**Please see the Validation Page (Under Competitive Events, hover over Livestock Shows and the Validation page will pop up) for important Validation information and dates!
Crosby County Livestock Show Information:
**Crosby County Livestock Show requires that exhibitors who wish to participate in the Premium Sale attend one of the following Clean-Up days at the Crosby County show grounds:
-November 14, 2015
-December 12, 2015
-January 9, 2015
**Please review the Rule Book here: 2016 Crosby Co. Livestock Show Rule Book
Major Livestock Show Information:
**Attention San Angelo Gilt Show Exhibitors: ALL gilts will need to be validated with a state tag this year! Previously, only CTBR Stars gilts needed to be state validated, and Junior Breeding Show gilts did not. This will change this year and San Angelo will require ALL gilts to be state validated.
*The CTBR Stars show will now be in a 2-day format as follows: move in will be Friday and Saturday morning. Gilts must be checked in by 1pm Saturday. Purebred(Registered/Papered) gilts will show Saturday afternoon starting at 3pm. Crossbred and non-papered gilts will show Sunday beginning at 8am. This will replace the previous 1-day show format (move in Saturday, show all breeds Sunday only).
*All exhibitors must be Quality Counts Verified before entering any Major Show. Please contact Ms. Harkey for more information or see the link below.
Visit the links below for more info on each show!
Helpful resources:
- Quality Counts Verification
- Linder Feeds Feeding Tools (lots of great resources for feeding different types of pigs)
- ShowPig.com Blog
- YouTube: The following
- PurinaMillsTV has a ton of videos for every species that demonstrate feeding, exercising, grooming and showmanship. Purina Mills TV channel
- ADM Alliance Nutrition (makers of ShowTec feeds) has many videos about feeding, exercising, grooming, and showmanship for pigs, sheep, and cattle. ADM Alliance Show Feeds Playlist
- There are a number of great videos on YouTube for each specie, demonstrating methods for selection, feeding, exercising, grooming, and showmanship
- Here is a great article explaining some of the benefits that kids can gain from showing livestock:
6 Reasons Livestock Projects Raise Great Kids