4-H IOWA MARKET SWINE VERIFICATION FORM
for eligibility to exhibit at the Iowa State Fair 4-H Show
County_________________________________ Club Name ________________________________ Date_______________ Zip__________
Exhibitor Name______________________________________________ Address_______________________________
City_____________________
Telephone Number (______)_____________________ TOTAL HEAD VALIDATED____________________
Grade in School ______________________ Verification Fee Paid __________________
I (we) hereby make application to nominate/verify the below described animals to be eligible to enter at the Iowa State Fair 4-H show. As a condition of entry, I (we) agree to abide by the rules and regulations on the reverse of this form and as published in the Premium Book. I (we) understand it is my responsibility to be familiar with the rules and regulations, and specifically those relating to the rules on ownership, liability, drug testing, and the USDA Wholesome Meat Act. I (we) agree to immediately to submit any animal entered to inspection, at any reasonable time, by a veterinarian or other expert appointed by 4-H, and agree to have such animal submitted to any tests as may be designated and requested by the veterinarian or expert. I understand that the animals I exhibit at 4-H shows including the Iowa State Fair 4-H Show, during the project year shall be among those listed and described below. I recognize my responsibilities for the feeding and care of these animals throughout the feeding period. I (we) agree to feed these animals in accordance with quality assurance guidelines. I (we) agree to allow the State and the County 4-H staff the right to inspect the listed projects at any reasonable time during the feeding period. I (we) agree to allow the use of the verification DNA analysis to confirm the identity of these animals at any time. I (we) also agree that noseprints, DNA samples or other samples taken by any 4-H veterinarian or expert are property of the Iowa 4-H program. I (we) understand that failure to abide by the rules and regulations published in the Premium Book or the terms of this nomination/verification may result in forfeiture of all premiums, prizes, awards, rights and privileges to exhibit livestock in the future at the Iowa State Fair, and may result in exclusion from participation in 4-H programs.
Exhibitor Signature _________________________________________________________________ Parent or legal Guardian Printed Name______________________________ Signature_______________________________ Verification Site Coordinator Signature ________________________________________________
Ear Notch* Ear Tattoo Ear tag number Tag color Ear tagged (L/R) Birthdate Mo/day/yr Breed/color description Purebred or Xbred Sex Weight Date Weighed
*All pigs must be notched using the Universal Ear Notching System, and also indicate which number is in which ear, example R5- L12. *Additional breeding gilts must be listed on a separate 4-H Swine Identification and form filed with the county Extension office prior to May 15.
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Iowa 4-H Market Swine Project Regulations Pertaining to State and Interstate Shows
Age of Exhibitors 1. To be eligible for a state or interstate show including Iowa State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben, a 4-Her must have completed 5th grade prior to the event. 2. A 4-Her becomes ineligible to exhibit beyond the county level upon completion of the calendar year of high school graduation. Note: In the event that a 4-Her has dropped out of high school, the 4-Her is only eligible to exhibit livestock through the calendar year that his/her class graduated.
Maximum Exhibitors may verify a maximum of 20 purebred and 20 crossbred market swine (non-derby) and 20 purebred and 20 crossbred derby swine for exhibit purposes at the Iowa State Fair. Ownership All animals must be owned by and identified to the individual 4-Her. When registration papers are involved, the papers must either be in the 4-Hers name or show a logical family relationship. Animals changing ownership after being identified as a project are ineligible to be exhibited as 4-H animals for that 4-H year. Animals offered for sale in an auction are considered to have changed ownership even though bought back by the original owner or if the owner refused a bid or says, No Sale. Identification All market swine animals (derby and non-derby) must be tagged with the official state 4-H ear tag, tattooed, ear notched, and a hair DNA sample collected at a Verification Site during the April weigh period. Derby pigs will also be weighed. Animals identified as part of a 4-H project cannot also be identified or exhibited as an FFA project. Deadline All market swine animals must be in the possession of the 4-Her and weighed at state established verification sites duri...