1. The Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association (I.J.B.B.A.) will be giving an award to members who accumulate the greatest number of points in a given year in each breed (See rule #3). Breed classes and year-end awards will only be offered to those breeds, which are paid members of the Iowa Beef Breeds Council (I.B.B.C.). A show year will run from Winter Expo to Winter Expo.

2. The Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association (I.J.B.B.A.) will be giving an award to the Supreme Breeding Heifer Exhibitor and Supreme Market Animal Exhibitor. This will be based on the number of Supreme titles an exhibitor accumulates through the show season. Supreme titles will NOT be counted if the exhibitor does not show their own animal. In case of a tie, the number of Reserve Supreme titles will determine the winner.

3. I.J.B.B.A. members must exhibit at six shows to receive the year-end awards presented by the I.J.B.B.A.

4. Points shall be earned on the following basis:

          The I.J.B.B.A. reserves the right to correct point standings at any time during the year.

5. When an exhibitor’s animal is named Champion or Reserve Champion of any breed, he/she will receive the same number of points as were awarded to the class winner of the largest class within that breed rather than the number of points for their original class.
     • In addition, the breed champion will receive 5 bonus points and the reserve champion will receive 3 bonus points.
     • All Grand & Reserve Grand Champion Breed or Divisions must stay to participate in the Supreme Champion selection in order
     to receive points or premiums.

6. All I.J.B.B.A. sanctioned shows must select a Top 5 for Supreme Champion Market Animal as well as a Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer.
     • The Supreme Champion Market Animal and Breeding Heifer will each receive the same number of points as the highest points
      awarded to the class winner of the largest class of the day from all breeds. An additional 15 bonus points will also be awarded.
     • The Reserve Champion Market Animal and Breeding Heifer will each receive the same number of points as the highest points
     awarded to the class winner of the largest class of the day from all breeds. An additional 10 bonus points will also be awarded.
     • 3rd Supreme will receive an additional 7 points, 4th Supreme will receive an additional 5 points and 5th Supreme will receive an
     additional 3 points.

7. All points recorded in a class are based on the actual number of cattle that enter the show ring for that particular class.

8. If one person exhibits a large number of cattle, only the two highest placing animals will be recorded per breed.

9. Sanctioned shows must offer breed classes for steers and heifers regardless of the number entered. AOB have been eliminated.

10. All exhibitors must be a paid member of the Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association. Breed class exhibitors must also belong to their respective Iowa Junior Breed Association in which they are exhibiting. Breed Associations are responsible for the collection of state dues from the exhibitor.

11. In each division, the cattle must be entered in the name and shown by the individual I.J.B.B.A. member for any points to be awarded. Even though a substitute showman may be granted by the I.J.B.B.A., points will not be awarded to an exhibitor unless they are in attendance to show their animals or have two animals in the same class.

12. Exhibitors must meet the age requirements of their respective Junior Breed Associations. I.J.B.B.A. members cannot have reached their 21st birthday prior to January 1, 2009.

13. Year end points are calculated by totaling all points earned by an exhibitor. For example, if an exhibitor has earned breeding heifer points in Hereford, Angus and Commercial divisions, points earned from each of those breeds will be added together to determine the exhibitor’s year-end total, provided they have shown in six or more IJBBA Sanctioned Shows.

14. I.J.B.B.A. sanctioned shows must offer Market Heifer shows. A Champion and Reserve Champion High Point Market Heifer Award will be given at year-end. All I.J.B.B.A. sanctioned shows must have a Champion Market Heifer compete against the steers for a Supreme Market Animal of the show. Year-end over all top ten-market animals will be selected from both Market Steers and Market Heifer exhibitors.

15. If an animal is disruptive to its class, it is at the discretion of the I.J.B.B.A. advisors to dismiss it from that class. If the animal is dismissed during a championship class, the exhibitor will be disqualified and will lose only the points acquired in the championship class. The reserve animal will then move up to compete for champion, and no other animal will replace the reserve.

