DEPARTMENT 217 - BEEF CATTLE
CLASS G - LIMOUSIN
OPEN COMPETITION
AN APPROVED NALF MEDAL OF
EXCELLENCE AWARD PROGRAM

NO ANIMALS WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE FAIRGROUNDS
WITHOUT HEALTH PAPERS

Cattle will be admitted after 12 Noon on Saturday, August 20th,
and must be in place by Noon on Monday, August 22nd.

Entry & Exhibitor Ticket Fees must accompany Entry Form

Judging: Tuesday, August 23, 4:30 p.m.
Premium Offered: $6,484.00

Livestock must wash in the designated wash area.

JACKPOT ADULT SHOWMANSHIP CONTEST
7:00 p.m. Monday, August 22nd
Open to adults not eligible for Jr. Show competition.
Entry fee - $10 accepted at time of check in.
Jackpot money goes to the winner! See rules pg. 9.

1. Application for entry may be made to the Fair Office on regulation entry blanks furnished by the Appalachian Fair or on line at. Applications for reservations will be accepted through August 5. 
2. Fees: All entries are $7 per head. If space is available, additional tie space can be purchased at $7 per space. All exhibitors and herdsmen must purchase exhibitor's tickets. These tickets are limited to one exhibitor's ticket per exhibitor, except exhibitor may purchase one ticket for each three additional head of cattle entered. These exhibitor tickets are $8 each. If more than the allotted amount of tickets are needed, three day season passes will be available at a charge of $18 each. Fees may be paid by check, cash or credit card and must accompany entry form. Checks should be made out to the Appalachian Fair.  Only one vehicle pass per trailer. Exhibitor must park vehicles in designated area across from Gate 3. Fees are non-refundable.
3. Same lot substitutions will be accepted for an additional entry fee at time of check in.
4. Animals must be owned by exhibitors and evidence of registration presented.
5. Space will not be provided for nurse cows.
6. Tie out time will be 9:00 p.m.
7. Any livestock breed falling below 15 head with 3 exhibitors over a three year period of time, will be put on probation and the show evaluated by the livestock superintendent and fair management.
8. If possible, premium checks will be handed out on Tuesday evening. Otherwise, checks will be mailed.

MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE
North American Limousin Foundation
Standard Rules & Regulations for the
Exhibition of Limousin Cattle and Lim-Flex 2011

1. All animals must be registered with the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF). Embryo Transfer (ET) calves, with pending registration must have parentage verification paperwork in the NALF system.
2. Animals must be 75% Limousin (NALF percentage not actual), or greater as indicated on orange NALF registration certificates or purple-papered Lim-Flex cattle as indicated by NALF registration certificate. Percentage, full blood, purebred and Lim-Flex cattle shall compete in the same classes and Championships.
3. If a show does not abide by the NALF MOE show rules exhibitors will not be awarded points for that show.
4. Animals must be properly tattooed and will be inspected at the show. Tattoos must be legible and match the registration certificates. If an animal's tattoo is not legible or cannot be read upon initial processing, it will be ineligible to show and not be allowed to return with a new or corrected tattoo.
5. To maintain a high degree of confidence in Limousin shows NALF reserves the right to disqualify any animal that has been fitted in an unethical manner. Unethical fitting shall include the following:
    a) Any use of paints, hair coloring conditioners, colored show foam, graphite,
        colored powders or other substances; animals may be subject to white
        towel test;
    b) The addition of any hair or hair like substances, including false tail heads
        and false polls (false tail switches arc allowed);
    c) The cutting, tearing or gluing of the hide or underneath the hide or removal
        of tissue in an attempt to alter the shape of the animal or the injection of any
        gas, solid or liquid under the hide to alter the normal conformation;
    d) Any products, solutions or liquids administered internally or externally to
        alter the conformation of the animal is prohibited. This includes the use of
        steroids, growth stimulants, and the act of artificially filling animals internally,
        which would include stomach pumping, drench tubes, or any other method.
        EXCEPTION: In the case of severely sick or severely dehydrated animals,
        the exhibitor may have fluids or electrolytes administered by the licensed
        official show veterinarian with the approval of the show superintendent or
        a NALF representative. This exception is not applicable on show day or
        weigh-in/check-in day.
6. Bulls older than one year of age must show with a nose-lead. The Limousin show superintendent and the show management reserve the right to disqualify animals deemed unmanageable.
7. Protests against exhibitors, individual animals or fitting violations of show cattle must be submitted in writing and signed by five (5) active members of the North American Limousin Foundation and presented to the show superintendent within 12 hours of the show's completion.
8. NALF reserves the right to mouth animals for dental development.
9. NALF reserves the right to collect hair samples from any animal.
10. Classes and championship breaks will be made-up after all cattle have been checked in. No class shall contain more than 20 head or have an age spread of more than 60 days unless the animals are over two years old.
11. Calves exhibited alongside dams in the cow/calf division are not eligible to show as individuals.
12. Animals shown must be solid red or black above the flanks, excluding birth marks.

Other Requirements
The following performance-data-submission requirements must be met by Dec. 1 to receive Medal of Excellence points.
     A. Birth weight (bulls & heifers)
     B. Weaning weight (bulls & heifers)
     C. Yearling weight (bulls & heifers)
     D. Yearly scrotal circumference
     E. Pregnancy test (females older than 600 days at seasons end)
     F. Breeding Soundness Exam and semen test (bulls older than 400 days)
NOTE: Failure to have performance data on file at NALF will result in disqualification from the MOE program, and no points will be awarded. It is the responsibility of the breeder/owner/exhibitor to submit that information without special requests from NALF.
Credibility Requirements: To maintain a high degree of integrity and credibility in all Limousin shows, all owners and exhibitors are expected to adhere to all NALF rules and regulations regarding the exhibition of Limousin cattle and to adhere to rues and regulations of particular shows, fairs or exhibitions.

MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE POINT DISTRIBUTION

The new point distribution for Medal of Excellence shows will depend on the number of head exhibited at each approved MOE show (other than the four national shows.) Points will be awarded as follows:

MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE SHOW SCHEDULE
In the event more than 20 head are in an individual class,
NALF recommends that additional classes be formed such
that no more than 20 animals are in an individual class.

PREMIUM SCHEDULE