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The beef project teaches the fundamentals of the beef cattle industry by allowing youth to explore the areas of animal husbandry, livestock selection, health, and care, in addition to the showing of beef cattle at local, county, state, and national cattle shows.
OBJECTIVES
- Attain a broad knowledge of the 4-H project and related activities as to the way they improve family and community life.
- Acquire life skills through project participation essential for becoming an active, skilled, productive and responsible citizen.
- Adopt and apply the latest practices and research findings in the project area to everyday project experiences and work.
- Develop an understanding from 4-H project training and experiences which can assist you in the future for choosing and preparing for a job.
- Develop leadership skills that promote positive youth development.
PROJECT EXPERIENCES
- Beef Educational Presentation
- Beef Quiz Bowl
- County shows
- Livestock Judging
- Major Texas livestock shows
- SpecTra – Ag. & Natural Resources
- Spring TAMU Judging Clinics
- Texas 4-H Roundup Beef Educational Presentation
- Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Short Course
- Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Camp
RECORDBOOK CATEGORY
- Beef
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Breeding supply consulting service
- Artificial insemination service
- Supply dealer
- Processing plant owner
- Branding service
- Fertilizer dealer
- Auctioneer
- USDA grader
- Show manager
- Livestock barn operator/order buyer
- Feed lot owner/manager
- Breed association representative
- Equipment manufacturing and sales
- Feed sales/nutritionist
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- Beef Mentor Training
- Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassadors
PRINTED RESOURCES
- 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 (www.n4hccs.org):
- Beef 1 – Bite into Beef
- Beef 2 – Here’s the Beef
- Beef 3 – Leading the Charge
- Beef Group Helper’s Guide
- Calf Pattern
- Texas A&M Publications (http://animalscience.tamu.edu)
- 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
WEB RESOURCES
- http://animalscience.tamu.edu
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