Livestock Identification Schedule: The following species are required to attend an ID day to be weighed in and identified for exhibition. Beef March 4, 2017 8-11 AM Adams County 4-H Fairgrounds Starter Calf April 29, 2017 8-11 AM Adams County 4-H Fairgrounds Goats/Sheep May 4, 2017 6-7 PM Adams County 4-H Fairgrounds Enrollment Deadlines Beef Steers and Commercial Heifers April 1, 2017 Must be submitted online by 4:30PM Purebred Heifers May 15, 2017 Must be submitted online by 4:30PM Horse & Pony April 15, 2017 Must be submitted online by 4:30PM Dairy May 15, 2017 Must be submitted online by 4:30PM Goats May 15, 2017 Must be submitted online by 4:30PM Sheep May 15, 2017 Must be submitted online by 4:30PM Starter Calves May 15, 2017 Must be submitted online by 4:30PM Swine May 15, 2017 Must be submitted online by 4:30PM Rabbits June 1, 2017 Must be submitted to the Extension Office by 4:30PM Poultry July 1, 2017 Must be submitted to the Extension Office by 4:30PM 1. All 4-H General Rules listed in this catalog also apply. 2. Read and follow the Health Requirements for Exhibition of Domestic Animals listed for your species. 3. Enrollment Deadlines: For showing in the County 4-H Fair, 4-H Livestock exhibitors must enroll animals by the county identification deadline and must remain in the possession of the 4-H member. All animals must be entered on 4holine or official enrollment form in order (based on species) to show at the Adams County 4-H Fair. Additional entry process is necessary for those planning to exhibit at State Fair. 4. Members will be required to complete a Livestock Activity Sheet based on the information presented in the resource manual. These Activity Sheets along with the Livestock Record Sheet will be grade appropriate and will be due into the Extension Office by 4:30 PM, July 1st. 4-H ers not turning in the required paperwork by July 1st will not be eligible to show or sell at the Adams County 4-H Fair. 5. All livestock must be exhibited by the owner. In case of an unavoidable absence, another Adams County 4-H member may substitute for the owner with the permission of the committee and Extension Educator. 6. 4-H Exhibitors may receive clipping and grooming assistance from members of their immediate family (father, mother and siblings), from a current Indiana 4-H member and from individuals in the Approved Animal Grooming Assistance Program. Temporary guardianships are not permitted and shall result in immediate disqualification. a. Officials reserve the right to request identification from any individual grooming any animals. 7. Drugs may not be administered to a 4-H animal exhibit at the Adams County 4-H Fair except those administered by a veterinarian or parent after approval of the Committee Chairperson. The procedure must be witnessed by the Committee Chairperson or their designee. 8. Tampering, altering, and/or misrepresentation relative to any exhibit is prohibited. This prohibited activity includes but is not limited to breeding, age, ownership, and/or method of preparation or completion. (For example, with animal exhibits this includes but is not limited to: coloring that alters or misrepresents breed characteristics, pumping, attaching hair substitutes, or filling.) 9. Unethical Fitting of Animal Exhibits is defined as the administration of any substance to include, but not limited to, drugs covered in #11 below, blood, oils, steroids, air, chemical substances or performance of any surgical or nonsurgical procedure altering the animals configuration or natural conformation of any part of the animal s body or rendering its tissues unfit for human consumption and is prohibited. 10. Exceptions that are allowed to 8 and 9 above include hoof trimming, dehorning, removal of hair, manipulation of normally attached hair, castration, branding, tattooing, ear notching, docking of tails on sheep and swine, and coloring that does not alter or misrepresent breed characteristics. 11. 4-H market animals shall not contain any identifiable or unidentifiable foreign substance including: drugs, steroids, or chemicals, greater than those standards established by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as permissable for sale for consumption as human food both on the day of the show and day of shipment to market from the Adams County Fair. Adams County 4-H Catalog 2017 14
