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ALL-AMERICAN CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
OPEN HOLSTEIN OFFICIAL RULES
2021
ELIGIBILITY
1. All animals that have been shown in the U.S. during the 2021 show season are eligible. 2. All-American Group Class Entries – In the Open All-American contest, Cowsmopolitan/HolsteinWorld accepts the group entries as shown in the ring. Therefore, any entry that is shown and placed at a qualifying show will be eligible for the contest in the class. 3. Exhibitor must be in good standing with Cowsmopolitan/
HolsteinWorld.
ENTRY FORM & REGISTRY CERTIFICATE
It is the responsibility of the owner/exhibitor to submit a signed, completed entry form for each animal or group in order for it to be considered for All-American Nomination. Entry forms are available online at Cowsmo.com and are available on request from the Cowsmopolitan/Holstein World office and staff. Please list placings from all shows. Placings will be verified. A photocopy of the Registration
Certificate for the animal being entered must accompany the entry form. Ownership of animal at deadline date will be the ownership published in the All-American issue.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Together with a completed entry form, it is the responsibility of the exhibitor to secure and supply a full-color professional photo of each animal entered in the contest. Pictures must be taken during the current year and show the animal in the same stage of growth and/or lactation as when making the qualifying show ring appearance. It is encouraged that all photos be submitted electronically either from the livestock photographer or the exhibitor to
allamericancontest@gmail.com.
CONTEST PROCEDURE
A Nominating Committee of five to seven judges will consider the photographs and placings of eligible animals for which an entry form has been received. The top six entries in each class are chosen for Nomination. These Nominations are submitted to the All-American Panel for voting. The panel is made up of the judges of the leading shows in the current season.
The panel members vote separately by mail and indicate in each class their first, second, and third choice. Point values are assigned as follows: Each first place vote, 7 points; second place, 3 points; and third place, 1 point. By simple arithmetic, the award of All-American and Reserve AllAmerican are determined in order of total points. Nominees with 20 points or more are High Honorable Mention and nominees receiving 16 point or more is given Honorable Mention.
CLASSES IN COMPETITION (20)
Spring Calf (born on or after 3/1/21) Winter Calf (born 12/1/20 thru 2/28/21) Fall Calf (born 9/1/20 thru 11/30/20) Summer Yearling (born 6/1/20 thru 8/31/20) Spring Yearling (born 3/1/20 thru 5/31/20) Winter Yearling (born 12/1/19 thru 2/29/20) Fall Yearling – not in milk (born 9/1/19 thru 11/30/19) Milking Yearling (born on or after 9/1/19) Summer Junior 2-Year-Old* (born 6/1/19 thru 8/31/19) Junior 2-Year-Old (born 3/1/19 thru 5/31/19) Senior 2-Year-Old (born 9/1/18 thru 2/28/19) Junior 3-Year-Old (born 3/1/18 thru 8/31/18) Senior 3-Year-Old (born 9/1/17 thru 2/28/18) 4-Year-Old (born 9/1/16 thru 8/31/17) 5-Year-Old (born 9/1/15 thru 8/31/16) Aged Cow (born before 9/1/15) Lifetime Production Cow** – over 150,000 Lbs of milk Produce of Dam (two females, any age, that are maternal sisters) Junior Best Three Females (Group to consist of three females born on or after 9/1/19 which have not yet calved. Each must have been bred, all or in part, by its exhibitor.) Senior Best Three Females (Group to consist of three milking age females all who have been bred, all or in part, by their exhibitor.)
*To be eligible for this class, the cow must qualify in a Summer Junior 2-Year-Old class. List only placings from the class entered in the contest. In no case will the same animal be eligible for the Summer Junior 2-Year-Old and the Junior 2-Year-Old class in the same year. **To be eligible for this class, the cow must qualify in a Lifetime Production (150,000 Lb.) class. List only placings from the class entered in the contest. In no case will the same animal be eligible for the Lifetime Production class and the Aged Cow class in the same year. ***Group classes – Individual photos of each of the animals entered in a group must be taken during the current contest year and submitted with the group entry.
NOMINATION FEE
Color photographs of all animals nominated in each class will be presented in the All-American issue of Cowsmopolitan/HolsteinWorld released in January 2022. Exhibitors who have entries selected for nomination will be required to pay a nomination fee of $150 per animal/group nominated within three days of notification.
Upon notification of nomination, exhibitor will be responsible to provide a valid credit card number against which the fee will be charged. Judges will select an alternate nominee in each class, which will be substituted if the fee is not submitted for a nomination.
