Dairy Classic Championship Show - 2009

Designated an All Western Competition

Western Canada's Premier Dairy Show featuring classes for both Holstein and Jersey Breeds. The Dairy Classic is proud to be offering an enhanced Youth Judging Clinic, the SuperCow Class and the 7th Annual Explosion Heifer Sale, produced and presented by Alberta Dairy Connection on Thursday, March 26, 2009. Admission for all of the events is complimentary.

Event Dates and Location

Event Dates:: March 26–27, 2009
Move in Date:: March 23, 2009 7:00 AM
Release Date:: March 27, 2009 12:00 PM
Location:: Ag Building

Please note that if you are planning to move in on Monday March 23, 2009 that there is a Calgary Flames hockey game at 7:30 pm so you may want to make sure that you are moved in by 6:00 pm to avoid the congestion.

Entry Fees are $35 per entry if received by this date (unless specified otherwise). Total entry fees must accompany the completed entry form. Faxed entries will be accepted if accompanied by credit card information.

Entry Fees are $100 per entry if received after March 12, 2009 (unless specified otherwise). Total entry fees must accompany the completed entry form. Faxed entries will be accepted if accompanied by credit card information.

Please note that NO entries will be accepted after 1:00 pm March 24, 2009. Cattle purchased at the sale may be entered until 6:00 pm on Thursday, March 26, 2009. NO entries will be accepted after 6:00 pm.

