Friday & Saturday, October 14 & 15, 2005
Appalachian Fairgrounds

 The Educational Program  and workshops were held on Friday.

The IKGA Member meeting was Friday night and the auction was on Saturday morning.

The Farm & Home Building was used for farm/vendor displays.

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1. SpringFest 2008 will consist of a one-day auction with no seminars or workshops. It will be held Saturday, March 29 at the Barren River Regional Livestock Center, 4350 Louisville Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42101, (270) 843-3224. Check-in of goats will be from 9am until 9pm on Friday, March 28. Goat check-in will NOT be allowed on Saturday morning before the auction. The auction will start at 11:00am Saturday morning.

2. All stock not yet registered with the IKGA must have their registration forms to the IKGA by January 28, 2008. All stock to be sold at the sale must be consigned by February 28, 2008 and will be listed on the IKGA web site by March 10, 2008. There will be no exceptions and no extension of these deadlines.

3. A Waiver of Liability must be signed by all attending/participating at SpringFest 2008.

4. Anyone may consign IKGA-registered goats for this SpringFest auction. Only IKGA members in good standing will be permitted to consign unregistered goats. You must renew your 2008 IKGA membership by January 31, 2008 to be allowed to sell goats at SpringFest 2008. Only 300 goats will be allowed in the auction (not including kids under 90 days) so consign EARLY!!! 3. There is a limit on "commercial" bucks of only 2 per consignor. There is no limit on New Zealand, American Premier, American Boki, American MeatMaker, and InternationalMeat Maker bucks. A "commercial" buck is defined as an unregistered buck, one registered in the IKGA Commercial Production Registry, or one that is NOT a NZ, AP, Boki, AMM or IMM buck.

5. Only goats registered with IKGA will be auctioned as ‘registered goats’. Goats without registration papers or goats registered with other organizations, will be auctioned as ‘unregistered goats’. Goats in which their identification (tattoo or microchip) does not match their registration papers will NOT be allowed in the sale.

6. All sale catalogs will be free to buyers, sellers and those attending SpringFest 2008.

7. It is highly recommended that all sellers post a ‘SpringFest Animal Identification Form’ (available on the IKGA chat group before SpringFest 2008 and provided at check-in) on their pen(s) so potential buyers can quickly identify their animals. This form will provide information on the sex and type of Kiko, whether or not is it being sold as registered stock, weights, and average daily gain.

8. There will be no private treaty goat sales allowed on the Barren River Regional Livestock Center grounds during the IKGA SpringFest 2008. Those sellers that have consigned with the IKGA in developing SpringFest and the auction are the only ones allowed to sell goats in the auction.

9. In the event that an IKGA member has made previous arrangements to sell a goat(s) to a person attending SpringFest, they are allowed to conduct the exchange of the goat(s) on the premises providing they notify the IKGA in advance. Goat(s) must stay on the truck/trailer and will NOT be allowed inside the livestock center.

10. The IKGA is coordinating the auction for breeders and buyers. All agreements and guarantees are the responsibilities of the Seller and Buyer. The IKGA takes no responsibility for the livestock in the sale. The IKGA is acting as an agent, providing an environment for the promotion and sale of the Kiko Goat. Goats are sold ‘as is’. Any problems encountered after the sale are to be worked out between the Buyer and the Seller.

1. We will NOT be using "www.usgoat.com" to consign goats to SpringFest 2008. Instead, all goats that are to be sold at SpringFest 2008 will be consigned by filling out the ‘SpringFest 2008 Consignment Form’ and mailing it to the IKGA office at:

This resource will be used to publish the sale catalog.

2. If there is to be a reserve (minimum) sale price for any goat, it should be noted at the time of consignment (not the amount itself, only the fact that a reserve is being used). Any goat with a reserve will be indicated as such in the sale catalog, but the actual reserve price will only be known to the auctioneer and will not be published. The reserve price CANNOT be changed once given to the registration team at SpringFest 2008 (see below).

