Livestock judges

[reno1014]

What does everyone think about one judge judging all species and classes of livestock?  For example: a judge comes to a county show, starts at 8 am with calves and goes all the way through the goats, sheep and then finishes up with swine at 6 p.m.  Can a hog judge be a steer judge and a sheep and goat judge?

 

[knabe]

there's no way a cattle judge could ever judge cavvies ;D

those judges are interesting.

 

[reno1014]

What is a cavvie please?

 

[renegade]

its a Guinea pig. a couple of our rabbit people show them

 

[reno1014]

People eat those?

 

[Bawndoh]

I dont see why one person cannot judge many species of animals.  I have judged everything from tripical fish, to cowboy boots, running shoes, silage, quilts, vegetable, draft horses, dairy cows, the list goes on, and on, and on.  If you choose wisely, there should be no problem finding someone who could do a whole day of judging.

 

[shorthorns r us]

Dan Hoge; nuff said!

 

[showsteerdlux]

Maybe a market hog judge could judge other market animals sometimes, because there are some similarities in what the animals are ready for market and what they should look like etc. I think that sheep/goats could use the same judge easy enough but when you start mixing dairy and beef shows with the same judge I could see a train wreck from a mile away. To many different terms and ways to judge when you start mixing species.

 

[itk]

The nice things about judges is they don't have to be right just official. At a small county fair it would be easy for a judge to evaluate multiple species. I have been to fairs where they have about fifteen beef, 20 hogs and a handfull of sheep and goats. To me most semi-intelligent people could sort these small numbers. However there are fairs with 100s of animals in every specie in this instance it would be best to have a different judge for each. As far as rabbits, chickens, etc it takes to much specialization to know anything about. But again all you would have to be was official.

 

[renegade]

People eat those?

Not here but in South America, where they are huge, i think they do

 

[CAB]

Do you think that the college judging teams consist of a team for each species? No they have a team that judges all of the different classes. They are trained on a variety of different animals in depth. Granted individuals are better @ certain classes than others, but people that like to judge livestock, like more than one class.

 

[kanshow]

I don't see how it would be possible at some of the larger county fairs with the size of the entry.  However, some of the little fairs - the right judge should be able to judge most of the species.   

 

[CAB]

Kanshow, you are right. I think that if the judge has to rush the stock through, it's not fair to the kids and the time that they dedicate to doing their best. Most of the time it's best to have a different judge for each species, but I have been to a smaller county fair where one guy judged everything in one day.

 

[kanshow]

CAB -That's what I think!    I could see a judge getting pretty tired and grumpy before the assignment was over.  Add the August heat during our county fair time... I don't even want to think about it. 

 

[AAOK]

I agree with most everyone else.  It all has to do with the numbers.  My guess is 100 head total, regardless of how many speies, could easily be done in a day with only one Judge.  That is the way we do school shows in our area.  Of course, if you draw a Hog man, the Cattle may not get sorted they same as they would with a Cattleman judging.

 

[KDSC]

Thats the way we do it, we have one judge, judge everything, but he only judges cattle one day and hogs the next and then sheep and goats. and then We have a different judge for horses.

 

[garybob]

Every Extension Specialist in Arkansas just floats around the State, with the exception of a few Counties, that's pretty much Who our Judges have all traditionally been.

GB

 

[Rocky Hill Simmental]

I've never been to a show with one judge judging everything but around here there aren't too many shows around here. But I would think a cattle judge would be more experienced with cattle and a pig judge would be better at pigs, etc. It might work for a small fair though if the judge raises a lot of different livestock species.

When we did livestock judging for FFA I did best on all the pig classes and angus bulls. Funny thing, I never showed pigs and my family stopped raising them when I was like 5.

 

[renegade]

It just wouldnt work around here....way to many species and animals in each...the fair would last for months  . But i definatly think it is doable at smaller fairs. I think that one person could do hogs, cattle and sheep but things like horses,rabbits, poultry ect. will of course need a seperate judge.

 

[garybob]

It just wouldnt work around here....way to many species and animals in each...the fair would last for months  . But i definatly think it is doable at smaller fairs. I think that one person could do hogs, cattle and sheep but things like horses,rabbits, poultry ect. will of course need a seperate judge.

Elbee and the Mrs. could evaluate the Cattle and Horses together. Wouldn't that be neat?