Schedule + View Details

Show schedule updated 11 March, 2009 Tuesday, March 24, 2009 7:00 pm Exhibitor's Meeting - North Barn Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:00 pm - Explosion Heifer Sale 5:30 pm Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Workshop - sponsored by BFL Canada Friday March 27, 2009 7:00 am - Exhibitor Breakfast 9:00 am - Holstein Show *Showmanship Classes - immediately following Junior & Reserve Champion Presentations *SuperCow Class - immediately following the Grand & Reserve Champion Presentations 4:00 pm - Exhibitor Awards Banquet - Blue Room, 2nd Floor, Agriculture Building. We encourage you to order your tickets in advance as there is a limited number of tickets available. The Calgary Stampede Dairy Classic requires a licence to ship milk. The organizing committee would like to remind you that all equipment brought to and used at the show needs to meet the same standards that are maintained on your farms. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Unlimited overall entries per exhibitor. 1. Winter Calf Class - must be born after December 1, 2008. Maximum two entries per exhibitor. 2. Senior Heifer Calf Class - born September 1 to November 30, 2008. Maximum two entries per exhibitor. 3. Summer Yearling Heifer - born June 1 to August 31, 2008. Maximum two entries per exhibitor. 4. Junior Yearling Heifer - born March 1 to May 31, 2008. Maximum two entries per exhibitor. 5. Intermediate Yearling Heifer - born December 1, 2007 to February 28, 2008. Maximum two entries per exhibitor. 6. Senior Yearling Heifer - born September 1 to November 30, 2007. Maximum two entries per exhibitor. 7. Junior Champion and Reserve Junior Champion - Ribbons and prizes only. 8. Two Year Old Female - born September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2007. Maximum 10 entries per exhibitor. 9. Jersey Three Year Old Female - born September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006. In milk, dry, or not calved for the first time. Maximum 10 entries per exhibitor. 10. Holstein Junior Three Year Old - born March 1 to August 31, 2006. Maximum 10 entries per exhibitor. 11. Holstein Senior Three Year Old - born September 1, 2005 to February 28, 2006. Maximum 10 entries per exhibitor. 12. Four Year Old Female - born September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2005. Maximum 10 entries per exhibitor. 13. Five Year Old Female - born September 1, 2003 to August 31, 2004. Maximum 10 entries per exhibitor. 14. Mature Cow - born prior to September 1, 2003. Maximum 10 entries per exhibitor. 15. Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Cow 16. Super Cow Class 17. Breeders Herd - a Breeders Herd will consist of a group of three animals in which the exhibitor must have bred all three animals and own at least one of the group. The registration certificate for at least one animal must show the exhibitor as both breeder and as owner - in both cases as an individual or in partnership. In other words, the exhibitor may be a joint owner of an animal. 18. Progeny of Dam - Two animals. Dam may be named at the time of entry. Ribbons only. No entry fee. SHOWMANSHIP CLASSES No entry fee. Showmanship is open to anyone exhibiting or working with dairy cattle. Contestants will be judged according on the following criteria: Showing of animal - 60 points Condition of animal - 30 points Appearance of exhibitor - 10 points Showmanship entries can be submitted at the time of cattle entry, or at the Show Office by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. The exhibitors name and age must be listed on the Entry Form. Animal of any age may be shown. 19. Pee-Wee Showmanship - Less than 8 years of age as of January 1st, 2009. 20. Junior Showmanship - Ages 8 to 12 years as of January 1st, 2009. 21. Intermediate Showmanship - Ages 13 to 17 years as of January 1st, 2009. 22. Senior Showmanship - Ages 18 to 21 years as of January 1st, 2009. DAIRY CLASSIC - SUPERCOW CLASS This is a class that recognizes excellence in the combination of type and production. Conformation wil be judged in a seperate multi-breed class, while production will be calculated by adding the composite BCA's for each completed lactation and dividing the total by the age (in months) at the last calving. This production calculation rewards longevity and regular calving intervals. The final combined score gives equal weight to type and production. An individual entry plus a certificate documenting lifetime production is required for this class. The entry fee is $35.00 per entry. We encourage you to participate in this class and help reaffirm that our show winning cows are also some of our highest producing cows. Prize Payouts for the SuperCow Class are 1st: $500 2nd: $300 and 3rd: $200. YOUTH JUDGING CLINIC - sponsored by BFL Canada March 26, 2009 - 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm The Calgary Stampede Dairy Classic Committee is pleased to offer an enhanced youth judging workshop at this year's show. The workshop is open to all youth and is a great chance to improve your judging skills before this years multi-judging competitions begin. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to judge a class of top quality milking cows, a class of dairy heifers and how to give reasons with instruction from some of the best dairy people and judges in the industry. This clinic will start in the International Room at 5:30 pm and then move down to the Victoria Pavilion both venues are located in the Agriculture Building at Stampede Park. The cost is only $10 and includes a beef on a bun. A special price of $5.00 is available for parents and chaperones. One parking pass per vehicle will be issued at no additional charge. Registration deadline is March 12, 2009. Click here for registration form HERDSMAN COMPETITION No entry fee. The herdsman competition will automatically be entered if five head or more are exhibited. Exhibitors with less than five head may enter if they join with another exhibitor to make up five head or more. (Please indicate on entry form if this is the case.) Presented for the best display, (not including quality of cattle exhibited) on the following basis: General neatness of exhibit area and grooming of animals - 50 points Courtesy of attendants and knowledge of information - 30 points Basic decoration and qualtiy of display (frivolous decorations will not be considered) - 20 points The displays will be judged Wednesday, March 25th from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, Thursday March 26th from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm and Friday, March 27th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Announcement and presentation of the Herdsman award will be made at the Exhibitor Awards Banquet on Friday, March 27th. Prize Money: 1st - $250, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $100

Entry & Marketing Fees + View Details

Exhibitors cancelling their entries after Thursday, March 12, 2009 shall forfeit their entry fees, except on producing a certificate of disability from a qualified veterinarian.

Entry Forms must give all pertinent information requested or the entry form will be returned to the exhibitor as incomplete. Papers must accompany entry form.

Prize Money & Awards + View Details

Each breed must show separately with at least 35 head and 5 exhibitors to be eligible for prize money.

1. Any prize may be withheld when the judges are of the opinion that there is not sufficient merit in the entry exhibited to justify the award.
2. Should a prize be found to have been obtained or awarded by error on the part of the judges, clerk, or director in charge, or by false evidence or misrepresentation, or a violation of any of the rules, the money will be withheld or if paid in error, same must be refunded.
3. More than one prize money may be paid to any one exhibitor in any one class. Please refer to individual classes.
4. Prize money will be paid to 10th place in accordance with the listed scales-ribbons to 3rd.

