Online Training for 4-H Livestock Volunteer Leaders
Check out the new on-line training modules for 4-H volunteer leaders! On-line training is an accessible, interactive, and fun way to learn about topics that are important for youth livestock projects! Available through the Veterinary Medicine Extension website at: http://vetextension.wsu.edu/programs/4-H/index.htm
- Disease Prevention Module
“Ensuring the health of people and livestock by implementation of bio-security practices." - Quality Assurance Module
"Providing safe and wholesome products for consumers through 4-H livestock projects.
- Housing Environments Module
"Providing clean and comfortable environments to optimize livestock health and wellbeing."- Housing Environments Module Activity Booklets
4-H Animal Science Learning Modules
- Youth Livestock Life Skills
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This 10 minute module shows how youth learn life skills in a 4-H livestock project by focusing on decision making, goal setting, time management, leadership, and responsibility and commitment that can lead youth to college and successful careers. Presented by Janet Schmidt, WSU Whitman County, Extension County Director and 4-H Youth Educator. - Youth Livestock Health Record
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This is a 15 minute module that teaches volunteers and youth the value and procedures for completed the 4-H Animal Health Record and the need to document COOL and residue compliance. Presented by Sarah Smith, WSU Grant-Adams County Extension Animal Scientist.
Educational Resources, Washington State
- What is the Purpose of a 4-H Livestock Project? brochure
- Biosecurity Checklist for Livestock Exhibitors (from WSDA)
- Biosecurity Activities
- Human Animal Bond Resources
- Market Lamb Health Record for Quality Assurance (PDF)
- Questions for Fitting and Showing Competitions - Sheep
- 4-H Animal Science Livestock Production - Selection, feeding, managing, and showing of meat animal livestock
http://animalag.wsu.edu/Youth%20Producers/index.html - Tail Docking and Castrating
http://www.sheep101.info/201/dockcastrate.html - Quality Assurance Activities
Educational Resources, Other States
- Texas A&M University
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/youth-projects/index.htm - Keeping Your Lamb Healthy,by Shawn Ramsey
- Market Lamb Classification Standards (Revised 1996)
- What Goes in the Lamb Showbox, by Jackie townsend
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Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings
May 6, 2011 report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Websites
- Spokane Jr. Livestock Show
- American Sheep Industry
http://www.sheepusa.org/Order_Materials - Welcome to the Livestock E-Quiz! This Web site was created by the University of Illinois Extension to help you learn more about beef, dairy, horses, poultry, sheep, swine, forage and meats.
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/equiz/
JUDGING
Livestock Judges List
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This is a list of Y2004 PNW Livestock Judges School participants. These people are qualified to judge. They may or may not be interested in actively judging at county fairs.
If your name is on the livestock judges list and you would like it removed, please contact Joy Faerber.
Learning About Judging
by Katrina Walker
State 4-H Fair Livestock Judging Superintendent
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