2018 Mercer County Junior Fair Livestock Skillathon

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1 2018 Mercer County Junior Fair Livestock Skillathon Junior Fair Livestock Skillathon is the required pre-judging for livestock projects. Members are demonstrating what knowledge they have acquired through their 4-H/FFA livestock project. Liveosck Skillathon are comprised of a series of stations to complete. FORMAT The stations will be the same for each age division within a specie; however, beginners will only need to answer a portion of the questions in comparison to seniors to achieve their respective base score. Beginner and intermediate members may elect to answer above and beyond the questions required for their division. These points will be added to their base score as bonus points and will be the determining factor in who gets the high score award. DIVISIONS Skillathons will be administered according to the age of the youth, with age divisions as follows: Junior: 8 to 11 years of age as of January 1 Intermediate: 12 to 14 years as of January 1 Senior: 15 to 18 years as of January 1 AWARDS The highest skillathon score in each age division (beginner, intermediate and advanced) in each specie will be awarded a Best in Class Ribbon. Any participant scoring 90% or higher will be awarded an Outstanding Ribbon. Those who are awarded the Best in Class or Outstanding Ribbon will be recognized before their specie s Showmanship Show during the fair. ENTRY FORMS Members MUST turn in their completed Livestock Entry Forms at Skillathon. Members should receive this paperwork from their advisors. It is crucial that these forms are completed correctly and on time. Our Junior Fair Board members need to start creating Livestock Show Classes and Pen Assignments from these forms. Junior Fair Building- 6:00-8:30 PM FFA Building 6:30-8:30 PM Rabbit Beef Dairy Dairy & Market Goat Poultry Alpaca Dog Sheep Horse 6:00-8:30 Swine STUDY TIPS The following pages include specific study materials for each specie and division - Learn the characteristics of each breed (hair length, size, ear posture) Anatomy- Learn the easy ones first (head, shoulder, knee, and toe) Medication Insert- Straight forward (learn the labels) - Complete everything, and complete it well - Check out biosecurity and properly store medications **Rabbit and Poultry Exhibitors will receive their study materials at their respective clinics.

2 STUDY GUIDE DAIRY (6 Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn) 9 to 14 Identify 4 breeds Identify 6 breeds Identify 6 breeds and traits to 4 breeds Anatomy 15; 95 Identify 10 body parts Identify 15 body parts Identify 20 body parts 154; 160, and 2018 GPPs for :

3 STUDY GUIDE BEEF (10 - Angus, Brahman, Charolais, Hereford, Limousin, Red Angus, Santa Gertrudis, Shorthorn, Simmental, Texas Longhorn) 2-4 to 2-9 Identify 5 breeds Identify 7 breeds Identify 10 breeds Anatomy & Meat Cuts 2-2; CP-14 and CP- 15 Identify 10 body parts Identify 15 body parts Identify 20 body parts 12-8 to 12-12, and 2018 GPPs for :

4 STUDY GUIDE SHEEP (10 Cheviot, Columbia, Corriedale, Dorset, Finn Sheep, Hampshire, Rambouillet, Shropshire, Southdown, Suffolk) Anatomy & Meat Cuts 111 to 115 Identify 5 breeds Identify 7 breeds Identify 10 breeds 11; 77-83; Identify 10 body parts Identify 15 body parts Identify 20 body parts 142, and 2018 GPPs for :

5 STUDY GUIDE SWINE (ten breeds) 3-3 to 3-6 Identify 5 breeds Identify 7 breeds Identify 10 breeds Anatomy (27 parts) 3-2 Identify 10 body parts Identify 15 body parts Identify 20 body parts to 24-13, and 2018 GPPs for :

6 STUDY GUIDE MARKET GOATS & DAIRY GOATS (9 Alpine, Angora, Boer, Lamancha, Nubian, Oberhalsi, Pygmy, Saanen, Toggenburg Anatomy & Meat Cuts 12 to 20 Identify 5 breeds Identify 7 breeds Identify 9 breeds 21; 118 to 121 Identify 10 body parts Identify 15 body parts Identify 20 body parts 169, and 2018 GPPs for :

7 STUDY GUIDE HORSES Beginning Horse Management Beginner Senior - Types, Uses, and Vocabulary Beginning Horse Management Page Identify 8 Horse Types or Horse Breed Terms Identify 14 Horse Types or Horse Breed Terms Anatomy Barrel Area, Coronet, Hock, Knee, Pastern, Point of Hip, Poll, Stifle, Throat Latch, Withers Page 81 Identify 5 body parts of the horse Identify 10 body parts of the horse Reading a Feed Tag Resource Kit Answer 5 Questions regarding items on a fed tag Answer 5 Questions regarding items on a fed tag

8 STUDY GUIDE A DOGS (7 groups and 16 breeds Cocker Spaniel, Labrador Retriever, Weimaraner, Beagle, Daschund, Great Dane, Rottweiler, Scottish Terrier, Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Pug, Shih Tzu, Dalmatian, Bulldog, Poodle, Australian Shepherd ) Anatomy & Behavior 16 to 21 43; 130 Identify 5 breeds and their respective group Identify 7 body parts of the dog Identify 7 breeds and their respective group Identify 10 body parts of the dog Identify 10 breeds and their respective group Identify 10 body parts of the dog and identify 5 behavior postures 139 to 144 Identify 2 Ohio 4-H Dog required vaccines Identify 4 Ohio 4-H Dog required vaccines Identify 6 Ohio 4-H Dog required vaccines

9 STUDY GUIDE A ALPACAS/LLAMAS Styles (5 - Classic, Medium, Heavy, Suri, Huacaya) 28 to 30 Identify 5 styles Anatomy 12 Identify 10 body parts of the alpaca Medication Insert Resource Kit