An advertisement placed in the January or February 2022 issue of Cowsmopolitan will waive nomination fees from the contest.
ENTRY DEADLINE
All-American Holstein Contest Entry Deadline: November 1, 2021
For animals exhibiting at later shows, their additional placings will be added to the entry form.
16TH ALL-AMERICAN CONTEST
OPEN JERSEY OFFICIAL RULES
2021
ELIGIBILITY
1. All animals that have been shown in the U.S. during the 2021 show season are eligible. 2. All-American Group Class Entries – In the Open All-American contest, Cowsmopolitan/HolsteinWorld accepts the group entries as shown in the ring. Therefore, any entry that is shown and placed at a qualifying show will be eligible for the contest in the class. 3. Exhibitor must be in good standing with Cowsmopolitan/
HolsteinWorld.
ENTRY FORM & REGISTRY CERTIFICATE
It is the responsibility of the owner/exhibitor to submit a signed, completed entry form for each animal or group in order for it to be considered for All-American Nomination. Entry forms are available online at Cowsmo.com and are available on request from the Cowsmopolitan/Holstein World office and staff. Please list placings from all shows. Placings will be verified. A photocopy of the Registration
Certificate for the animal being entered must accompany the entry form. Ownership of animal at deadline date will be the ownership published in the All-American issue.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Together with a completed entry form, it is the responsibility of the exhibitor to secure and supply a full-color professional photo of each animal entered in the contest. Pictures must be taken during the current year and show the animal in the same stage of growth and/or lactation as when making the qualifying show ring appearance. It is encouraged that all photos be submitted electronically either from the livestock photographer or the exhibitor to
allamericancontest@gmail.com.
CONTEST PROCEDURE
A Nominating Committee of three to five judges will consider the photographs and placings of eligible animals for which an entry form has been received. The top six entries in each class are chosen for Nomination. These Nominations are submitted to the All-American Panel for voting. The panel is made up of the judges of the leading shows in the current season.
The panel members vote separately by mail and indicate in each class their first, second, and third choice. Point values are assigned as follows: Each first place vote, 7 points; second place, 3 points; and third place, 1 point. By simple arithmetic, the award of All-American and Reserve AllAmerican are determined in order of total points. Nominees with 20 points or more are High Honorable Mention and nominees receiving 16 point or more is given Honorable Mention.
CLASSES IN COMPETITION (20)
Spring Calf (born on or after 3/1/21) Winter Calf (born 12/1/20 thru 2/28/21) Fall Calf (born 9/1/20 thru 11/30/20) Summer Yearling (born 6/1/20 thru 8/31/20) Spring Yearling (born 3/1/20 thru 5/31/20) Winter Yearling (born 12/1/19 thru 2/28/20) Fall Yearling – not in milk (born 9/1/19 thru 11/30/19) Milking Yearling (born on or after 9/1/19) Summer Junior 2-Year-Old* (born 6/1/19 thru 8/31/19) Junior 2-Year-Old (born 3/1/19 thru 5/31/19) Senior 2-Year-Old (born 9/1/18 thru 2/28/19) Junior 3-Year-Old (born 3/1/18 thru 8/31/18) Senior 3-Year-Old (born 9/1/17 thru 2/28/18) 4-Year-Old (born 9/1/16 thru 8/31/17) 5-Year-Old (born 9/1/15 thru 8/31/16) Aged Cow (born before 9/1/15) Lifetime Cheese Production Cow* – minimum lifetime production of 10,000 Lbs of cheese yield Produce of Dam (two females, any age, that are maternal sisters) Junior Best Three Females (Group to consist of three females born on or after 9/1/19 which have not yet calved. Each must have been bred, all or in part, by its exhibitor.) Senior Best Three Females (Group to consist of three milking age females all who have been bred, all or in part, by their exhibitor.)
*To be eligible for this class, the cow must qualify in a Lifetime Production class. List only placings from the class entered in the contest. In no case will the same animal be eligible for the Lifetime Production class and the Aged Cow class in the same year. **Group classes – Individual photos of each of the animals entered in a group must be taken during the current contest year and submitted with the group entry.
NOMINATION FEE
Color photographs of all animals nominated in each class will be presented in the All-American issue of Cowsmopolitan/HolsteinWorld released in January 2022. Exhibitors who have entries selected for nomination will be required to pay a nomination fee of $150 per animal/group nominated within three days of notification.
