National Barrow Show

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Individual Market
Barrow Show
The specifc rules and regulations are as follows:
● Purebreds and crossbreds are eligible and will be shown separately.
● Farrowing date is Feb. 1, 2008, or after.
● Hogs must weigh between 230 and 280 lbs.
● All purebreds must have pedigrees from their respective breed associations.
● Individual animals from the Truckload Contest are eligible.
● Entry fee is $25 per head.
● All animals must meet the same health requirements as breeding stock. See B under Health Regulations on page 44.

Truckload Contest
● The popular Truckload Contest consists of two categories – purebred and crossbred. Loads must average 230 to 270 lbs., and no individual hog in a truckload may weigh less than 230 lbs. or more than 280 lbs.
● Truckloads consist of six market hogs, at least three of which must be barrows. All must have been farrowed on or after Feb. 1, 2008.
● The entry fee is $25 per load.
● Truckload entries must meet the same health requirements as the breeding stock (except requirement B).
● Carcass requirements: 160 lbs. minimum weight; 214 lbs. maximum weight and a minimum quality score of 2 (Minolta and pH values will be used to verify visual quality scores).
● Standards at 250 lbs.:
Minimum length (inches): Barrows, 30.5 •
Gilts, 30.8
Maximum 10th rib backfat: Barrows, 1.10 •
Gilts, 0.90 (10th rib backfat less than 0.5 inches shall be credited at 0.5 inches when calculating Fat Free Lean)
Minimum loineye: Barrows, 5.50 • Gilts, 6.00
● Conversion Formula:
Length: 0.033 inches per pound
10th rib backfat: [Fat Depth - Final Wt.] x 250

2008 NBS® Judging Contest
● The NBS® Judging Contest will be held
Monday, Sept. 8.
● Junior and senior college participants will
judge eight classes. 4-H and FFA contestants
will place four classes of market hogs and two
classes of gilts. For more information, contact the
NBS® at Box 367, Austin, MN 55912 or call
507.437.5306. E-mail inquiries to Chairman Julie
Grass at jjgrass@hormel.com.
● A reception will be held for judging contestants on
Monday evening at the Plager Building.

Note purebred exhibitors: An exhibitor may
enter a total of four boars and four gilts (per breed)
farrowed on or after Feb. 1, 2008.

Each exhibitor of breeding stock at the NBS® will
be assessed a Progeny Test support fee of $20 for
each breed exhibited, in addition to individual fees
for each boar and gilt entered, if they did not have
a sire group on test in 2008. Non-participants in
the Progeny Test will be assessed the Progeny Test
support fee for each breed they exhibit at the NBS®;
however, entry of one sire group of any breed quali-
fes an exhibitor to show any breed without paying
the Progeny Test support fee. All Progeny Test funds
will be distributed to those individuals who have
placed hogs in the 2008 test.

● All hogs entered in the NBS® are subject to being
selected for use in the NBS® Judging Contest on
Monday, Sept. 8, at 8 a.m. in Crane Pavilion.

	Saturday, Sept. 6 8 a.m. – Earliest entries can arrive 5 p.m. – All junior barrows must be on the grounds and weighed 6 p.m. – Junior exhibitor pizza party Sunday, Sept. 7 9 a.m. – NBS® Junior Showmanship Contest 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. – Windsor Chop Dinner at the Plager Building Noon – NBS® Junior Barrow Classic Noon-3 p.m. – Truckloads accepted and weighed 3 p.m. – All open show entries must be on the grounds 3-4 p.m. – Individual Market Barrow entries accepted and weighed 6:30-8 p.m. – NBS® Hospitality Night at Holiday Inn Monday, Sept. 8 8 a.m. – FFA, 4-H, Junior College and Senior College Judging Contest in Crane Pavilion 8 a.m. – Check-in of open show entries (scanning to follow) Noon – Individual Market Barrow Show (Truckload Show to immediately follow) Tuesday, Sept. 9 8 a.m. – Breeding Stock Show begins North Ring: Spot Chester White Poland Berkshire South Ring: Hampshire Duroc Landrace Yorkshire 9 a.m. – Presentation of special awards and judging contest results Wednesday, Sept. 10 9 a.m. – Breeding Sale begins North Ring: Spot Chester White Poland Berkshire South Ring: Hampshire Duroc Landrace Yorkshire Contacts: NBS® Show and Sale Phone (Saturday-Wednesday): 507.434.2937 507.434.2946 Jack Wall, CPS 309-691-0151 www.cpsswine.com Amy Smith, ABA 765-497-3618 Berkshire@nationalswine.com P.O. Box 2417 West Lafayette, IN 47996-2417 765.463.3594 765.497.2959 fax www.nationalswine.com