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Beef "Skills for Life" Project Series |
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| The Beef "Skills for Life" series will help youth practice the life skills of; decision making, communicating with others, leading self and others, planning and organizing, and learning to learn. Youth will learn the following concepts related to their beef project; identify and select quality beef cattle, demonstrate good beef management and health practices, develop beef fitting and showing skills, improve their beef consumer skills, and promote beef products and the beef industry. | ||
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BF1 |
Beef 1 "Skills for Life" Bite into Beef 4HCCSBU-6351 | Ordering INFO |
| This project guide is for 4-H members ages 9-11 and is the first in the Beef "Skills for Life" series. Bite into Beef will teach beef breeds, body parts, halter breaking, grooming, showmanship, feed ingredients, meat cuts, and beef by products. There is a Leader/Helper Guide listed below. | ||
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BF2 |
Beef 2 "Skills for Life" Here's the Beef 4HCCSBU-6352 | Ordering INFO |
| This project guide is for 4-H members ages 12-14 and is the second in the Beef "Skills for Life" series. Here's the Beef will teach evaluation of beef leg structure, beef judging and oral reasons, the digestive system, feed rations, livestock handling, parasites, ethics, carcass composition, yield grade, and cuts of meat. There is a Leader/Helper Guide listed below. | ||
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BF3 |
Beef 3
"Skills for Life" Leading the Charge 4H CCS 6353 |
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| This project guide is for 4-H members ages 15-18 and is the third in the Beef "Skills for Life" series. Leading the Charge will teach 4-H'ers how to determine frame scores, sire selection, Expected Progeny Differences (EPD's), Hay quality, nutrient requirements, feed labels, careers in the beef industry, diseases, reproductive systems, calving, and carcass evaluation. There is a Leader/Helper Guide listed below. | ||
| Beef Helper's Guide "Skills for Life" 4H CCS 6354 | Ordering INFO | |
| This leader's guide will help you support youth in his or her efforts to set goals and complete activities, as well as providing resources for the member's to use in completing the series. | ||
| Calf Pattern "Skills for Life" 4H CCS 7332 | Ordering INFO | |
| This training aid will teach youth how to make a model calf that can be used to teach such skills as dehorning, administering medication and many more. 4-H members can make their realistic model calf with the provided pattern. | ||
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BFB |
Beef Breeding |
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| Livestock Breeding Project Record Book 4H ASM 51 | Print PDF | |
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| This is an animal sciences record book for all members in this project area to keep record of their breeding project. In EDIS this publication is DLN 4H 109. | ||
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BFM |
Market Steer |
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| Livestock Market Animal Record Book 4H ASM 50 | Print PDF | |
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| This is an animal record book for all members in this project area to keep record of their market animals. In EDIS this publication is DLN 4H 108. | ||
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| Beef, Sheep, and Swine
Selection and Evaluation 4H 103 R |
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You may need this optional resource written for beginners when selecting and evaluating livestock. Order it only once and refer to it when selecting projects or before attending a judging contest. Produced by Ohio State University 103R Beef, Sheep Swine Selection Evaluation $5.25. Also available through National 4-H Council. |
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| Beef Learning Lab Kit (Grades 4-12) | Ordering INFO | |
| This kit includes units on anatomy, breeds, conformation, meat science and quality assurance. These popular kits provide the basis for interactive learning experiences. Kit components include posters, labels, statements, demonstration items, and charts. All posters, charts, prints and situation/task statements are laminated for increased durability with answer keys on the reverse side. Kit includes Velcro to adhere to identification tags, and zipper pouches for tag storage. Each kit is packaged in a durable canvas carrying case for easy use, storage and transportation. From Ohio State University. *Curriculum Guide & Video included with Learning Lab Kit. | ||
| Learning Lab Kit 4033 K | ||
| Curriculum Guide & Video 4032 G (included in kit) | ||
| Interactive CD-ROM 4048 CD | ||
| Based on the learning lab kit, this CD-ROM provides quiz exercises for study of: anatomy, breed identification, conformation (feet and leg), meat science (retail cuts identification) and quality assurance (medications, safe handling procedures). An Adobe Acrobat version of the Educators' Resource Materials Set, and Educators Curriculum Guide is included on the CD-ROM. Works on Macintosh and Windows. From Ohio State University. | ||
| A Guide to Raising Beef Cattle ST 037-4 | Ordering INFO | |
| This handbook is for 4-H members ages 10 and up, and includes advice on facilities, breeding, genetics, calving, health care, and marketing for anyone interested in raising cattle. The interest can be for an entire herd as a small business or one or two calves for eating or breeding. Available through National 4-H Council. | ||
| Your Calf - A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves (Grades 3-12) ST-947-8 | Ordering INFO | |
| This reference book is for 4-H members ages 8 and up, written in easy to understand language that features information on selection, housing, feeding, health, behavior, and showing. A great resource for 4-H leaders, teachers, and first time animal owners. Available through National 4-H Council. | ||