Premiums Of Almost $45,000 At Jersey Show & Sale
US - The finest Registered Jerseys on the face of the earth will take center stage when The 59th All American Jersey Show and Sale returns to the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky from 5-7 November.
12 August 2011
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Premiums totaling nearly $45,000 will be offered for three shows. Last year’s All American assembled over 600 Registered Jerseys™ under one roof, making it the largest exhibition of Jerseys in the US and the world for 2010.
The All American Junior Jersey Show is scheduled for Saturday 5 November. Ted DeMent, Kenney, Illinois, is the judge with Dean Dohle, Half Way, Missouri, serving as his consultant. This is one of the richest junior shows in the world with $8,875 in premiums offered, plus an additional $5,000 in exhibitor support being provided by the American Jersey Cattle Association.
The 58th National Jersey Jug Futurity on Sunday 6 November offers an estimated $10,000 in premiums. It will be judged by Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio. His consultant will be John Erbsen, Lanark, Illinois.
The open division of The All American Jersey Show is set to take place on 7 November and will be judged by Herby D. Lutz, Chester, South Carolina. His consultant will be Andrew Vander Meulen, Brighton, Ontario.
The first and second place entries in each class of all shows will be named the All American and Reserve All American winners for 2011 by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The shows will be streamed live from Freedom Hall via webcast.
Two sales, both managed by Jersey Marketing Service of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, will also occur that same weekend.
The 59th All American Jersey Sale, the premier showcase for Registered Jersey™ genetics in the US, will offer 75 lots on the evening of Sunday, 6 November.
A total of 35 Registered Jersey™ heifers—all genomically tested—will be offered to youth between seven and 20 years of age in the 54th Pot O’Gold Sale. Cow’s Match® Jersey Blend is the Presenting Sponsor of this sale on Saturday the fifth of November.
All events will be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center, conveniently located near the Louisville airport.
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