3. If you are planning to bring registered goats to the sale that have not yet been registered with the IKGA, your deadline for submitting your registration papers is January 28, 2008. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS AND NO EXTENSIONS. You must have your applications to the IKGA office by that time if you expect to consign a registered goat for the sale. Only IKGA registered goats will be allowed to sell as ‘registered’ goats. All other goats consigned to the sale will be sold as ‘unregistered’.

4. All sale classifications will be in accordance with the IKGA registration classifications. The exceptions will be Full Blood Boer or non-Kiko stock to be sold by IKGA members.

1. A simple, flat consignment fee will be charged for selling goats at SpringFest 2008. The consignment fee for IKGA-registered goats will be $30/head if payment is received BEFORE January 28 and $35/head if payment is received after this date, but before February 28. The consignment fee for unregistered goats (IKGA members only) will be $10/head if payment is received BEFORE January 28 and $15/head if payment is received after this date, but before February 28. Kids under 90d with dams will be charged $10/kid regardless of whether or not they are registered and regardless of when the payment is received.

3. Payment can be made through a business or personal check, cash, money order, or cashier’s check.

4. NO REFUNDS will be given for scratched goats. However, you may substitute a goat in place of the goat that you decided not to bring (due to death, poor performance, etc.), but the replacement goat will not appear in the sale catalog. An announcement may be made during the auction to clarify which goat is being sold.

1. Check-in times will be as follows:

Goat check-in will NOT be allowed on Saturday morning before the auction. Goats can only be unloaded during these times so please plan your arrival accordingly. If sellers would please let the check-in team know (info@rushcreekfarms.com) when they plan to arrive at SpringFest 2008 to check in their goats it would help with planning and be GREATLY APPRECIATED.

2. Sellers will need to bring their own feed, hay and water buckets. The livestock center uses wood chips for bedding. Hay as bedding is not allowed.

3. There will be two groups of volunteers to assist during check-in, an examining team and a registration team. The examining team will consist of 3-5 people who will check-in goats for SpringFest 2008 per the process outlined below:

Sellers should bring each goat, one at a time, to the designated check-in station and hand it off to the examining team.

The examining team will complete the "SpringFest 2008 Goat Check-in Form" (one form per seller) and record the sellers name, farm and farm prefix and the goat’s ID (i.e. ear tag number, tattoo, or microchip number). SELLERS MUST BRING THEIR OWN MICROCHIP SCANNER TO READ THEIR SPECIFIC MICROCHIPS IF THEY ARE NOT THE ALLFLEX BRAND SOLD THROUGH THE IKGA.

NOTE: To legally transport a goat to an auction, it must have the following:

For registered goats: A READABLE tattoo or microchip and a

copy of the registration papers that match the tattoo or microchip

number.

For unregistered goats: A Scrapie tag.

Veterinary Health Certificates as required by the State of Kentucky will be verified as current for each incoming goat by the examining team and then filed by the registration team. Health papers for all goats presented at this sale must meet all requirements specified in the Kentucky Statues and Rules and Regulations of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Office of State Veterinarian (502) 564-3956. A separate copy of the health certificate must be presented for each individual goat PLUS one additional copy for IKGA records. For example: If you bring four goats, bring five copies of the health certificate. Please bring sufficient copies as there will not be a photocopier available at SpringFest.

Section 6. Goats.

(1) Specific diseases.

(a) Scabies. All goats shall originate from a scabies-free area.

(b) Scrapie. Goats from a herd under surveillance for scrapie or those that are known to have been exposed to or that are progeny shall not be imported.

(c) Brucellosis. Animals six (6) months of age or older shall have an official negative test within thirty (30) days prior to entry or originate directly and immediately from a brucellosis-free state or brucellosis-certified free herd.

(d) Tuberculosis. Animals six (6) months of age or older shall have an official negative tuberculin test within sixty (60) days prior to entry or originate directly and immediately from a tuberculosis-free state or an accredited tuberculosis-free herd.

(2) Exhibition. All goats for exhibition shall be in compliance with requirements of subsection (1) of this section.