Upon notification of nomination, exhibitor will be responsible to provide a valid credit card number against which the fee will be charged. Judges will select an alternate nominee in each class, which will be substituted if the fee is not submitted for a nomination.
An advertisement placed in the January or February 2022 issue of Cowsmopolitan will waive nomination fees from the contest.
ENTRY DEADLINE
All-American Jersey Contest Entry Deadline: November 12, 2021
Mail: All-American Contest, Attn: Kathleen; 866 161st Street, Hammond, WI 54015 Email: allamericancontest@gmail.com / / Online entry forms available at www.cowsmo.com
JUNIOR ALL-AMERICAN CONTEST
HOLSTEIN & JERSEY OFFICIAL RULES
2021
ELIGIBILITY
1. All animals that have been shown in the U.S. during the 2021 show season are eligible. 2. Exhibitor must be in good standing with Cowsmopolitan/
HolsteinWorld.
If the junior exhibitor meets the criterion, they are eligible to enter the contest.
ENTRY FORM & REGISTRY CERTIFICATE
It is the responsibility of the owner/exhibitor to submit a signed, completed entry form for each animal in order for it to be considered for Junior All-American Nomination. Entry forms are available online at Cowsmo.com and are available on request from the Cowsmopolitan/ Holstein World office and staff. Please list junior placings from all shows. This contest is strictly for the junior show/placings at which that animal showed at under a junior’s ownership. A photocopy of
the Registration Certificate for the animal being entered must accompany the entry form.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Together with a completed entry form, it is the responsibility of the exhibitor to secure and supply a full-color professional photo of each animal entered in the contest. Pictures must be taken during the current year and show the animal in the same stage of growth and/or lactation as when making the qualifying show ring appearance. It is encouraged that all photos be submitted electronically either from the livestock photographer or the exhibitor to
allamericancontest@gmail.com.
CONTEST PROCEDURE
All entries will be given consideration by the Junior All-American Holstein Nominating Committee or the Junior All-American Jersey Nominating Committee. Each committee will select the top six animals in each class for nomination.
There is no Nomination or Entry Fee for the Junior Contests
Color photographs of all animals nominated in each class will be presented in the issue of Cowsmopolitan/HolsteinWorld published in February 2022.
CLASSES IN COMPETITION (17)
Spring Calf (born on or after 3/1/21) Winter Calf (born 12/1/20 thru 2/28/21) Fall Calf (born 9/1/20 thru 11/30/20) Summer Yearling (born 6/1/20 thru 8/31/20) Spring Yearling (born 3/1/20 thru 5/31/20) Winter Yearling (born 12/1/19 thru 2/28/20) Fall Yearling – not in milk (born 9/1/19 thru 11/30/19) Milking Yearling (born on or after 9/1/19) Summer Junior 2-Year-Old* (born 6/1/19 thru 8/31/19) Junior 2-Year-Old (born 3/1/19 thru 5/31/19) Senior 2-Year-Old (born 9/1/18 thru 2/28/19) Junior 3-Year-Old (born 3/1/18 thru 8/31/18) Senior 3-Year-Old (born 9/1/17 thru 2/28/18) 4-Year-Old (born 9/1/16 thru 8/31/17) 5-Year-Old (born 9/1/15 thru 8/31/16) Aged Cow (born before 9/1/15) Lifetime Production Cow** – over 150,000 Lbs of milk (Holstein); over 10,000 Lbs of cheese yield (Jersey)
*To be eligible for this class, the cow must qualify in a Summer Junior 2-Year-Old class. List only placings from the class entered in the contest. In no case will the same animal be eligible for the Summer Junior 2-Year-Old and the Junior 2-Year-Old class in the same year. **To be eligible for this class, the cow must qualify in a Lifetime Production class. List only placings from the class entered in the contest. In no case will the same animal be eligible for the Lifetime Production class and the Aged Cow class in the same year.
***Cowsmopolitan reserves the right to combine classes to ensure a contest with full, competitive classes.
If an entry has also qualified for competition in the OPEN All-American Contest, a separate entry should be submitted.
ENTRY DEADLINE
All-American Junior Holstein Contest Entry Deadline: November 1, 2021
All-American Junior Jersey Contest Entry Deadline: November 12, 2021
For animals exhibiting at later shows, their additional placings will be added to the entry form.
Mail: All-American Contest, Attn: Kathleen 866 161st Street, Hammond, WI 54015 Email: allamericancontest@gmail.com Online entry forms available at www.cowsmo.com
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