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4-H and FFA page

Sheep and goats are popular 4-H and FFA projects for youth. Youth links are listed alphabetically by subject category: animal health, dairy goat ,fiber goat, livestock, livestock judging, meat goat, pack goat, quality assurance, sheep,showing, and skillathons.

4-H and FFA

4-H Home
4-H Mall
Canadian 4-H Council
National 4-H Curriculum
National FFA Organization

Animal health

[PDF] Health concerns during show season - Pipestone Vet Clinic
Keeping show animals healthy - Louisiana State University
[PDF] Keeping your 4-H market animals healthy - Oregon St. University
[PDF] A young person's guide to keeping animals safe and healthy

Livestock

Cyber Livestock @ Utah State University
Iowa 4-H Livestock
North Carolina 4-H Livestock Program

Dairy goat

[PDF] 4-H dairy goat project - Penn State University
4-H dairy goats @ Cornell University
[PDF] 4-H dairy goat project health supplement
[PDF] Dairy and dairy goat project record - University of Florida
[PDF] Introduction to the New Hampshire 4-H dairy goat project
[PDF] Let's compare dairy goats and cows - OK State University
[PDF] Your dairy goat - Oregon State University

Fiber

[PDF] Evaluating wool on the live animal - CA Wool Growers
[PDF] Exploring wool judging with 4-H - University of Wyoming
[PDF] Judging wool and mohair - Texas A&M University
[SlideShare] Wool judging | PDF

Goat

[PDF] 4-H club goat guide - Mississippi State University
[PDF] 4-H dairy and market-meat goat record guide
[PDF] 4-H goat activity page - University of Tennessee
4-H goat program at University of Tennessee
4-H goat programs @ Cornell University
4-H goat project book - Louisiana State University
[PDF] Breeding goat esssentials - Texas 4-H
Goats (dairy, hair, meat) at Utah 4-H
[PDF] Goats and the youth exhibitor
Goat projects at Florida 4-H
[PDF, FLYER] Goat showmanship guide - American Goat Society
[PDF] Goat showmanship manual - JudgingConnection
[PDF] Ideas for goat learning activities advanced level - Ohio State
[PDF] Your first goat project - University of Maryland

Livestock judging

Cyber Judging
[PDF] Inspecting and handling sheep in judging contests
Judging 101
The Judging Connection
[PDF] Judging breeding goats in Tennessee
Judging classes - Colorado State University
[PDF] Judging market goats in Tennessee
[PDF] Judging performance classes - University of Kentucky
Judging wool sheep - Colorado State University
[PDF] Learning through judging - Washington State University
[PDF] Live lamb evaluation - University of Florida
Livestock Judging.com
[PDF] Livestock judging contest scoring procedures - Texas A&M
[PDF] Livestock judging guide for 4-H members - Kansas State
[PDF] Livestock judging manual - South Dakota State University
Livestock judging techniques - University of Missouri
Mississippi 4-H livestock judging manual
Online sheep show
[PDF] Priorities for judging sheep - Judging connection
[PDF] Sheep judging manual - Mississippi State University
[PDF] Study guide for judging meat goats - University of Kentucky

Meat goat

[PDF] 4-H meat goat advancement guide - Oregon State University
[PDF] 4-H meat goat guide - Texas AgriLife
4-H Meat goats at Cornell University
[PDF] 4-H meat goat production: an introduction - University of Wyoming
[PDF] Managing and showing market goats - University of Arkansas
[PDF] Market goat health record - Wash State University
[PDF] Meat goat breeds ... 4-H market goat management - Univ. Minn.
Mid-Atlantic 4-H Market Goat Project Guide | PDF
[PDF] Selecting a 4-H meat goat project manual - Central Wash
[PDF] Raising and showing meat goats - Colorado State University
[PDF] Reference guide: 4-H meat goat project - Penn State University
[PDF] Showmanship for market goats in Tennessee
[PDF] So, you want to do meat goats - by Frank Pinkerton
[PDF] What makes a good showman? - Judging Connection

Pack goat

[PDF] 4-H Pack Goat Project Handbook
[PDF] 4-H Pack Goat Project - North Amer Pack Goat Association

Quality assurance

Maryland 4-H Animal Husbandry and Quality Assurance Program
Meat Quality Assurance - Colorado State University
Quality Assurance and Food Safety for Arizona Youth

Sheep

[PDF] 4-H bucket/bottle lamb project guide - Iowa State
[PDF] 4-H cloverbud sheep project - University of Idaho
[PDF] 4-H market lamb record guide - West Virginia University
[PDF] 4-H Show lamb guide - Texas AgriLife
Club lamb management guide - Mississippi St. Univ. | PDF
Feeding show lambs --> go to Lamb and Kidding Feeding page
[PDF] Fitting and showing market lambs - Club lamb page
Getting started in the 4-H sheep project - Purdue Univ. class project
[PDF] Introduction to the New Hampshire 4-H sheep project
Lamb showmanship - Mississippi State University
Management and showing of youth market lambs - University of Arkansas
Market lamb essentials - Judging Connection
[PDF] Market lamb project guide: health care management
MyLamb.com: help raising sheep and club lambs for 4-H/FFA projects
New Jersey 4-H Market lamb project handbook
Selecting a market lamb project and showmanship tips
Selection and management of 4-H market lambs - Purdue University
[PDF] Sheep showmanship - Oklahoma State University
[PDF] Showing and fitting your first 4-H lamb - Clemson University
[PDF] Show lamb selection - Utah State University
[PDF] Successfully slick shearing show lambs - Central Wash
Tips for the market lamb 4-H project - Purdue University
[PDF] Training, showing, and grooming market lambs - Central Wash
[PDF] What does in the lamb show box? - Texas A&M
[PDF] Virginia 4-H ewe flock project guide
[PDF] Virginia 4-H market lamb project guide
Youth market lamb projects

Showing

Purple Circle
The Showbox
Show lambs blog
Show to win
Show Wether Information Center

Skillathons

[PDF] Goat bowl sample questions - Cornell University
Goat Skillathon Page
Livestock e-Quiz @ University of Illinois
Livestock Skillathons - University of Kentucky
[PDF] Meat goat expo study guide level III & IV | I & II
Sheep, goat, and livestock online quizzes
Sheep & Wool Skillathon Page
Test your knowledge of goat anatomy

 

    Maryland 4-Her with her Shropshire ewe lamb

 

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] is a privately-owned web site. It was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminant production. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is solely maintained by Susan Schoenian, Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedsyville, Maryland. Susan has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively. Susan raises purebred and crossbred Katahdin sheep on a small farm she calls The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

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Disclaimer: The information and links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and other pages created by Susan Schoenian are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, product, or web site. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Common sense and sound judgement should be applied to all information obtained from the web, regardless of source. In matters of animal health, producers are advised to seek competent veterinary assistance.

Last updated 01-Feb-2012 by Susan Schoenian.