Milking Classes

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
>=60 head	$150	$125	$100	$75	$50	$35	$35	$35	$35	$35
<=59 head	$100	$75	$50	$40	$30	$30	$30	$30	$30	$30

Junior Classes

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
>=60 head	$100	$80	$60	$40	$30	$30	$30	$30	$30	$30
<=59 head	$60	$50	$40	$30	$30	$30	$30	$30	$30	$30

Showmanship Classes

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
$100	$75	$50	$25	$10	$10	$10	$10	$10	$10

A buckle will be presented to each participant in the PeeWee division, prize money will not be paid out.

SuperCow Class

1st	2nd	3rd
$500	$300	$200

Premier Exhibitor Award The Premier Exhibitor Award will be presented to the individual, partnership or institution having the most points won in the individual classes, for which prize money is offered, but not more than ten animals owned by the exhibitor/breeding unit. In the case of jointly owned animals points will be awarded to the joint owner who exhibits the animal within his/her breeding unit. 4-H entries are not eligible for points if more than 10 head from the farm unit are entered. Points will be awarded as follows:

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Sr. Female	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
Jr. Female	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Premier Breeder Award The Premier Breeder Award will be presented to the individual, partnership or institution with the most points won in the individual classes for which prize money is offered, by not more than 10 animals bred but not necessarily owned by the breeder. In the case of jointly bred animals, the prefix of the animal will be followed in awarding the points. Points will be awarded as follows:

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Sr. Female	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
Jr. Female	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Rules and Regulations + View Details

Regulations:: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHOWING DAIRY CATTLE The following practices or procedures are unacceptable in the show ring of registered dairy cattle: 1. Misrepresenting the age or ownership of an animal. 2. Filling an animal's rumen unaturally with liquid (tubing). 3. Balancing the udder by any means other than by leaving naturally produced milk in any or all quarters. 4. Treating the udder internally with an irritant, counter-irritant, or any other substance to temporarily improve confirmation or produce unnatural animation. 5. Treating the udder externally with an irritant, counter-irritant, or any other substance to temporarily improve conformation or produce unnatural animation. (Allowable practices include sealing and setting teats, and the use of external anti-inflammatory substances for the well-being of the animal). 6. Roping udders and the use of objects to physically improve definition of the suspensory center alignment. 7. Administering anaesthesia (blocking tails) and/or applying and irritant either externally or internally to the perineal (rectum and vagina) area. 8. Inserting foreign material/articles under the skin, into the topline (including hair not attached to its own hair follicle) or on the feet. Administration of acceptable medications, and false switches and tails is permitted. 9. Performing surgery of any kind to change the natural contour of appearance of the animals body, hide or hair. Not included is removal of warts, teats and horns, clipping and dressing of the hair and trimming of hooves. 10. Criticizing or interfering with the judge, show management or other exhibitors, or other conduct detrimental to the breed or show. 11. Wrapping hocks or draining fluid from the hocks unless authorized by a veterinarian at the show. Where special livestock prizes are included in the prize list and no entry fee is charged, animals must have been entered and shown in a regular class if there is such a class for such and entry. Single entry only in the group classes and each animal in the group must have been exhibited in one breeding class. In the Progeny of Dam class, ownership by exhibitor shall not be required unless otherwise stated.
All exhibits must be owned and registered as purebreds in the name of the exhibitor prior to the final deadline date for the registration papers. All animals must be legibly tatooed if applicable. Exhibitors must produce the actual certificate of registration in his or her name to the Calgary Stampede Agriculture Show Office or a representative of the breed association when asked to verify the identification of each animal. NOTE: A facsimile will also be accepted provided it is sent directly from the breed office or Canadian National Livestock Records and is received 24 hours prior to the beginning of the show.
Bulk Tank: In order to prevent antibiotic contamination of the milk, testing will remain in effect. Samples will be taken from each container of milk prior to being put into the bulk tank. The fee charged to exhibitors for contaminated milk will be based on the value of the milk in the tank at the time of the contamination test. The fee for testing the milk will be charged to the exhibitor. The Dairy Committee of the Calgary Stampede will have the final decision on any violations.
Judging Criteria:: 1. Exhibitors must ascertain at what time judging will take place, and no complaint or appeal based upon the statement that the judge(s) have overlooked exhibits will be considered by the Calgary Stampede.
2. No person shall be permitted in the judging rings during the time of judging, except the Directors in charge, judge(s), livestock superintendents and their assistants, persons in charge of animals and members of the press.
3. Any person who shall attempt to interfere with or influence the judges while in the discharge of their duties, or who shall at any time in Stampede Park, or within his hearing, in consequence of any award made by him/her, shall forfeit his/her right to any prizes to which he/she might otherwise be entitled, and may be excluded from exhibiting from one of more years thereafter. Judges are required to report any breach of this rule.
Judges & Show Officials:: Championship Show Judge: Bloyce Thompson, Charlottetown, PEI Showmanship Judge: Lee Simanton, Ponoka, AB

