DEPT. 4 - SHEEP

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

All animals exhibiting at the fair must be free of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease.

 

Sheep originating from within Wisconsin - Sexually-intact sheep of any age, and all other sheep 12 months of age and older must be identified with official scrapie ear tags or other official individual identification. Sexually intact sheep exposed to scrapie will not be allowed to exhibit.

 

Sheep originating from outside Wisconsin - All sheep shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.  All sheep must be identified with official scrapie ear tags or other official individual identification.  Sheep exposed to scrapie will not be allowed to enter Wisconsin.

 

GENERAL RULES

1.     Youth are required to sign up for showmanship/carcass evaluation on fair entry form in order to participate.

2.     Limit of 6 animals per exhibitor, excluding showmanship & carcass.

3.     Exhibitors may show two market lambs providing they are not in the same weight class.

4.     Breeding stock shall be purebred and registered animals.  If they are not, they will be shown in the Commercial Class.  Any other breed is reserved from breeds not listed as a class.

5.     All breeding classes of sheep, registered Columbia, Corriedales, Ramboulliets, and Targhees (wool breeds) shall be shown with wool lengths according to breed standards.  All other breeds (meat breeds) shall have been completely shorn within two months of show date and have no more than 2 inches of wool growth.  It is best to follow breed standards.

6.     A pair of lambs is one ram lamb and one ewe lamb

7.     A flock is one ram (purebred lamb or yearling) and two ewes (combinations of lamb, yearling, and older)

8.     A pen of finished lambs is 2 market lambs only.

9.     A Market Lamb can be a wether or ewe.  If a Ewe is used it is excluded from breeding stock classes.

10.  Exhibitors may not use another exhibitor's animals to compete in pairs and flocks

11.  Market Lambs may only be shown in market, pen of finished lambs, and showmanship classes

12.  Explorers may exhibit one animal in the Showmanship Class and/or appropriate breeding stock class .  The exhibitor must be able to control the animal.  It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to follow health requirements and rules for the Department.

13.  Market lambs will be weighed between 1 - 2 p.m. on entry day of the fair

14.  Current Meat Animal Rules apply to market classes for market animals

15.  While on the fair grounds all animals must be fitted by the exhibitor, immediate family, another

Junior Exhibitor, or a St. Croix 4-H Project Leader.  Immediate family is defined as the Exhibitor’s parent, brother, sister, step-parent, grandparent, or legal guardian.  If project member does not abide by the rule, the animal is subject to disqualification and will be ineligible for auction or show per discretion of the St. Croix County 4-H/FFA Meat Animal Committee and or Breeding Stock Committee

CLASS A - MARKET CLASS

Premiums:   Blue  $5.00   Red $4.00   White $3.00   Pink $2.00

Lot No.:

      1. Market lamb  (Market lambs will be assigned Lots #1, 2, 3, 4, - based on weight after weigh-in at the fair)

     6. Pen of Market lambs

Reserve Champion Market Lamb - Ribbon

Champion Market Lamb - Ribbon

Champion Pen – Ribbon

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MARKET – Rosette

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET – Rosette

BREEDING STOCK

Premiums:   Blue  $5.00   Red  $4.00   White  $3.00   Pink  $2.00

Rules:

1.     Identification forms are required for each animal enetered at the fair, including commercial, crossbred, and registered animals at the time of Breeding Stock animal check-in

2.     Proof of registration must be presented at the time of check-in for all registered animals.  Proof of registration includes one of the following:  registration of animal exhibited  OR  letter from the breed association declaring the animal is registered

3.     Breeding Stock Sheep check-in time is Thursday, 4 – 5 pm in their pens  -  NO MARKET TAGS

4.     Managerial animals (animals not owned by the exhibitor) must be established by May 1 and the managerial forms turned into the St. Croix County Breeding Stock Committee by June 1

5.     Crossbred animals – the sire and dam must be two different breeds

6.     Commercial animals – the sire and dam must be of the same breed, non-registered

 

Age Classifications for 2009 (2010):

A ram or ewe lamb is one born on or after January 1 of exhibit year

A yearling (ewe or ram) is born between Jan 1 2008 (2009) to Dec 31, 2008 (2009)

A ewe over 2 years is one born previous to December 31, 2008 (2009 )

 

Wool Classes: B - Blue Leicester

C – Targhee

D – Any Other Wool Registered Breed

E – Crossbred Wool – no rams

F – Commercial – Non-registered

 

Lot No.:

1. Ewe lamb

2. Ewe yearling

3. Ewe, 2 years or older

Reserve Champion Wool Ewe - trophy

Champion Wool Ewe – trophy

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION WOOL EWE – Trophy

GRAND CHAMPION WOOL EWE – Trophy

 

4. Ram lamb, registered

5. Ram, yearling, registered

6. Pair of Lambs

7. Flock

Reserve Champion Wool Ram – Ribbon

Champion Wool Ram – Ribbon

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION WOOL RAM – Rosette

GRAND CHAMPION WOOL RAM – Rosette

Meat Classes: G – Columbia M – Suffolk

H – Dorper N – Any Other Meat Registered Breed

I – Dorset O – Crossbred Meat – No rams

J – Hampshire P – Commercial Meat – Non-registered

K – Polypay

L - Shropshire

Lot No.:

1. Ewe lamb

2. Ewe yearling

3. Ewe, 2 years or older

Reserve Champion Wool Ewe - trophy

Champion Wool Ewe – trophy

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION WOOL EWE – Trophy

GRAND CHAMPION WOOL EWE – Trophy

 

4. Ram lamb, registered

5. Ram, yearling, registered

6. Pair of Lambs

7. Flock

Reserve Champion Wool Ram – trophy

Champion Wool Ram – trophy

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION WOOL RAM – trophy

GRAND CHAMPION WOOL RAM - trophy

 

 

CLASS Q – BRED AND OWNED (Non – Premium)

Rules:

·      The Dam of the offspring needs to be owned and bred by the immediate family

·      All animals will be shown at one time

·      Each exhibitor is allowed to enter only one animal

 

Lot No.

1.     Market

2.     Breeding Stock

 

CLASS R – BREEDING STOCK FOR YOUTH SHOWCASE (Non-Premium)

- Animal, Exhibitors, and Journal will be judged

Lot No.:

1. Breeding Stock

 

CLASS S- SHOWMANSHIP

Premiums:  Blue  $3.00   Red  $2.50   White  $2.00   Pink  $1.50

-       If entering in the regular show & showmanship, Explorers are required to show their own animal in Showmanship.  If entering in Showmanship only, Explorers can show their own animal or someone else’s.

-       Exhibitor must sign up for showmanship on fair entry forms in order to participate in showmanship

Lot No:

1. Senior (9th Grade and Over)

2. Intermediate (Grades 6 - 8)

3. Beginners (Grades 4 - 5)

4. Explorers

 

CLASS T – LEAD LOT 

Exhibitor and Ewe are Dressed in Wool Attire (Non- Premium)

Rules:

1. Open to all sheep exhibitors
2. Entrants shall wear attire made with wool fabrics
3. The class will be judged on percentages as follows:

- Attire of exhibitor                                                                        40%

- Sheep and manner in which it is handled            30%

- Personality & showmanship of exhibitor            30%

1. Only yearling ewes or ewe lambs may be exhibited
2. Ewes are shown with halter
3. Please submit a short statement including name, age, parents, description of outfit, and breed of ewe

 

Lot No.:

1. Explorer
2. Junior (Grades 4 – 6)
3. Intermediate (Grades 7 – 9)
4. Senior (10^th Grade and up)

 

 

 

CLASS U – CARCASS EVALUATION CONTEST

Premiums:   Blue  $6.00   Red  $5.00   White  $4.00   Pink  $3.00

 

- Exhibitor must sign up for carcass evaluation on fair entry form in order to participate

- Rules follow those established by the Meat Animal Project Committee

- Contest will take place after the Fair at a location & date established by the Meat Animal Project Committee

 

1.     Carcass Contest

 

 

SPECIAL AWARDS

- Beginner & Intermediate Showmanship trophies sponsored by First Bank of Baldwin

- Senior Showmanship trophy sponsored by Glenwood City FFA

- Sheep Herdsmanship Award sponsored by Booth Family

Herdsmanship Scorecard:

   1. General appearance and neatness of exhibit 35%

   2. Conduct and appearance of exhibitors in attendance 25%

   3. Storage of feed, equipment and clean walkway 25%

   4. Originality and neatness of decorations 15%

- Trophy given to Buyer of the Champion Market Lamb sponsored by Baldwin-Woodville FFA

- Trophy given to Buyer of the Reserve Champion Market Lamb sponsored by Tom Knox

- Trophy given to Buyer of the Champion Carcass sponsored by St. Croix County Meat Animal Co.

- Trophy given to Exhibitor of the Champion Carcass sponsored by St. Croix County Meat Animal Co.

- Reserve Grand Champion and Grand Champion Breeding Stock Trophies sponsored by Louis and

            Linda Wolber family in honor of the Mason family