12. The Adams County 4-H Council and/or Extension Board reserve the right to examine and/or test any 4-H animal exhibit for tampering, altering, misrepresentation, unethical fitting, natural or foreign substance, to include but not limited to artificially introduced air, blood, oil, drugs, steroids or chemicals affecting the central nervous system (for example, stimulants, depressants, or painkillers). a. The submission of any 4-H entry to the county fair by an exhibitor expressly grants the Adams County 4-H Council and/or Extension Board the right to conduct such tests. Refusing such tests will result in disqualification and forfeiture of all entry fees and awards. 13. Commercial advertisement names or insignia, farm names and family names on 4-H exhibitors or exhibits while showing is prohibited. 14. Questions, issues, etc. will be resolved at the specific committee level as the first step. Any further procedure for protest will adhere to the Grievance Policy. 15. If any animal is altered, the exhibitor shall be barred from showing any additional animal in the 4-H show and all awards for the disqualified animal shall be forfeited. The use of charcoal, graphite or any powdered substance is prohibited, and use of such materials will disqualify member from the entire show. Guidelines for Animal Exhibits 1. Each 4-H member shall own his/her 4-H exhibit. Ownership, personal possession, and regular care of the animal must be in effect on or before the county and state enrollment deadlines and continuously until after the 4-H show at the county and/or state fair. 2. For 4-H breeding animals: family corporations and/or partnerships of 4-H members with one or more parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or legal guardians are acceptable. 3. For 4-H dairy cattle: family corporations and/or partnerships of the 4-H member with unrelated persons or dairy operations are also acceptable. 4. Dairy heifers, horses, ponies, and llamas may be leased subject to approval of both the county 4-H dairy, horse and pony, or llama committee and the respective County Extension Educator. 5. 4-H animals exhibited after the animal ID deadline (April 1 for steers, and May 15 for all other animals) at any show by anyone other than the person whose 4-H enrollment record is connected to the ID of the animal in Indiana 4HOnline will not be eligible to be shown at the Adams County 4-H Fair or in the 4-H show at the Indiana State Fair. This term/condition does not apply to siblings and parents, who may show each other s animals at any show during the year without jeopardizing State Fair eligibility. This policy applies to all 4-H animal projects. For animal projects without ID deadlines, the person who enters them in the 4-H show is the equivalent of the owner of the animals. 6. 4-H animals are expected to be in the possession and regular care of the 4-H member who owns/leases them (unless other arrangements have been agreed upon by the county 4-H council) from the animal ID deadline until the conclusion of the county and/or state fair. 7. 4-H animals purchased, sold or offered for sale after the ID deadline (including animals that have gone through a "Premium Only Auction"), shall not be eligible to show at the Adams County 4-H Fair or in the 4-H show at the Indiana State Fair. Sale of products of animals (milk, cheese, wool, etc.) in lieu of the animal, are considered equivalent to a "Premium Only Auction." Overnight Policy The State 4-H Policy regarding overnight stays at fairs is as follows: Effective January 1, 1998, there will be no liability coverage provided to 4-H volunteers and staff during overnight stays at fairs unless each 4-H/Youth participant is accompanied by his/her parent or legal guardian at all times. The time normally associated with overnight is that time when the fair shuts down for the evening or by midnight and until early morning feeding of animals (early morning is normally construed as morning light in our summer season). Adults/volunteers officially assigned to watch 4-H projects overnight at county/state fairs are still covered by Purdue University liability insurance. However, this is not to be confused with aforementioned policy regarding 4-H youth. *This policy was adopted by the Adams County 4-H Council on October 30, 2001. State Fair Information Responsibility for completing proper entry of livestock exhibits rests solely with the individual exhibitor. www.in.gov/statefair/fair Adams County 4-H Catalog 2017 15
Livestock Auction DATE: TIME: AUCTION ORDER: Auction orders will be available Thursday morning at the Adams County 4-H Fair Office located in the 4-H Expo. Hall. Thursday, July 20 4:00 PM Swine Goats Poultry Dairy Showmanship Beef Starter Calf Rabbits Sheep 1. 4-H Members selling in the livestock auction must: a. Turn in a 4x6 picture (landscape) of 4-H member and the animal intended to sell through the auction at check-in. A Buyer Thank You with the picture will be presented to buyers by the 4-H er the night of the auction. b. Inform the livestock committee which animal will sell in the auction within 30 minutes of the last livestock show exhibited in. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility to sell in the auction. c. Assist with Auction Setup, immediately following Supreme Showmanship on Thursday. d. Present buyer with Buyer Thank You (committee will have) immediately after selling in the auction. e. Assist with Fair Cleanup, Friday at conclusion of fair. 2. Exhibitors will be permitted to sell once through the 4-H Livestock Auction. The following are the only exhibitors who may sell twice in the auction: 1 Grand Champion/1 Reserve Grand Champion 2 Grand Champions 1 Dairy Supreme or Reserve/1 Grand Champion 1 Dairy Supreme/1 Reserve Grand Champion 1 Dairy Showmanship Winner/one other specie 3. No exhibitor shall be permitted to sell more than twice in the auction regardless of the number of champions or showmanship winners. 4. Members are required to be present to sell their own animal. Any exception must be approved by the species committee. 5. Please review specific rules listed under each species. However, these auction rules take precedence over rules listed in specific species. 6. All members who sell in the auction are guaranteed to at least receive market price for their animal. 7. All animals sold through the auction and consigned, will go to the consignee without exception. 8. Everything sold through the Auction is subject to 3% (off the gross) auction fee. Supreme Showmanship DATE: TIME: SHOW ORDER: You won t want to miss this Supreme Showmanship Contest as 4-H ers demonstrate their livestock knowledge and showing abilities. Thursday, July 20 9:00 AM Horse Poultry Dairy Sheep Beef Goats Starter Calf Swine 1. Participants will be Premier Showman, if offered in that species, of the current year in Beef, Dairy, Goats, Horse and Pony, Poultry, Sheep, Starter Calf and Swine. All eight contestants must earn the opportunity to participate. 2. In the event a Premier Showmanship winner qualifies for more than one species, the member must represent the first species in which they qualify. The runner-up in the subsequent species will then be eligible for the Supreme Showmanship contest. 3. All Premier and Supreme Showmanship winners are eligible to repeat, must earn the right through a specific species. 4. Each species will be shown under the appropriate guidelines of that species. 5. 4-H members are prohibited from showing their own or any family member s animal in supreme showmanship regardless of whether the animal is in the ring or not. 6. Contestants will draw a number for each specie and show the animal that corresponds with the number drawn. 7. Each species committee President will be responsible for selecting enough animals for all contestants. Adams County 4-H Catalog 2017 16
Animal Health Requirements for Exhibition of Domestic Animals in Indiana 2017 This document describes the Indiana State Board of Animal Health s (BOAH) requirements for all animal exhibitions in the state. HOWEVER, exhibition organizers may impose additional animal health requirements as a condition of entry. BOAH recommends contacting the exhibition organizer for specific information about requirements for each event. Please call the Indiana State Board of Animal Health at 877-747-3038 with questions concerning animal health requirements. A. Limitations on Exhibition This section describes limitations on exhibiting animals in Indiana. Other exhibition limitations may be described in the species-specific requirements that follow. 1. Failure to meet all animal health requirements will result in removal of animals from the exhibition premises. 2. The following animals are not eligible for exhibition in Indiana: a. Animals that originate from a herd that is under quarantine. b. An animal prohibited from exhibition under any law or order. c. Any animal classified as a brucellosis "suspect". d. Animals showing signs of any infectious or communicable disease or that are a health hazard to people or other animals. e. Any animal that does not meet state animal health requirements. 3. Any animal that develops or shows signs of any infectious or communicable disease during exhibition must be removed from the premises, including the surrounding exhibition grounds. An owner who is disputing the exclusion of his/her animal(s) from exhibition may not exhibit the animal in question pending any appeal. The State Veterinarian is authorized to make the final determination as to an animal s eligibility for exhibition. The state veterinarian may order removal of any animal from the exhibition grounds. Exhibition organizers may impose health requirements in addition to those prescribed by BOAH. Added requirements may not contradict requirements imposed by BOAH. Exhibition organizers may have a licensed and accredited veterinarian review animals and animal health documentation during the exhibition. B. Certificates of Veterinary Inspection 1. For animals that originate in Indiana, contact the exhibition organizer to determine the certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI) requirement, if any. 2. For animals that originate outside the state of Indiana, the exhibitor must have a properly completed official certificate of veterinary inspection (commonly known as health papers ) for the animal. This CVI requirement applies to all domestic animals (except for fish). 