Validation is required for Dairy and Beef Commercial Heifers, Market Lambs, Market Steers, Commercial Ewes, Market Goats, Commercial Does and Market Swine for the 2023 LSU AgCenter State Livestock Show. This year the validation process has changed and it is not mandatory to have parish validations in a central location. Exhibitors will request validation kits for each animal using the enclosed validation kit request form due by August 28, 2023.

Exhibitor Responsibility

Animals must be in continuous possession of exhibitor from time of validation until the LSU AgCenter State Livestock Show. See rules in 2024 LSU AgCenter State Show catalog or consult the livestock show manager for specific possession rules.

Exhibitors should request validation kits from agents and ag teachers as per parish guidelines.

Validation will consist of ear tagging animal and pulling a hair sample; hair sample should be placed in a properly identified validation envelope for each animal validated. Validation envelope must be returned to local LSU AgCenter office with validation fee by specified deadline. (The responsibility of tagging animals and collecting DNA/hair samples will be that of the exhibitor and parents. Agents MAY be present and can assist)

Animals previously tagged for the 2023 Louisiana State Fair may utilize the State Fair tag to complete LSU AgCenter State Show validations. All animals must be tagged with either an LSU tag or State Fair tag to be validated. New hair samples must be submitted to LSU AgCenter for all animals previously validated for the State Fair.

Animals must be validated in either the exhibitors name or in family name. Family consist of parents, legal guardians, brother, and sisters. When official entry forms are turned in at the parish level animals validated in family name must be entered in the name of the exhibitor that will show the animal at the District and State Livestock Shows.

*Registered (papered) breeding animals do not have to be validated!*

Validation kits are to be completed and returned to the Evangeline Parish 4-H Office along with $7.00 per validation. Only checks will be accepted and must be made payable to the Livestock Show Office.

Validation Due Dates are as follows:

Market Steers are due August 14, 2023

Commercial Beef, Dairy Heifer, Market Lambs, Commercial Ewes, Market Goats, and Commercial Does are due November 6, 2023.

Market Swine are due December 4, 2023.