General Information + View Details

PASSES
Each breeding unit will be provided with one free parking pass after registration papers and completed information are presented at the Show Office. Additional passes can be purchased for $30.00 and are also available at the Show Office. A list of Dairy Classic Exhibitors will be distributed to Stampede Parking attendants at each gate. Providing your name to the attendants when you first arrive will allow you access to the park to unload your animals and register at the Show Office. Your multi-day parking pass is valid from March 23rd through to March 27th. If you are not moving your animals out on Friday night, please ask at the Show Office for an additional one day pass to allow you access to Stamepde Park on Saturday morning. STALLING
Stalling will take place in the North part of the barn. Space will be assigned to each exhibitor for feed & tack. Please indicate any stalling preferences on the entry form. CLIPPING AND GROOMING
Allotted as part of the exhibit area. This space will be judged as part of the Herdsman Competition. Shavings will be provided courtesy of Spray Lakes Saw Mills.

Exhibitors will have access to Lot 2 (Northeast of the Ag Building between the Rodeo Office and the Saddledome) to park their vehicles. Trailers are to be parked in the "S" lot (Agriculture Exhibitor Parking lot), which is accessible through the Sunshine (Northeast) Gate. There will be NO trailer parking in Lot 2.

DEFINITIONS:
a) An exhibit is a dairy animal qualifying for an entry into a class as specified in the class list. All registered animals, 75% or higher in purity, whether owned by one person or by more than one person (individually or jointly), are considered to be the production of the farm or breeding unit on which they are maintained. All exhibits must be registered in the name of the exhibitor in accordance with the by-laws of their respective breed association.
b) An exhibitor is any breeder or firm which presents animals for official placing by a judge at the time specified by the fair/exhibition for judging. Any exhibitor in making entry by so doing, agrees to be governed by the regulations.
c) When the word progeny is used, it is to be defined as referring to the direct descendant, as son or daughter.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
No tests are required for Canadian entries for show purposes. Entries from the United States must meet certain health requirements. For more information contact: AGRICULTURE CANADA, Official Veterinarian (403) 289-8351.

DISEASED ANIMALS
In the interest of maintaining a high standard of animal health, all livestock is subject to inspection upon arrival and throughout the duration of the show by officers of the Health of Animals Branch and/or veterinarians employed by the Calgary Stampede. If evidence of an infectious or contagious disease is discovered, the owner of the infected animal shall be required to remove the animal from the premises. Animals infected with mange, ringworm, warts, pinkeye, or any other infections will be treated with instructions from the Health of Animals Branch Veterinarians or on order from the management of the Calgary Stampede.

Committee + View Details

Debbie Lee (Chair), Lexi Wright (Vice Chair), Byron Hussey (Director), Allison Wright (Agriculture Manager), Gordon Atkins, Terry Flaman, Adrian Haeni, John Iversen, Kathryn Kyle, Terry Reimer, Shane Straub, Eric Taylor, Tracey Foster (Event Coordinator.)

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