*MARKET RABBIT TATTOO = MARKET RABBIT VALIDATION*
Market Rabbit Breeding Date: 8/29/2025
Market Rabbit Breeding Date: 8/29/2025
Validation Process 2025
- Validation of animals will consist of a WCLA tag inserted properly in the correct ear by the validation date.
- WCLA validation in 2025 will be the responsibility of the CEA, AST, and Exhibitors. Validation tags and DNA collection envelopes will be distributed to the exhibitor’s AST for FFA exhibitors or the CEA for 4H exhibitors, upon ShoWorks payment.
- Exhibitors will be responsible for tagging, collecting the DNA samples, and submitting the DNA samples to WCLA.
- Tags will be issued to each exhibitor based on number of tags ordered prior to the deadline for ordering tags. Tags are not eligible to be swapped from exhibitor to exhibitor.
- If applicable, the Approval Form for Alternate Housing is due 2 weeks prior to validation for approval. Approval is not guaranteed and is reviewed on a case by case basis.
- *NEW* ALL Exhibitors must fill out and turn in the WCLA Show Rules Acknowledgement form ONLINE VIA SHOWORKS WHEN PLACING ENTRIES. You will download and fill out the form below and submit through your Showorks portal when prompted. Cattle exhibitors Rules Acknowledgment Forms are also due AT VALIDATION on June 24, 2025.
- If an ear tag is damaged or lost, the WCLA must be notified via email at [email protected] within 48 hours of the animal losing the tag or the tag being damaged. No animal will be retagged and eligible for the show if the WCLA or division superintendent is not notified within 48 hours. Poultry bands will only be rebanded within the first 14 days after receiving the birds. Rabbits who do not have a legible tattoo must notify the superintendent at least two weeks prior to the show date. Rabbits that do not have a legible tattoo will be ineligible to show. The division superintendent will determine when the animal will be retagged. Positive identification will be checked before animals are retagged. This requirement is in addition to any requirement to contact the Extension Service regarding lost major show validation tags.
- The completed and sealed DNA sample envelopes containing the validated animal’s hair sample must be postmarked or delivered to the WCLA on or before SATURDAY October 4, 2025 by 12pm (noon) 100 Wilco Way #AG201, Georgetown, TX 78626.
WCLA (Williamson County Livestock Association)
P.O Box 530
Georgetown, Texas 78627
- There will be a Last Chance tagging on October 4, 2025. From 8 am to 12 noon and validation paperwork due by 12pm (noon) at:
The Pavilion behind the County Extension Office
100 Wilco Way #AG201, Georgetown, TX 78626
- All Market Swine, Market Lambs, and Market Goats for the WCLA show must be validated no later than October 4, 2025.
- Any Market Steer and Breeding Heifer exhibited at the WCLA show must be validated under the Texas 4-H and FFA Market Steer / Breeding Heifer Validation Program (state major show validation) for the 2025-2026 show year (June 24, 2025). Any Breeding Heifer exhibited at the WCLA show must submit DNA samples and such samples must be postmarked or delivered to the WCLA on or before October 31, 2025.
- All Breeding Swine, Commercial Ewes, and Commercial Does (Goats) for the WCLA show must submit DNA samples and such samples must be postmarked or delivered to the WCLA on or before October 31, 2025 If the Breeding project(s) is not state validated with a tag and have registration papers in the exhibitor's name, it must have a WCLA tag ordered prior to the tag cutoff date and be validated with a WCLA tag.
Validation Procedure By Species
Tools you will need:
Validation Packet
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Curved/Bent Nose or Needle Nose Pliers
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Y-Tex UltraTagger Plus
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Market Swine and Breeding Swine Validation Process
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Market Swine and Breeding Swine:
Will need the WHITE TAG WITH YELLOW BUTTON to be placed in the animals RIGHT ear with the YELLOW BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE EAR AND TAG NUMBERS VISIBLE FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE EAR.
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Swine Tag Example
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The PDF document is for procedural instructions only. Please read our directions above for proper directional placement of the ear tag.
Market Goat and Commercial Doe Validation Process
DNA Sample Instructions below
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Market Goats and Commercial Does:
Will need the BLUE TAG WITH YELLOW BUTTON to be placed in the animals RIGHT ear with the YELLOW BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE EAR AND TAG NUMBERS VISIBLE FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE EAR.
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Goat Tag Example
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Market Lamb & Commercial Ewe
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Market Lambs and Commercial Ewes:
Will need the WHITE TAG WITH WHITE LONG BUTTON to be placed in the RIGHT ear with the BLACK RINGED BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE EAR AND TAG NUMBERS VISIBLE FROM THE BACK OF THE EAR.
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Lamb Tag Example
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*Note that if animals are to be validated for state they must leave enough room for the county tattoo to be placed in the right ear. If they have questions they can contact the CEA or Brad Noack.
The PDF document is for procedural instructions only. Please read our directions above for proper directional placement of the ear tag.
If an ear tag is damaged or lost: the WCLA must be notified via email at [email protected] within 48 hours of the animal losing the tag or the tag being damaged. No animal will be retagged and eligible for the show if the WCLA or division superintendent is not notified within 48 hours. Poultry bands will only be rebanded within the first 14 days after receiving the birds. Rabbits who do not have a legible tattoo must notify the superintendent at least two weeks prior to the show date. Rabbits that do not have a legible tattoo will be ineligible to show. The division superintendent will determine when the animal will be retagged. Positive identification will be checked before animals are retagged. This requirement is in addition to any requirement to contact the Extension Service regarding lost major show validation tags.