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The North American International Livestock Exposition features entries
from all over the United States and Canada with an estimated
economic
impact of $11.6 million (University
of Louisville 2001 Economic Impact Study)
- Approximately
225,000 visitors attend the exposition each year
- Nine different
livestock types compete in the exposition including dairy cattle, dairy
goats, llamas & alpacas, draft horses, quarter horses, swine, sheep,
boer goats, and beef cattle
- The North
American Quarter Horse Show is among the top five shows in the nation
- North American
International purebred beef and sheep events are the largest in the
world
- The exposition
holds seven major youth judging contests which include the following:
Eastern
National 4-H Horse Roundup
Dairy
Quiz Bowl
Youth,
Junior College, and Senior Collegiate Dairy Judging Contests
National
Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest
National
4-H Livestock Judging Contest
Junior
College Livestock Judging Contest
National
4-H Poultry and Egg Conference
- The North American
Sale of Champions features six young people who have won the highest
honors in market lamb, steer, and swine classes
- The annual
Farm/City Luncheon features the announcement of the "Agribusiness
of the Year" and the fun-filled "Wing Tip Rodeo"
- The Giant Country
Store features nearly 150 commercial vendors who sell everything from
fine jewelry and food to western clothing and farm supplies
- The North American
Championship Rodeo is the invitational finals for the Pro Rodeo Cowboys
Association (PRCA)
- The
total purse of the North American Championship Rodeo is in the
top 10 percent
of all PRCA rodeo prize money and is the second largest purse for a
circuit finals
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