ATTENTION! All youth interested in showing market sheep, swine, or breeding stock (crossbred gilts/wether type ewes) at the 2018 Wisconsin State Fair Junior Show will need to have their animal projects DNA and RFID identified by the State Fair soon.
This identification system allows animals which are DNA and RFID identified through the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC) County and State Fair program to meet State Fair Identification requirements if the process is completed (all forms returned and samples on file) by the Wisconsin State Fair identification deadline postmarks listed.
Market Sheep and Swine DNA and RFID identification deadlines (postmark):
- Sheep: Tuesday – May 8, 2018
- Swine: Tuesday – May 8, 2018
Breeding stock: crossbred gilts/wether type ewes or any purebred animal being shown in the commercial, crossbred or wether type divisions DNA and RFID identification deadline (postmark):
- Wednesday – June 6, 2018
Breeding stock being shown in the commercial, crossbred, or wether type divisions MUST HAVE DNA submitted even if they are registered with a National Breed Organization (i.e. registered Hereford gilt with registration papers being shown in the Crossbred Gilt division).
Breeding stock with National Breed Organization Registration Papers being shown in the breed divisions DO NOT need to be DNA/RFID identified through WLIC. (ie. a registered Duroc Gilt with registration papers being shown in the Duroc Division does not need to be DNA/RFID identified.)
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