Livestock Spring Validation for Majors and County Fair

 SPRING Major Show Validations for Heifers, Market Goat/Lamb, Breeding Sheep, Breeding Goats, Wether Dam, Wether Does. for Kaufman County 4-H will be the 18th just before the livestock club meeting. 

Single Validation Tag and New Validation Forms for sheep and goats.

·     Breeding Sheep and Goat registration papers will be uploaded to the validation website by county validation chairman and must be present at validation.

·     MARKET LAMBS AND MARKET GOATS VALIDATED FOR THE 2021 STATE FAIR OF TEXAS WILL HAVE TO BE RE-VALIDATED FOR THE 2022 SPRING/WINTER MAJOR SHOWS. STATE FAIR OF TEXAS LAMB AND GOAT VALIDATION TAGS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE SPRING/WINTER MAJOR SHOWS. 

·    OFFICIAL VALIDATION AND TAGGING FOR 4-H MEMBERS WILL TAKE PLACE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY: OCTOBER 18th at the Livestock Showgrounds before the meeting – 4:30 – 6:30

 

Texas Lamb Breeders Association (TLBA) tag numbers MUST be in the lamb’s ear and be recorded on the validation form at validation and be on the form at the time they are submitted. NO TLBA tag numbers will be added to the validation forms after the forms are submitted to the Sheep and Goat Validation of Texas program. Market lambs must have a GREEN TLBA tag to be eligible to compete in the San Angelo Stock Show or receive TLBA recognition at other major shows. Wether dams must have a BLUE TLBA ewe lamb tag to be eligible to compete in the San Angelo Wether Dam Show.

If you have your county projects that are not going to the majors and want to get them validated at the same time please contact Carrie at cl-sharp@tamu.edu