Livestock Grooming guidelines did not get updated in the recent Fair newsletter. Please see below.
Defiance County Grooming & Livestock Livestock Grooming: Care Guidelines (Effective 2023)
Responsibilities of and Assistance to Defiance County Junior Fair Exhibitors
- The Defiance County Junior Fair Livestock Committee’s goal of opening up of the current grooming guidelines is to encourage others to work with and share knowledge of grooming practices and animal care with our Junior Fair exhibitors. These new guidelines apply to all livestock departments except Horses and Dogs.
Guidelines:
- A junior fair livestock show exhibitor shall be responsible for the continuous care, grooming, and preparation of livestock entered the junior fair livestock shows. In the event an exhibitor is unable to care for/feed animal(s), he/she must notify the Jr. Fairboard Office of who will be responsible in his/her absence.
- An exhibitor may receive assistance (from anyone) in the care, grooming, and preparation of the livestock entered in the junior fair livestock show.
- Violations by the exhibitor, family members or any other parties involved in the unethical fitting and showing of an animal may result in any or all of the following.
- Withholding of the exhibitor’s premium
- Recall awards received by the exhibitor
- Declare an exhibitor ineligible for awards
- Revoke Ohio State Fair showing rights.
- Revoke exhibitor’s right to participate in the livestock sale
- Ban exhibitor from showing in future Defiance County Fairs