Louisville, Kentucky- Tyler Boyd of Parrottsville has entered two head of dairy cattle in the Jr. Jersey division of the 35th annual North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE). The NAILE is recognized as the world's largest purebred livestock show with more than 22,000 entries and nearly $700,000 in prizes and awards. Scheduled for November 8-21, the event takes place at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY.

Purebred farms from nearly every state and Canada bring livestock to compete in one of the ten expo divisions: dairy cattle, dairy goats, Boer goats, beef cattle, quarter horses, draft horses, mules & donkeys, sheep, swine, and llamas & alpacas. More than 225,000 American and foreign visitors attend the hundreds of individual breed shows, sales and events. In addition to the recognition and prize money that comes with winning at the NAIE, the value of the champion breeding stock is significantly enhanced.

Breed association events are not the only NAILE feature. The expo is also home to numerous youth events that are an important part of the livestock industry's traditions, including: Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup; Youth Junior College and Senior Collegiate Dairy Judging Contest; Dairy Quiz Bowl; National Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest; National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest; Junior College Livestock Judging Contest; and National 4-H Poultry & Egg Conference.

Additionally, youth exhibitors enter market animals, those targeted for meat production, in the Junior Steer Show, Junior Market Swine Show or Junior Wether Show. These youth shows are sponsored by Farm Credit Services of Mid-America and are nationally recognized for both the quality of competition and prestige of winning. Champions from these shows are sold at the Sale of Champions on Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Great Lakes Circuit Rodeo Finals takes place Nov. 13-15 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets for the invitational final rodeo are $17 on Thursday, $27 on Friday and $32 for Saturday's performance. Children under 12 get in for $10 on Friday and Saturday with paid adult. Tickets are available at TicketMaster.com or by calling 502-367-5144 or 800-487-1212.

From the 200,000 square foot giant country store and food court, to the entertaining PRCA Rodeo, NAILE visitors find lots to do and see in addition to attending the livestock competitions.

The NAILE is produced by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Kentucky State Fair Board. It is held at the Commonwealth's giant Kentucky Exposition Center, which features over 1,200,000 square feet of climate-controlled exhibition space.

For additional information contact: North American International Livestock Exposition, PO Box 36367, Louisville, KY, (502) 595-3166 or www.livestockexpo.org for a complete schedule and related information.