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4-H Beef Leaders Guide - 4-H AS3-1.025
Managing Beef Cattle for Show (AS 1-2)
Using Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) and Scenarios in
Livestock Judging Contests
Animal Science Skills for Life - 4-HCCS PC-6372
A Guide to Raising Beef Cattle - ST-037-4 (N4-HC)
Your Calf - A Kid’s Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and
Dairy Calves - # ST-947-8
National 4-H Curriculum:
Beef 1 - Bite into Beef
Beef 2 - Here’s the Beef
Beef 3 - Leading the Charge
Beef Group Helper’s Guide
Calf Pattern
Feeds and Feeding for Junior Beef Cattle Projects
Managing Beef Cattle for Show
Sick Calves: How Do You Know
Texas Show Steer Breed Classification
The Facts on Optaflexx TM
Use of Preventative and Therapeutic Drugs in Show Animals
Approach to Placing a Market Steer Class
Breeding Beef Cattle Judging Outline
Evaluating Market Steers from a Grading Standpoint
Livestock Judging Contest Scoring Procedures
Presentation of Oral Reasons
Reasons Terminology for Breeding Cattle
Reasons Terminology for Market Steers
Sample Sets of Livestock Judging Oral Reasons by Former
Members of the TAMU Livestock Judging Teams
Why Judging Beef Cattle is Important |
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Major Texas livestock shows
County shows
Texas 4-H Roundup Beef Educational Presentation
Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Short Course
Spring TAMU Judging Clinics
SpecTra - Ag. & Natural Resources
Beef Quiz Bowl
Contact:
Kevin Chilek, Extension Program Specialist - 4-H
kchilek@ag.tamu.edu 979-845-6800
This activity helps 4-H’ers increase their knowledge of beef cattle and the Texas 4-H Beef Program. Clubs can use this “game show” activity as an effective and fun teaching method any time during the year, even when inclement weather or limited resources prohibit outdoor activities. 4-H members who do not own beef cattle can participate. Counties and districts schedule their Beef Bowls at various times of the year. State 1st and 2nd place teams advance to national competition. Refer to the “4-H Quiz Bowl Guide.”
Livestock Judging
The three national livestock judging events Texas 4-H youth can compete in are: North American Livestock Exposition— Louisville, Kentucky, November; American Royal Livestock Show— Kansas City, Missouri, November; and National Western Livestock Show— Denver, Colorado, January. The top three teams from Texas 4-H Roundup represent Texas on the national level. Partial donor support may be provided to eligible teams for each event; however, teams raise money for the remainder of needed funding. County teams must qualify at county and district to advance to Texas 4-H Roundup.
Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Camp
Contact:
Dr. Chris Skaggs, Associate Professor
cskaggs@tamu.edu 979-845-7616
The Department of Animal Science and the Texas 4-H & Youth Development Program annually host the “ Texas A&M University 4-H Livestock Judging Camp.” The camp is designed for 4-H youth ages 14-17 that are interested in building their knowledge about the evaluation principles associated with marketing and breeding beef, swine, and sheep. Oral reasons, live grading and the use of performance data will be heavily stressed. The cost range is $250-$500.
Beef Educational Presentation
Contact:
Dr. Andy Herring, Associate Professor
andy.herring@tamu.edu 979-845-5065
Beef demonstration allows 4-H members to give presentations on all aspects involving the beef industry. Such topics include
reproduction, health care, breeds and breed characteristics, and other management aspects.
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