Thank you for purchasing Heifer UINs for the upcoming livestock show season. Fall Heifer Validation will take place on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, starting at 5:00 PM. Exhibitors will receive an informational email with a sign-up for a time slot. Please see the reminders below for the event: What to do before validation: • Exhibitors need to check to see if the brands and tattoos listed on their registration papers are on the heifer in the location listed and are legible BEFORE coming to validation. If they need to be tattooed, please make arrangements with your AST/CEA ahead of time. • Check Heifer Registration papers: Registration papers for heifers must only have 1 exhibitor listed as the owner and the ownership date must be dated July 1, 2020 or before on the papers What to bring to Validation: • Your heifers • Heifer exhibitors will need to bring an ORIGINAL COLOR copy of their registration papers to be scanned on site and returned to the exhibitor. You may email them ahead of time to MLMickelson@ag.tamu.edu, as well • Family email address • Family mailing address • Physical address where your animal is being kept Validation Process: • The committee will verify that your calf has the tattoos/brands listed on your registration papers and check for exhibitor ownership and date • The committee will pull a hair sample • Exhibitors, Parent/Guardian, and AST/CEA will complete sign the following documents: o Carbon copy validation form o 2020-2021 Ethics Policy o Hair Card