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Time Allotted: 12 minutes per class- There will be two-minute time warnings in each class.
Materials: The contestants are responsible for their own note-taking materials during judging. (Suggested materials: a notepad and pen)
Dress: There is no required dress for this contest, however, jackets, caps, or other apparel identifying an individual’s team, state of residence or farm/ranch affiliation are prohibited during judging.
The judging contest should consist of six classes: yearling bulls, cow-calf pairs, steers, a keep-cull class of yearling heifers and two classes of yearling heifers. Conferring between other contestants, parents, and/or advisors is strictly prohibited during judging. This will result in disqualification of the contestant.
Additional Resources
- www.judging101.com
This site provides online mock judging classes. Users are able to look at the animals from different angles and submit their placings to compare with an official’s placings. On judging101.com, there are examples of beef cattle, lambs, hogs, etc. There is a $45 fee to use this site; however, there is an example class to help viewers determine if they would like to join.
- www.livestockjudging.com
This site allows users to view videos of four different animals in order to compare them. The viewer can watch the videos simultaneously, pause and view different parts, or one at a time. This site provides practice for cattle, lambs, goats, and hogs. It is a free site, however, the amount of classes to look at are limited.
- http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G2952
This is article available through The University of Missouri Extension. It provides useful information regarding steps to successful livestock judging, judging competitively, appropriate note-taking skills, and different formats for giving reasons. This article was written by Dr. Jerry Lipsey.
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