16. Fall Heifers must be born from 9-1-07 to 12-31-08.

17. Use of hemp hair or other hair-like materials added to the animal’s body will not be allowed. I.J.B.B.A. does not allow surgical or any other alterations to the animals such as the use of permanent dyes or paints to alter the animals original color pattern.

18. All breed associations reserve the right to blood-type/DNA any cattle being shown within their breed divisions. Request for blood-type/DNA testing can come from the breed association or the I.J.B.B.A. at any sanctioned show throughout the year beginning with the Iowa Beef Expo. Should testing reveal that the animal has been misrepresented on its registration papers, the exhibitor will be immediately withdrawn from the point program for the remainder of the year and any points previously earned will be void. This applies both to steers and heifers.

19. Protests must be filed at the IJBBA Sanctioned Show. Any person wishing to have an animal inspected is required to submit a written protest and be accompanied by $100.00. The person placing the protest is responsible for all costs incurred to verify the protest. Written protest must state plainly the cause of the complaint and must be filed before the championship drive at the sanctioned show. If inspection is not sustained, the protest money will be forfeited. Protests will be handled by the breed association involved, crossbred protests will be handled by the Executive Director and the IJBBA Advisors.

20. Conduct. Any unsportsmanlike conduct or misrepresentation on the part of an I.J.B.B.A. member will not be tolerated. All I.J.B.B.A. members are expected to be cooperative and courteous at all times. Any I.J.B.B.A. member not complying with this rule is subject to disqualification or any other steps deemed desirable.

21. Dress Code: All I.J.B.B.A. members must exhibit in a collared/crew neck shirt with sleeved/short sleeves and the shirt must remain tucked in at ALL TIMES during exhibition. Any I.J.B.B.A. member not complying with the dress code will be disqualified.

22. If a sanctioned IJBBA show receives a bad check for an entry fee, IJBBA requests that show management contact the exhibitor and give them 15 days to submit a cashiers check/money order or cash to their show for reimbursement of their entry fee. Show management must also notify an IJBBA Advisor immediately. This exhibitor will automatically forfeit that days show points. If after one bad check has been written and not cleared by the exhibitor this exhibitor will not be allowed to participate in any other IJBBA sanctioned shows for the remainder of the year. If an exhibitor writes more than 2 bad checks during the 2009 show season, whether they make good on them or not, the exhibitor will be stripped of all points accumulated for the year along with their IJBBA membership for 2009.



2009 Breed Requirements:

To show an animal in a particular breed the entry must conform to the following rules established by their Iowa Breed Association:  NO FAX COPIES OF REGISTRATION PAPERS ALLOWED BY ANY BREED – NO EXCEPTIONS!  REGISTRATION PAPERS MUST ACCOMPANY ANIMAL THOUGH CHECK-IN!

Angus - Steers and heifers must have registration papers in hand at time of check-in; no fax copies will be accepted. Papers must be in the junior exhibitor’s name. All animals must have readable tattoos. All exhibitors must follow the rules of the American Angus Association.

Belgian Blue – Steers and heifers must be 50% or greater and have registration papers or meat certificate in hand at time of check-in. The youth may show animals, which the youth has ownership of and/or animals owned by the family farm and/or ranch.

Brangus – Must be branded or tattooed and have papers registered in the exhibitor’s name.

Charolais – Steers must be sired by a purebred, papered Charolais bull or out of a purebred, papered Charolais female, the resulting calf must be at least 50% or higher. The steer must have a certificate of recordation with the AICA and be 100% owned by the junior and in the exhibitor’s name only.  Purebred heifers registration papers must be 100% owned by the junior and in the exhibitor’s name only.

Charolais Composite Heifer – Percentage heifers must be composed of at least 50% and no more than 15/16 Charolais.  Heifers must be sired by a purebred, papered Charolais bull or out of a purebred, papered Charolais female.  Heifers must have a certificate of recordation with the AICA and it must be 100% owned by the junior and in the junior exhibitor’s name only.

