AMZA MINIATURE ZEBU CATTLE SHOW

November 9th through November 10th, 2007

Location: State Fair of Louisiana, 3701 Hudson Ave, Shreveport, Louisiana 71109-5348

For info; e-mail the state fair: info@statefairoflouisiana.com , or on the web (click on the title at the top) Phone: 318-635-1361 Fax: 318-631-4909

Judges: Friday AMZA Show: Dr. Alex Dees, Somis, CA. Saturday: Mrs. Denice Hasty, Mansfield TX

Times: Friday Nov. 9th show starts at 10:00 a.m. Saturday Nov. 10^th show starts at 10:00 a.m.

Entry Dead Line and Late fees: Entry deadline for the club show is October 1st, entries received after that date will be $5.00 per head more.
REMEMBER! Entry deadlines for the State fair of Louisiana entries is Sept. 7th

R ules: All Miniature Zebu cattle entered in the shows must have their original AMZA registration certificate or a photocopy presented at check in. In order to expedite check in, please send in a photocopy of the AMZA registration papers on all animals entered to show with your Saturday entries to Jim Mannos.

Check-in, Show, Arrival & Departure times:

Earliest arrival: 8:00 a.m. Thursday, November 8^th

Arrival deadline 5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 8th

Check-in deadline: 8:00 a.m. Friday, November 9th

Friday AMZA Show starts: 10:00 a.m. November 9th

Saturday Nadu-Zebu club show starts: 10:00 a.m. November 10th

Begin release 6pm Sunday, November 11^th (exhibitors may stay until Sunday)

Accommodations and maps: Contact State Fair of Louisiana information at info@statefairoflouisiana.com

FRIDAY SHOW SPONSORED BY THE STATE FAIR:

Premiums: The State Fair of Louisiana will be paying $1000.00 in premiums for the AMZA show on Friday,
AMZA will be matching the premiums with a total payout of $2,000 in premiums!

Superintendent for the State Fair of Louisiana is Roger Maxwell Jonesboro, Louisiana

Home-318-259-3427 Cell-214-475-1000

Click here to get a printout of the premium schedule as well as the classes.

Please Note: The State Fair Show Entry Deadline was September 7^th, 2007. If you have any problem entering online or downloading the forms, please send a second copy of the Friday entries and I will pass it along to the Fair. Remember… You must send a check for the State Fair entries also, they are $30.00 per class! Very important!

If you missed this deadline, email or call David ASAP. He probably can still get you in.

Contact For the Saturday show: David Millison H-972-227-7311 C-214-475-1000

Entries/checks for the Nadu-Zebu show on Saturday should be sent to:

Jim Mannos
1414 Wilson Road,
Lancaster, TX 75146

Health Requirements:

HEALTH CERTIFICATE signed by a USDA accredited veterinarian

Official identification (not registration numbers) such as Brucellosis test tag, vaccination tags, brand, tattoos, ear notches, scrapie tags and bangles tags.
Multiple cattle can be listed on one health certificate providing proper identification and test results are stated.
This health certificate is good for 60 days from the date of issue to cover the period of the show season for Louisiana 4-H/FFA animals.
This health certificate is good for 30 days from the date of issue for all out of state animals.

BRUCELLOSIS STATUS (LOUISIANA CATTLE)

Only a health certificate is needed if animal is calf hood vaccinated.
Heifer between 4 and 12 months old must be calf hood vaccinated
Cow or heifer over 12 months of age:

Must have official calf hood vaccination or tested negative in the last 60 days or been part of a negative (certified) herd that has been tested with the last 12 months.
Animal identification number, herd status results or negative test results must be placed on the health certificate.
Louisiana Bull (regardless of age) does not need to be tested

BRUCELLOSIS STATUS (ALL OTHER STATES)

If it is Class Free state, a certified Brucellosis free herd with official herd identification and the animal is just coming in for the show

Health certificate signed by a USDA accredited veterinarian
Identification should be clearly stated on the health certificate
Multiple cattle can be listed on one health certificate providing proper identification and test results are stated.
Bulls do not need to be tested.

If it is NOT Class Free

Heifers are between 4 and 12 months old must be calf hood vaccinated
Cow or heifer vaccinated and 2 years old or older, test for Brucellosis within 30 days of show
Cow or heifer vaccinated and less than 2 years old, no test is required
Cow or heifer not vaccinated and 1 year or older, test for Brucellosis within 30 days of show
All bulls over 12 month of age need to test negative within 30 days of the show

TUBERCULOSIS STATUS

Make sure the state of origin is TB free.
If the state is not "TB free", TB test the animal (male or female) within 30 days of the show. Indicate the negative TB test on the health certificate.
Each animal brought to the show must indicate on the health certificate the physical location of origin and return destination for 15 days prior to and after the show.

ENTRIES FOR THE FRIDAY SHOW MUST BE SENT TO THE STATE FAIR

Entries must be sent in online, or postmarked by September 7th 2005.

Send Entries To: State Fair of Louisiana, 3701 Hudson Ave. Shreveport LA 71109-5348

Pens & Bedding: Tie outs and initial bedding are included with your State Fair entries at no extra charge. The State Fair also provides the clean up after the shows. You can bring dividers for tie out pens to separate your animals, feed/tack etc. Feel free to advertise/sell cattle at the fair; however, you may not bring animals for sale if they are not entered in the show.

SATURDAY SHOW, November 10th IS SPONSORED BY NADU-ZEBU:

Entries: entry form for the Saturday show can be printed out by clicking on this text, and a PDF form will appear.

Please mail to Nadu-Zebu at 1414 Wilson Road, Lancaster, TX 75146.

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO NADU-ZEBU.

The discounted entry fee for the Saturday Show will be $20 per head if received by September 30th.
ALL entries post marked after October 1st will be $25.00 per head. We offer a discount for on time entries as it allows us time to construct a quality show program for our exhibitors.

Exhibitors are encouraged to return their entries by the deadline to ensure that their entries and ads are published in the show program and that tie out areas are assigned. Please note that more restrictive rules apply to the State Fair of Louisiana entries. Please be reminded that no animal can be shown in the Friday show that is not shown in the show on Saturday.

The Saturday Show entry fees are discounted as we will NOT be paying premiums for this show, we will be giving rosettes.

Please use the State Fair of Louisiana Class number for your entries in both Friday and Saturday shows

Classes 1-6 for Heifer calves Classes 9-12 for Sr. Cows Classes 15-18 for Bull calves Classes 21-24 for Sr. Bulls

Classes 27-28 for Steers Champion Challenge classes will be free and held immediately after the Cow, Bull and Steer champion classes.

SATURDAY (ONLY) SPECIALTY CLASSES:

JACK-POT COLOR CLASS

Any Miniature Zebu of ANY color or color combination can enter. This class will be a jack-pot class and all the entry fees will be given to the winner. This is a FUN class only, and is meant to expose the variety of colors available in Miniature Zebu cattle. Any age and any color may enter, there is no limit to the number of cattle you may enter in this class! The Judge will determine the winner, and may pick a panel of NON-CONTESTANTS to help determine the winner.

JACK-POT ZEBU BREED CHARACTER CLASS

This class is offered to spotlight the importance of the unique “breed specific look” of Miniature Zebu Cattle. The judge will be considering the breed character ONLY of the animals entered in this class. Bring your most extreme animal in breed character into this class and show the world why Miniature Zebu cattle are so revered!

We are looking forward to seeing you all there. Please call me if I can be of any help. See you soon.

CLASSES - You can click on any of the text below to print out a copy of this text.