G058008. Under 2 years – milking doe.
G058009. 2 and 3 years – milking doe.
G058010. 4 years and over – milking doe.
G058011. Junior Herd. (A Junior Herd will consist of 3 female animals, one doe less than 1 year of age, one yearling doe, and one doe 2 years old or older, all of which are owned by the exhibitor.)