Goats will be examined for the following:

– If there are any concerns, the seller of the goat will be given an opportunity to explain them to the examining team if he/she wishes.

– If after listening to any explanations, the team still believes there is a valid concern that the goat may pose a health risk to the other goats in the auction or elsewhere, the team can exclude the goat from the premises (auction, pens, etc.). The decision of the examining team must be by majority vote and is final. There is no appeal.

Before exclusion, the seller of the goat will be given an opportunity to voluntarily withdraw the goat in order to avoid any unnecessary embarrassment to the seller. If the seller refuses to withdraw the goat, it will be excluded.

A seller can withdraw a goat at any time during the check-in process for any reason. The fact that a goat was withdrawn will be documented, but the reason for the withdrawal need not be documented.

NOTE: Not all concerns are significant enough to warrant exclusion. For example, a scar caused by a tree branch accident would almost always be acceptable. However, the examining team has the final decision.

The registration team will verify registration papers as valid for each incoming goat to be included in the auction as a registered goat. These registration papers will be filed with the registration team.

The registration team will assign each goat some form of numbered identification for use in the auction and provide a pen assignment.

*** SpringFest Animal Identification forms and protective plastic jackets will be available at the check-in station. Sellers should fill out these forms (4 animals/sheet) as completely as possible and hang them on the front of their pens so buyers can quickly identify and learn about the goats offered for auction.

4. If a goat to be auctioned is to have a Reserve Price, this should be communicated in writing confidentially to the registration team who will deliver this information to the auctioneer. Once the reserve price is given to the registration team, it CANNOT be changed!!! All other goats will be sold without a Reserve Price.

5. IKGA and Boer goat registration papers need to be presented at check-in for filing with the registration team. If the seller does not have registration papers to turn in for the sale, the goat can only be sold as an unregistered goat. ALL unregistered goats MUST have a Scrapie tag, available for free from your state’s Department of Agriculture. No announcements can or will be made that the goat is ‘registerable’ or ‘can be registered’. Registration papers must have a transfer form filled out by the seller. There will not be a photocopying machine available at the sale so please be sure to bring your own forms for the transaction. The transfer fee will be deducted from the consignment fee.

6. We are planning for security in the sale barn Friday night, March 28. Security will be watching over the livestock until auction workers arrive in the morning. The IKGA will not accept responsibility for the livestock during the night, but are committed to their safety and well-being. Security will not be provided in the sale barn on Saturday, March 29.

7. If you have problems during transport of your goats to SpringFest, you may try calling the IKGA Toll-free # at 1-888-538-4279 and someone may be able to assist you.

1. There will be three separate sales back-to-back:

- New Zealand Fullblood - bucks and does

- American Premier Purebred - bucks and does

- Percentage - Registered does ONLY

- American BoKi - bucks and does

- American MeatMaker - bucks and does

- International MeatMaker - bucks and does

- Experimental Crosses - bucks and does

- Percentage unregistered does

- Percentage registered/unregistered bucks

2. After February 28, 2008, there will be a drawing of consigned goats to determine sale order. The drawing will assign a sale order number to each goat for the sale catalog. Sellers with more than one goat will most likely not have all their goats sell in consecutive order.

3. If a seller offers a goat with a reserve, the reserve will not be published in the sale catalog. There will be a notation made that the goat is being offered with a reserve. Once the reserve price is set, it CANNOT be changed!!! Bidding will take place as normal, but if the reserve amount, known only to the auctioneer, is not met, the goat will be a "no sale" and will be resold to the owner.

4. Every effort will be made to assure the correctness of the catalog. However all announcements from the auction block will take precedence over the printed matter in the catalog. Buyers are therefore cautioned to pay attention to any such announcements.

1. Telephone bidding will be permitted, as long as the buyer has established an escrow account with the IKGA for the amount he/she is willing to spend at the auction for all purchases. The telephone buyer must have an agent acting on his/her behalf that registers at the sale. The buyer and seller must make arrangements for his purchase or sale to be transported from the livestock center the day of the sale.

