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Medal of Excellence Winners Named The NALF Medal of Excellence (MOE) program strives to provide recognition on the regional and national level to bulls and females exhibited in designated MOE shows. The program also recognizes the sires and dams of cattle presented in the show rings across the nation. 2018 Level I MOE Shows The 2018 MOE season runs on a calendar basis, beginning in January with the National Western Stock Show in Denver and ending December 31, 2018. • American Royal State and regional Limousin association may petition NALF for approval of MOE shows in their state or area. The sponsoring state or regional association will be held responsible for checking in cattle at the show and reporting results (including registration numbers) to NALF. Beginning in 2009, NALF began providing EPDs for the judges to use at the Level I MOE shows. To receive MOE points, all cattle must have the following performance data submitted and on file at NALF by December 1 of each year: • Birth weight (all bulls and heifers) • Weaning weight (all bulls and heifers) • Yearling weight (bulls and heifers over 400 days old) • Scrotal (bulls over 12 months old) • Pregnancy test (females older than 600 days at season’s end) • Breeding soundness exam and semen test (bulls older than 400 days) • National Western Stock Show • Fort Worth Stock Show • Southeast Summer Classic • All American Limousin Futurity • NAILE 2018 Level III MOE Shows • Florida State Fair • Western Limousin Exposition • Ohio State Fair • Illinois State Fair • Kentucky State Fair • Tulsa State Fair • Jacksonville Fair 2018 Level IV MOE Shows • Pennsylvania State Fair • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo • California State Fair • Ozark Empire • Indiana State Fair • Appalachian Fair • Oregon State Fair • Nebraska State Fair • Minnesota State Fair • Tennessee State Fair For complete rules and the proper petition forms, contact NALF or visit NALF.org. LIMOUSIN Today | 35