Project books will be due on Saturday, July 14 or Friday, July 13 from 1p.m. to 6p.m. at the 4-H Building in Troy if you are NOT doing an interview.

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1 March 2018 Dear 4-H Goat Leaders and Members: The 4-H/FFA Breeding Goat Show at Troy Fair will be held on Friday, July 27 starting at 9:00 A.M. in the Sheep Barn. Entry forms have been included-they are due at the Extension Office on June 1, Penn State Ethics and Quality Assurance Training: All 4-Hers enrolled in animal projects will be required to attend a training and fill out a survey by July 1. See your leader for options and available trainings. Project books will be due on Saturday, July 14 or Friday, July 13 from 1p.m. to 6p.m. at the 4-H Building in Troy if you are NOT doing an interview. You will need to complete the new Goat Project and Record Book including two or more topics of interest, five new learning activities (four for beginner), two or more learning experiences, and two or more leadership and citizenship activities. The Quality Assurance section needs one completed activity and the Animal Records section needs to be completed in its entirety. Youth must also complete an Activity Report and a Story. This story should include information on experiences with the 4-H animal project, what was learned from completing the records, experiences gained from being involved in the 4-H Club, etc. If your books are not turned in on time, you will not be eligible to show your project at 4-H Roundup. If you want to know how you will be judged there are score sheets at the Extension Office and your leader will also have these score sheets. You must receive at least a white ribbon on your project in order to show. * Note, missing whole sections counts as a zero and costs you all the points for that section. Your 4-H/FFA youth Goat Show entries have been included. They also are available on the Bradford County Cooperative Extension Website in the 4-H and Youth Section under Member Resources. Any youth that does not clean out their goat pen will be charged a $10 fee.

2 4-H/FFA GOAT ROUNDUP Show is Friday, July 27, 9:00 A.M. Arrival Time Goats need to arrive by 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 26. All goats must be checked for signs of disease before they can unload. Check Out Animals will need to stay until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 27. Ownership All goats must be owned by the exhibitor by May 15, Entry Deadline Entries are due at the Extension office by June 1, Bedding, Hay and Feed All bedding, hay and other feed is to be furnished by the exhibitor Exhibitors are responsible for the removal of manure and bedding from the barns to a central collection point. Wheelbarrows are suggested bring your own or share. THE CLASSES ARE AS FOLLOWS FOR TROY FAIR YOUTH GOAT SHOW Class 1. Doe, birth to 3 months Doe, 3 months to 6 months Doe, 6 months to under 1 year Doe, 1 year and under (not in milk) 5. Junior Champion Doe 6. Reserve Champion Doe 7. Doe, 1 year old, and Under in milk 8. Doe, 2 years old and under Doe, 3 years old to under Doe, 5 years old and over Senior Champion Doe 12. Reserve Senior Champion Doe 13. Grand Champion of each breed 14. Reserve Grand Champion of each breed

3 All Breeds Compete 15. Best Baby Doe (under 3 months) - Rosette 16. Best of Show Dairy will consist of Grand Champion of each breed. Trophy/Banner 17. Best of Show Meat will consist of Grand Champion of each breed. Trophy/Banner 18. Dam & Daughter Club Herd (4 animals per club) $3.00 per herd 23. Best 3 Females (Owned by one exhibitor) Trophy Only Group Classes 24. Produce of Dam (2 goats, any age, from the same dam) 25. Get of Sire (3 goats, any age, from the same sire) 26. Dairy Herd (4 goats, any breed, all milking and owned by one exhibitor) 27. Exhibitor s Herd (4 goat s total-2 milking goats, 1 yearling and 1 kid) 28. Best Owned and bred (Goat, any age, bred and owned by the exhibitor) Breeds A Alpine E Saanen I- Oberhasli B LaManche F Toggenburg J - Nigerian Dwarf C Nubian G Other and Mixed Dairy K- Other and Mixed Meat D - Boer H. Pygmy FITTING AND SHOWMANSHIP 1. Showmanship 8, 9, 10, Showmanship 12, 13, Showmanship 15 & over Fitting 8, 9, 10, Fitting 12, 13, Fitting 15 & over NEW Jackpot Milking Contest exhibitors will have 2 minutes to hand milk their goat. The milk will then be weighed. The highest weight of milk wins. Winner takes ½ of total entry fees and other ½ goes to 4H. $5.00 entry fee must be attached to goat entry. (Checks made out to Bradford County 4H) Contestant must bring own milk pail.

