Santa Gertrudis Rules & Regulations - Open Beef - Cattle Department

SANTA GERTRUDIS BREEDERS INTERNATIONAL

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Section 1808, Classes 0801-0843

SANTA GERTRUDIS BREEDERS INTERNATIONAL
P.O. Box 1257
Kingsville, TX 78364-1257

(361) 592-9357
sgbi@sbcglobal.net

SANTA GERTRUDIS BREEDERS INTERNATIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.	Heifers 24 months of age or older to be eligible must have produced a calf or be safe in calf as verified by a graduate veterinarian.
2.	All animals must be individually identified by tattoo, numerical firebrand, or freeze brand.
3.	All animals must be exhibited with the hair brushed down on the entire body, legs and tail, and with no foreign objects attached to the animal in a manner as to alter the animal's conformation or change its appearance.
4.	There must be at least five (5) exhibitors and twenty-five (25) head of cattle or a minimum of fifty (50) head of cattle to constitute a recognized Santa Gertrudis show.
5.	All Senior Bull Classes (Late Junior Yearling Bull and over) must have either a nose ring or a nose clip for show purposes.
6.	To be eligible to show in Best of Polled Animals to be slick polled with no scurs, no scars, no dehorning and with no evidence of horny tissue.
7.	All other SGBI rules apply as revised on 1-14-06. These rules may be downloaded from the SGBI web site (link found above).