LIVESTOCK BEING SHOWN AT SUPER FAIR, STATE FAIR AND/OR AKSARBEN
All 4-H/FFA market beef, market sheep, market goats, market hogs and feeder calves being identified for Nebraska State Fair and AKSARBEN Stock Show will be tagged with an EID tag. Ear notches and EID tag will be recorded for market hogs. DNA will still be required as usual at $6 per market animal. Paper identification forms are no longer required for Nebraska State Fair or AKSARBEN animals — the DNA will serve as the nomination. Market beef needs to be identified by April 15; sheep, hogs and goats by June 15.
Breeding heifers, breeding ewes and breeding meat goats being identified for Nebraska State Fair and AKSARBEN Stock Show will submit a breeding nomination card with a $2 fee per animal by June 15. This card will serve as the animal’s identification. Tattoos are required identification for breeding heifers. Scrapie tags are required for breeding ewes and breeding meat goat does.
Youth participating in the Nebraska State Fair will have until Aug. 10 (State Fair pre-entry deadline) to select whether they are showing their animal in 4-H or FFA.
LIVESTOCK BEING SHOWN ONLY AT SUPER FAIR
All county-only 4-H/FFA livestock will need a paper animal identification form (also called ownership affidavit). Market beef ID forms are due by April 15. All other livestock ID forms are due by June 15. Forms can be picked up at the Extension office or found at http://4h.unl.edu/employee/animal-science-program-management. If you are showing at Super Fair and either State Fair or AKSARBEN, you do not need a paper identification form.
NEW — sheep and goats will utilize scrapie tags as official animal identification. Please make sure all sheep and goats have a USDA scrapie tag upon purchase of your projects or utilize your family’s USDA scrapie tag system, whichever fits your situation.
NEW — swine will be ear tagged. To make it easier for families to identify their swine projects, ear tags will now be used instead of reading ear notches.
Market beef, feeder calves and swine will be ear tagged. Tags can be picked up at the Extension office.
If questions, contact Cole at cmeador2@unl.edu or 402-441-7180.