2. "Ghost bidders", "Phantom bidders", "shills" or persons by any other description used to describe a bidder who’s sole purpose is to run up the price of a goat will not be tolerated. Only sincere bidders will be allowed to bid. Anyone attempting to run up the price without actually trying to buy the goat will be ejected from the auction. If this person is also an IKGA member, they may face disciplinary action.

3. Prospective buyers should fill out their registration forms at the registration desk so they can obtain their bidding number. Bidders must be registered and have this number in order to bid at the auction.

4. In case of a dispute, bidding will be reopened between the parties involved. If no further bid is made, the buyer will be the person from whom the auctioneer accepted the last bid. The auctioneer’s decision in such matters will be final.

5. A receipt will be furnished to the buyer listing each animal purchased after settlement has been made. Health certificates for each animal also will be provided at this time.

1. Cash, cashier’s check, traveler’s check, and money orders will be accepted. Business and personal checks will be accepted under $5000 with identification (driver’s license, etc.). Anyone wishing to write a business or personal check for more than $5000.00 must also have a letter of credit from the bank in which the check is drawn in additional to some form of proper identification. A $35 fee will be added to all returned checks. Another option is for buyers to set up an escrow account with the IKGA office prior to the sale for the amount he/she is willing to spend at the auction for all purchases. Payment can be made during the auction.

2. Fee schedule is as follows:

IKGA Auction – Free Admission

Catalog Listing – Free

Web Site Posting – Free to consigners

Consignment Fee for IKGA-registered goats – $30/head if received before January 28, 2008 and $35/head if received after this date, but before February 28, 2008. Kids under 90 days with dams will be charged $10/kid regardless of when the payment is received.

Consignment Fee for unregistered goats (IKGA members only) – $10/head if received before January 28, 2008 and $15/head if received after this date, but before February 28, 2008. Kids under 90 days with dams will be charged $10/kid regardless of when the payment is received.

3. Payment for goats sold will be sent to sellers approximately 30 days after the sale.

1. All Livestock Guardian Dogs (LGD) need to be consigned same as goats for SpringFest 2008. Dogs will be sold at private treaty. There will be a $10 fee per dog to sell LGDs at SpringFest 2008. LGD check-in will be the same as for the goats. Health certificates, proof of an updated rabies vaccination and a shot record are required. There will not be a copying machine available at the sale so be sure to bring all your necessary papers for the transaction(s). ***Free dogs need to stay home***

2. An individual who is both buyer and seller at the auction will be allowed to subtract the amount bought from the amount sold when paying his/her bill.

3. Goats may not be loaded out until the end of the auction, unless otherwise announced the day of the sale. Buyers must go to the pick up area with their paid receipts and coordinate the loading of their purchases with the auction staff.

4. Assistance will be given in making shipment arrangements after the sale, but the sales management and/or the seller assume no risk. Shipping expenses incurred are the responsibility of the buyer. Buyers are requested to furnish shipping instructions when making settlement. All animals must be loaded the day of the sale unless prior arrangements are made.

5. Although every precaution will be taken to protect the safety and comfort of the buyers, sellers and animals, the sales management, auctioneer or facility management assume no responsibilities in the matter and disclaim any liability, legal or otherwise, in case of accidents or loss of property.

6. If any dispute occurs, the auctioneer and the IKGA President will negotiate a mutually agreeable solution between the buyer and the seller. If a solution cannot be reached the day of the sale, the issue can be referred to the Ethics Committee as authorized by the IKGA Code of Ethics.

7. All sales are final and no guarantees are given by the IKGA on any animal(s) sold. Potential buyers are cautioned to inspect each animal carefully and have all questions answered before the sale of the animal. All animals are sold ‘as is’.

8. Sellers may have to wait as long as four (4) weeks for checks to clear and any sale issues to be resolved before their payment check can be issued. Payment for goats sold will be sent to sellers approximately 30 days after the sale.

9. Any announcements made by the auctioneer or IKGA Board of Directors on the day of the auction take precedence over previously published or verbally conveyed terms and conditions.