General Rules for Johnson County Goat Show

GENERAL RULES FOR ALL GOAT SHOWS
Superintendent - Connie Toombs
1. Exhibitors must comply with all Exhibitor, Livestock, and Goat Show Rules.
2. Exhibitors must comply with all Federal and State Livestock Regulations.
3. Goats showing evidence of illness, disease, parasite or malnourishment will be released and must be
immediately removed from the fairgrounds.
4. No intact male goats over 2 months of age are allowed on the fairgrounds.
5. All goats must be scrapies tagged or tattooed as required by the Arkansas State Veterinarian and the USDA
Scrapies Eradication Guidelines.
6. All goats will be shown with a collar or chain, a short lead is allowed. Exhibitors 11 years old and under may
show goats in a halter and lead line for added control.
DAIRY GOAT SHOW RULES
1. All goats entered and shown must be registered by the American Dairy Goat Association or American Goat
Society and be one of the following breeds: Alpine, LaMancha, Nigerian Dwarf, Nubian, Oberhasli, Saanen,
Sable, Toggenburg, and Recorded Grade dairy goats.
2. Official ADGA or AGS registration papers in the name of the exhibitor must be provided when goats arrive on the
fairgrounds. Registration must have been completed 30 days prior to the show.
3. All breeds will be shown groomed to the breed standard.
4. Open Division and Junior Division classes will be judged and awarded separately.
5. All classes will be awarded 1 st through 3 rd place ribbons.
6. The top placing Junior Division Goats representing each breed will be combined for an overall Grand Supreme
Dairy Goat Drive.
7. GOATS ENTERED IN THIS SHOW ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE MARKET GOAT SHOW.
8. Base age is determined on date of show.
JUNIOR DAIRY DOE
1. 0-6 months of age
2. 6-12 months of age
SENIOR DAIRY DOE
3. 12-24 months of age
4. 24-36 months of age
5. 36-60 months of age
BOER GOAT SHOW RULES
1. Registered Goats must provide official ABGA registry papers in the name of the exhibitor when goats arrive on
the fairgrounds. Registration papers must have been completed 30 days prior to the show.
2. Goats will be shown groomed to breed standard.
3. Open Division and Junior Division classes will be judged and awarded separately.
4. All classes will be awarded 1 st through 3 rd place ribbons.
5. GOATS ENTERED IN THIS SHOW ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE MARKET GOAT SHOW.
REGISTERED PUREBLOOD BOER GOAT SHOW
PUREBLOOD JUNIOR DOE
1. 0-12 months of age
2. 13 -24 months of age
PUREBLOOD SENIOR DOE
3. 24-36 months of age
4. 36 to 60 months of age

REGISTERED PERCENTAGE BOER GOAT SHOW
PERCENTAGE JUNIOR DOE
5. 0-12 months of age
6. 13 -24 months of age
PERCENTAGE SENIOR DOE
7. 24-36 months of age
8. 36 to 60 months of age
COMMERCIAL MEAT DOE SHOW RULES
4-H or FFA Members Only
The goal of the Commercial Meat Doe Show is to give interested Johnson County 4-H and FFA Youth
exhibitors an opportunity to showcase quality meat goats without the cost involved in joining a purebred registry.
Learning to manage meat goats will give young people an opportunity to meet a growing market niche, as this
alternative protein source is highly prized by many ethnic cultures in the U.S. today.
Commercial Meat Does are purebred and crossbred Goats that are of such high quality they are kept by the
owner and used for breeding in a commercial herd. They must exhibit the primary traits associated with meat goat
breeds including: Boer, Kiko, Pygmy, Spanish, and Myotonic (Fainting Goat) breeds.
1. Goats are subject to inspection by show officials and must have all their baby teeth present upon inspection.
No Exceptions.
2. Goats must not be registered with any breed association.
3. Goats with horns must have them tipped, no sharp points.
4. Goats will be shown well groomed with hair trimmed in a neat manner but not shorn or clipped close to the
body.
5. If more than ten (10) Goats enter the show the entries will be sorted by weight and split as evenly as possible
into classes.
6. 1 st through 3 rd place ribbons.
7. GOATS ENTERED IN THIS SHOW ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE MARKET GOAT SHOW.
MARKET GOAT SHOW RULES
4-H or FFA Members Only
1. At weigh-in, Market Goats must have all of their baby teeth or they will be disqualified and released from the
fairgrounds.
2. At weigh-in, Market Goats must weigh a minimum of 40 lbs. and not exceed 150 lbs.
3. Market Goats may be male or female, male goats must be castrated.
4. Female Goats that show in the Market Goat Class are ineligible to show in the Boer Goat Show or Commercial
Meat Doe Show or the Dairy Goat Show.
5. Market Goats may be de-horned or horned; All Goats with Horns must have their horns tipped, NO SHARP
POINTS.
6. All Market Goats must be freshly shorn or clipped. Fur should be no more than 3/8 inch long on the entire body
above the knees and hocks. Clipping of heads and tails is left to the exhibitor’s discretion.
7. Bracing of Market Goats is at the judge’s discretion.
8. Classes for Market Goats are determined after the weigh in of all goats and will be divided as evenly as
possible by number of entries at fair time.
9. Exhibitors may enter two goats in this show but they must fall into different classes by weight otherwise the
second entry is disqualified.
Weight classes - 1 st thru 5 th place ribbons
Grand champion rosette and sponsored Prize
Reserve champion rosette