Chianina – All percentages of Chiangus, Chianina, Chimaine, Chiford and CAX (steers & heifers) that are able to be registered are eligible. They must be registered in the exhibitors name and have papers in hand at check-in.

Gelbvieh – Steers must be 50% Gelbvieh or more and exhibitor must have an official Gelbvieh breeder affidavit. Affidavits may be obtained from the American Gelbvieh Association website www.gelbvieh.org or contacting the AGA at 303-465-BEEF. Females must be registered and at least 75% Gelbvieh.   Registration papers need to be in the exhibitor’s name.

Balancers – Are 25% to 75% Gelbvieh with the balance Angus or Red Angus. Registration papers need to be in the exhibitor’s name.

Herefords - (Polled or Horned) We are one association, but will have two separate heifer shows, steers will now be shown polled & horned as one division. Steers & Heifers must have registration papers in hand at time of check-in.  Animals may be co-owned with siblings, provided each exhibitor is an individual National Junior Hereford member and a member of the Iowa Junior Hereford Association for the year of 2009.  All exhibitors must follow the rules of the American Junior Hereford Association.  Questions, contact Tena Biddle at 563-843-2595.

Limousin – Steers must be registered and be 50% or greater Limousin blood. Heifers must be 75% or greater Limousin blood and have an orange NALF registration paper.  Must have registration papers in hand at check-in and be in the exhibitor’s name.

Lim-Flex Females - Females registered as Lim-Flex with a purple NALF registration certificate will be eligible to compete. 75% Lim-Flex females are not eligible for the Limousin female show.  Must have registration papers in hand at check-in and be in the exhibitor’s name.

Lowlines - would like to offer 2 divisions--one for Steers and one for Heifers.  All Lowlines must be registered as 3/4 or higher in order to be eligible for show.  For more breed requirements contact Doug at 515-709-0509.

Maine Anjou – MaineTainer heifers will include ¼ to 5/8 Maine Anjou females, which are sired by a registered Maine-Anjou bull. High Percentage heifers will include ¾ and above females. All steers must be sired by a registered Maine-Anjou bull and be recorded with the AMAA. If heifers are purchased at the 2009 Iowa Beef Expo and desire to show in the junior show, they must have been purchased through the Maine-Anjou sale. All exhibitors must have original registration papers in hand at time of check-in and papers need to be solely in the junior exhibitor’s name. All animals must have legible and correct tattoos. Exhibitor’s must be a member of the Iowa Junior Maine-Anjou Association and pay a $10.00 annual fee. All exhibitors must follow the rules of the American Junior Maine-Anjou Association.

Murray Grey – To be eligible to show in the Murray Grey division, heifers must be 7/8 Purebred or above and be registered with the American Murray Grey Association and meet all breed rules and regulations of the AMGA. To be eligible to show in the Murray Grey steer division, steers must be 50% Murray Grey or above and they must be registered with the American Murray Grey Association as half-blood or above.

Red Angus – Steers must be 50% or more Red Angus from one registered parent, be predominately red in color and display sufficient breed characteristics, which match % of registration. Heifers must be 87% or higher Red Angus. Steer & Heifer registration papers must be in hand at check in and must be in the exhibitor’s name.

Salers – Animals must be 50% or more Salers with either the dam or sire being registered. Both steers and heifers must have registration papers and the papers must be in the name of the junior exhibitor.

Simmental – Steers must have registration paper in hand and be ½ blood or higher. Foundation heifers include 50% - 74% and Purebred heifers included 75% and above and must have registration paper in hand. Registration papers must be in the exhibitor’s name or family farm name.

Simbrah Females – 5/8 SM – 3/8 BR and must have registration paper in hand.  Registration papers must be in the exhibitor’s name or family farm name.

Shorthorn – Heifers and Steers must be at least 15/16 and must be registered solely in the junior exhibitor’s name.

ShorthornPlus – Heifers and Steers must be between 3/8 and 7/8 Shorthorn and must have appendix registration papers solely in the junior exhibitor’s name.