4 Health Requirements Section 10: Pennsylvania Goats: Requirements for PA goats: Individual official animal identification is required for all goats. Official ID includes: A USDA ear tag with a US shield ; or A legible tattoo with herd and individual identification recognized in an approved USDA Scrapie database; or Goats having a breed registration tattoo and accompanied by a registration certificate are exempt from the scrapie ID requirement if the tattoo is legible and a registration certificate listing the current owner (copy acceptable) accompanies the animal at all times during transport from the premises of origin. 1. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued after May 1, All animals must be free of infectious and contagious diseases and a statement of this should be written on the CVI. Section 11: Out of State Goats: Requirements: 1. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued within the 30 days prior to the date of importation. 2. Vesicular Stomatitis (VS): (applies to states that experienced a Vesicular Stomatitis outbreak in the last 12 months). An accredited veterinarian shall determine whether the animals are free from VS, and animals shall be accompanied by a CVI with the following statement signed by the accredited veterinarian: All animals identified on this certificate of veterinary inspection have been examined and found to be free from VS. During the past 90 days, these animals were not located within 10 miles of a site where VS has been diagnosed. 3. All animals must be free of infectious and contagious diseases and a statement of this is required on the CVI. 4. Individual official animal identification is required for all goats. Official ID includes: A USDA ear tag with a US shield ; or A legible tattoo with herd and individual identification recognized in an approved USDA Scrapie database; or Goats having a breed registration tattoo and accompanied by a registration certificate are exempt from the scrapie ID requirement if the tattoo is legible and a registration certificate listing the current owner (copy acceptable) accompanies the animal from the premises of origin, and a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection which lists the tattoo accompanies the animal. 5. Testing requirements: Tuberculosis:

5 No test is required for animals originating from Accredited Free states or zones. All animals originating from states or zones designated Modified Accredited Advanced must be test negative within the 60 days prior to the date of importation. The negative test results and date of test must be included on the CVI or the animal must be accompanied by a negative test report (a copy of the original report is acceptable). All animals originating from states or zones designated Modified Accredited must originate from herds in which all animals 12 months of age and older have tested negative within the 12 months prior to the date of importation; and the individual animals (all ages) to be imported have also tested negative within the 60 days prior to the date of importation and at least 60 days after the negative whole herd test was completed. The negative test results and date of test must be included on the CVI or the animal must be accompanied by a negative test report (a copy of the original test report is acceptable). ***Troy Fair Gate pass forms will be available at a later date***

6 Bradford County 4-H/FFA Goat RoundUp Troy Youth Goat Show Exhibitor Name Club Name Address Birthdate _Phone Parent s Name Number of goat stalls (No guarantee on availability of more than 2 stalls) Animal Name Registration No. Breed Class Birthdate Sire s Name Is Animal Fresh? Yes No Dam s Name Breeder Town Due on June 1 Signature:. I attest and affirm that a veterinary consultation relationship as that phrase is defined in the Animal Exhibition Sanitation Law found at 3 Pa.C.S.A et seq. and any amendments thereto exists with regard to any animals I will be exhibiting. Classes I wish to Enter: Best Baby Doe Dam & Daughter Best 3 Females Produce of Dam Get of Sire Dairy Herd Exhibitors Herd Best Owned & Bred Jackpot Milking Contest $5.00 entry fee