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Dairy, Pygmy & Meat Goat

Dairy, Pygmy and Meat Goats

Area Rules – Dairy, Pygmy and Meat Goats

An exhibitor is limited to exhibit 4 dairy goats, 4 meat goats, 4 breeding goats and 4 pygmy goats

Awards

Champion Dairy Goat Showmanship (per age division)
Champion Dairy Goat
Champion Pygmy Goat
Champion Meat Goat Showmanship (per age division)
Champion Breeding Meat Goat
Supreme Champion Market Meat Goat
- Champion Born and Raised Market Meat Goat
- Champion Market Meat Goat
- Champion FFA Market Meat Goat
Champion Rate of Gain
Best in Barn – Goat

Department G – Division 50 – Dairy and Pygmy Goat Showmanship
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	50	All Classes	3	$8	$6	$4	$2
G	50	900	Out of School FFA Division – 19 years & older
G	50	901	Senior Division – 14 years & older
G	50	902	Intermediate Division – 11 to 13-year-olds
G	50	903	Junior Division – 8-10-year-olds
G	50	904	Adaptive Division – 8-18-years old

Department G – Division 51 – Dairy Goat
Division Rules: All animal ages are as of the date of the show The following goat breeds are recognized as dairy goats: Alpine, LaMancha, Nigerian Dwarf, Nubian, Oberhasli, Saanens, and Toggenburg. Registered and commercial goats will be shown together. Any class having less than five head may be allowed only one class. This is at the discretion of the Goat Superintendent. Champion and Reserve Champion Dairy Goat will be selected from classes 900-905.
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	51	All Classes	2	$7	$5	$3	$1
G	51	900	Junior Kid – Under five months
G	51	901	Senior Kid – Five months to eight months
G	51	902	Junior Yearling – Eight months to one year
G	51	903	Senior Yearling – One to two years (non-milking doe)
G	51	904	Yearling Milker – Under two years (milking doe)
G	51	905	Junior Milker – Two and three years (milking doe)
G	51	906	Senior Milker – Four years and older (milking doe)
G	51	907	Buck – Under one year

Department G – Division 52 – Pygmy Goat
Division Rules: A pygmy goat is not recognized as a meat goat or a dairy goat. They are more of a companion type animal. Does and wethers will be shown together
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	52	All Classes	2	$7	$5	$3	$1
G	52	900	Pygmy Goat

Department G – Division 53 – Meat Goat Showmanship
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	53	All Classes	3	$8	$6	$4	$2
G	53	900	Out of School FFA Division – 19 years & older
G	53	901	Senior Division – 14 years & older
G	53	902	Intermediate Division – 11 to 13-year-olds
G	53	903	Junior Division – 8-10-year-olds
G	53	904	Adaptive Division – 8-18-years old

Department G – Division 59 – Breeding Meat Goat
Division Rules: Male breeding meat goats over one year will be required to come in the morning of the show and leave following the show. This means they will NOT be stalled on the fairgrounds. Alternative Check-In Form (Appendix J) and Animal Dismissal Form (Appendix A) required. Male breeding meat goats under one year are required to be stalled all week.
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	51	All Classes	2	$7	$5	$3	$1
G	59	900	Doe – Under one year of age
G	59	901	FFA Doe – Under one year of age
G	59	902	Aged Doe – Over one year of age
G	59	903	FFA Aged Doe – Over one year of age
G	59	904	Billy – Under one year of age
G	59	905	FFA Billy – Under one year of age
G	59	906	Aged Billy – Over one year of age
G	59	907	FFA Aged Billy – Over one year of age

Department G – Division 58 – Market Meat Goat
Division Rules: The following goat breeds are recognized as meat goats: Boer, Brush, Kiko, Myotonic and Spanish. All market meat goats must be born on or after December 1 of the previous year. All market meat goats need to attend the June weigh-in to be eligible for the Rate of Gain contest. Feeder Goat classes are not eligible to compete for Champion Meat Goat. Market class breaks will be determined by weight. Does and wethers will be shown together.
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	58	All Classes	2	$7	$5	$3	$1
G	58	900	Feeder Goat – Under 49 lbs.
G	58	901	FFA Feeder Goat – Under 49 lbs.
G	58	902	Born and Raised Market Goat – Over 50 lbs.
G	58	903	Market Goat – Over 50 lbs.
G	58	904	FFA Market Goat – Over 50 lbs.

Department G – Division 60 – Goat Rate of Gain
Division Rules: All market goats entered at the fair will automatically be entered in the Goat Rate of Gain if they attended the spring weigh-in. The average daily gain will be determined using the county fair weight minus the spring weigh-in weight divided by the number of days between those two dates. The Goat Rate of Gain will be printed in the goat show program and awarded during the goat show.
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	60	All Classes	4	$17	$15	$12	$9
G	60	900	Goat Rate of Gain