3. A certificate of veterinary inspection on any animal coming from outside Indiana for exhibition in Indiana is valid for 30 days from the date it is issued by a veterinarian. 4. Certificates of veterinary inspection accompanying animals for exhibition must be completed by a licensed and accredited veterinarian who has personally inspected the animals. CVIs must clearly include a description of each animal including the age, sex, and breed of the animal, and the official, individual identification. 5. Out-of-state swine and cattle attending an Indiana exhibition must have a pre-entry permit number noted on the certificate of veterinary inspection. Permits are available online at: http://www.in.gov/boah/2661.htm. a. Certificates of veterinary inspection for all out-of-state swine and cattle going to the Indiana State Fair must have the import permit number for the 2017 Indiana State Fair, INSF17", written on the certificate. 6. Out-of-state poultry and hatching eggs attending an Indiana exhibition must be accompanied by one of the following documents. a. An official certificate of veterinary inspection completed by a licensed and accredited veterinarian within 30 days immediately prior to the animals entering Indiana. b. If the poultry or hatching eggs are from a flock participating in the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), they may move with the appropriate NPIP inspection/testing/participation certificate or records. 7. Out-of-state cervides (reindeer, fallow deer and CWD non-susceptible species) must have a permit approved by BOAH at least 5 business days before the movement. Contact BOAH cervid programs to obtain a pre-entry permit. 8. A copy of the official certificate of veterinary inspection for each animal exhibited must be on file at the State Veterinarian's office prior to the opening day of the exhibition. Adams County 4-H Catalog 2017 17
C. Identification All exhibition animals must be permanently and individually identified by an acceptable method. Official ear tags are tags approved by the USDA. Official ear tags must bear the US shield to be considered official identification (official ear tags placed before March 11, 2015 that do not have the US shield will be accepted.) Official identification acceptable for specific species of livestock exhibited in Indiana are as follows: 1.Cattle: 840 tags may or may not be RFID (radio frequency identification), 15 digits, beginning with 840, NUES (brite) tags, steel or plastic, Official USDA program tags, such as orange calfhood vaccination tags 2. Sheep and Goats: Scrapie program flock tags, Electronic implant (goats only), for breed-registered animals only when noted on registration paperwork, Tattoo, if accompanied by registration papers with tattoo noted: Tattoo of the scrapie flock ID number along with an individual animal ID number, Wethers younger than 18 months of age must bear a unique, permanent ID of any form (not necessarily an official/ scrapie tag). Swine: Official 840 ear tag (electronic-rfid or visual tag), NUES tag, plastic or steel, Official Premises ID Number ( PIN ) tag**, Ear Notch, if the ear notch has been recorded in the book of record of a purebred registry association, Tattoo, if the tattoo is registered with a swine registry association **NOTE: Official PIN tags MUST include a premises number and unique animal ID imprinted by the manufacturer. (Standard PIN tags usually do not include an individual ID number; therefore, owners need to specify when ordering.) 3. Horses: Physical description of the animal including: name, age, breed, color, gender, distinctive markings, cowlicks, scars, blemishes, biometric measures, brands, tattoos, etc., Digital photographs, USDA-approved electronic implant (microchip). 4. All Other Species: Physical description sufficient to identify the individual animal. 5. If any additional identification other than the official identification is present, one of the additional identifications should also be listed on the certificate of veterinary inspection. D. Testing All tests required for exhibition must be conducted at the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) at Purdue University, a laboratory approved by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health or a state or federal-approved laboratory. Cattle 1. See General Requirements for all species. 2. Cattle from Indiana do not need a brucellosis test or a tuberculosis test for exhibition in Indiana. 3. The following cattle from outside the state must test negative for tuberculosis within 60 days prior to the date of arrival to the exhibition: a. All sexually intact female dairy cattle that are 6 months of age or older that will be sold or otherwise not removed from the state within 10 days of the exhibition event. b. Cattle from states that are not designated tuberculosis free by USDA must meet additional requirements for entry into Indiana. Contact the Indiana State Board of Animal Health for specific information. 4. Cattle from outside the state do not need a brucellosis test as long as the state of origin is classified as brucellosis free by USDA. 5. All cattle, including Indiana cattle, that are to be offered for sale at an exhibition must have the necessary testing and other requirements completed within 30 days prior to the sale date. Sheep and Goats 1. See General Requirements for all species. 2. Blankets must be removed from all sheep at the time of arrival. 3. All sheep wethers must be presented slick-shorn for inspection at arrival. 4. No sheep or goats may be exhibited that are showing signs of being infected with ringworm. Adams County 4-H Catalog 2017 18
Swine 2. Brucellosis testing a. Swine from Indiana do not need a brucellosis test. b. Swine from outside the state do not need a brucellosis test, as long as the state of origin is classified brucellosis free by USDA. A certificate of veterinary inspection is still required. 3. Pseudorabies testing a. Swine from Indiana do not need a pseudorabies test. b. Swine from outside the state do not need a pseudorabies test as long as the state of origin is classified pseudorabies free by USDA. A certificate of veterinary inspection is still required. 4. All swine that are to be sold at a breed sale should have a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within 30 days prior to the sale to facilitate interstate movement after the sale. Horses 2. Horses coming from outside Indiana for exhibition in Indiana must meet the following requirements: a. Each horse must test negative for equine infectious anemia (EIA) (a Coggins test ) within 12 months of the date of exhibition. Each horse must be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection that indicates the results of the EIA test. b. A suckling foal accompanying a dam that has tested negative for EIA within 12 months of the exhibition is exempt from the EIA testing requirement. 3. The following applies to horses coming from Indiana for in-state exhibition: a. A certificate of veterinary inspection is not required. b. An EIA test is not required. NOTICE: Indiana State 4-H imposes vaccination requirements for horse show participants beyond the requirements of the Indiana State Board of Health minimum requirements. Check with your local 4-H Purdue Extension Educator for those Requirements. Poultry 2. Indiana defines poultry as: chickens, turkeys, ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, waterfowl (domesticated fowl that normally swim, such as ducks, geese and swans), and game birds (domesticated fowl such as pheasants, pea fowl, partridge, quail, grouse, and guineas). 3. All poultry presented for exhibition, except waterfowl, must meet one of the following requirements: a. Test negative for pullorum-typhoid within 90 days prior to the date of their exhibition. b. Be hatched from eggs originating from certified NPIP pullorum-typhoid clean flocks. c. Originate from a flock where the entire flock is certified NPIP pullorum-typhoid clean. Dogs 2. Each dog presented for exhibition must be accompanied by a certificate of vaccination or other statement, signed by a licensed and accredited veterinarian, that indicates the vaccinations each animal has been given. A certificate of veterinary inspection may be used to document vaccinations, but is not required for dogs within Indiana. 3. All dogs 3 months of age and older must be vaccinated for rabies by a licensed and accredited veterinarian in accordance with the state rabies vaccination law. A certificate of vaccination for rabies must accompany the animal to the exhibition. NOTICE: Indiana State 4-H imposes vaccination requirements for dog show participants beyond the requirements of the Indiana State Board of Health minimum requirements. Check with your local 4-H Purdue Extension Educator for those Requirements. Cats 2. Each cat presented for exhibition must be accompanied by a certificate of vaccination or other statement, signed by a licensed and accredited veterinarian, that indicates the vaccinations each animal has been given. A certificate of veterinary inspection may be used to document vaccinations, but is not required for cats within Indiana. 3. All cats older than 3 months of age must be vaccinated for rabies by a licensed and accredited veterinarian in accordance with the state rabies vaccination law. NOTICE: Indiana State 4-H imposes vaccination requirements for cat show participants beyond the requirements of the Indiana State Board of Health minimum requirements. Check with your local 4-H Purdue Extension Educator for those Requirements. Adams County 4-H Catalog 2017 19