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CommercialBreedingEweRecordBook
Name: €Jr.€Sr.
SocialSecurityNo.:
Age: Grade: SchoolName:
Address:City: State: Zip:
Phone: County:
Nameof4‐HCluband/orFFAChapter:
Yearsin4‐HorFFA:
Ewe#1 Ewe#2 Ewe#3
Ewe’sName: Ewe’sEarTagorTattooNumber:
Breeder’sNameandAddress:
4‐HorFFAMember’sSignature:ParentorGuardian’sSignature:
Agent’sSignature(4‐H):____________________________________________________________________and/orTeacher’sSignature(FFA):__________________________________________________________________
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SECTIONI–35POINTSRECORDSFORYOURCOMMERCIALBREEDINGEWE
1.Eweinformation:Youmusthaveabeginningweightandastartingdate.Theendingweightanddatemustbeno
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Ewe#1 Ewe#2 Ewe#3
Ewe’sBreed
Ewe’sBirthDate
TotalDaysonFeed
BeginningWeight&Date A. A. A.
EndingWeightatStateShow&Date
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TotalWeightGain(B‐A)
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2.FeedPurchasedandCost:
TotalPounds TotalFeed PurchasedD.__________ CostE.$_________
DateNameoffeed(ifapplicable).Placefeedwas
purchasedfrom.Feedcontents(grain,completefeed,corn,oats,protein,hay,etc.)
PoundsPurchased
CostPerPound
TotalCost
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3.OtherCosts:
Ewe#1 Ewe#2 Ewe#3
CostorValueofAnimal
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Minerals,Vitamins,SaltandOtherFeedsNotListedinQuestion2
G.$ G.$ G.$
VeterinaryCosts–Vaccines,Dewormers,LiceControls,Blood
WorkH.$ H.$ H.$
EntryFees,Trucking,ShowSuppliesandOtherCosts
I.$ I.$ I.$
TotalCosts(F+G+H+I)
J.$ J.$ J.$
TotalFeedandOtherCosts(E+J)
K.$ K.$ K.$
4.Income:
Ewe#1 Ewe#2 Ewe#3
PrizeMoneyWonWithThisEwe L. L. L.
PrizeWoninShowmanshipWithThisEwe
M. M. M.
TotalIncome(L+M)
N.$ N.$ N.$
5.PerformanceRecord:
Ewe#1 Ewe#2 Ewe#3
TotalWeightGain(fromQuestion1)
O. O. O.
TotalDaysonFeed(fromQuestion1)
P. P. P.
AverageDailyGain(O/P)
Q. Q. Q.
FeedPerPoundofGain(D/P)
R. R. R.
CostPerPoundofGain(E/O)
S. S. S.
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SECTIONII–20POINTS
6.YourTimewithYourProject:
Ewe#1 Ewe#2 Ewe#3
HoursSpentGeneralCare(DailyFeeding,Watering,etc.)
T. T. T.
HoursSpentWorkingwithAnimal/Practicing
(Walking,SettingUp,etc.)U. U. U.
HoursSpentPreparingforShow(Washing,Clipping,Combing,etc.)
V. V. V.
HoursSpentElsewhere(ArtificialInsemination,etc.)
W. W. W.
TotalNumberofHoursSpentwithProject(T+U+V+W)
X. X. X.
SelectoneofyourewesandcompletethissectionandSectionIII.
Completethefollowingifyouhadapurebredewe:
Whataresomequalities(eitherpositiveornegative)thatajudgehastoldyouaboutyoureweintheshowringor,thatyouhavenoticedabouther?
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Howdoyourewe’sEPD’scomparetoanaverageanimalofthesameageinthatbreed?
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Completethefollowingforyourcommercialbreedingewe:
Whatisthebreedcompositionofyoureweandwhydidyouselectthatcombination?
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Whatbreedoframdidyouusetobreedyourewe(orwhatbreedwouldyouuse)andhowdid(would)youselectthisram?
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SECTIONIII–20POINTS
7.ManagementPractices
Howandhowmuchdidyoufeedyoureweeachday?Whattypeoffeeddidyouuseandwhy?
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SOUTHCAROLINAASSURANCEPROGRAMANIMALPROCESSINGRECORD
Numbereachproductadministrationsiteaboveandprovidedetailbelow.
Animalcode:(1)DryEwe;(2)WetEwe;(3)Rams;(4)NursingLambs;(5)ReplacementEwes;(6)Other
SiteNumber
AnimalCode
ProductName
RouteofAdministration
DosageDateof
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Pre‐slaughterWithdrawal
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Signed:____________________________________ Date:_______________________
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Consulting Processor’sVetSignature:_________(NotRequired)_____________ Signature:_____________________________
SECTIONIV–20POINTS
Writea storyabout yourCommercialBreedingEweProject, including this year’smost significantexperience. Juniors’storiesshouldbeaminimumof1½pagesandSeniors’storiesaminimumof2½pages.Anyofthefollowingoutlines
maybeusedasaguide.(Theoutlineisjustasuggestion.)
SAMPLESTORYOUTLINE
I.Introductiona.Tellwhattype,breed,weight,etc.ofeweyouselectedandwhyyouchoseacommercialbreedingeweasyour
project.
b.Tellwhyyouchosetheeweyoudid–cost,breed,breeder,pastsuccesses,etc.c.Inchoosingyourcommercialbreedingewe,didyouconductanyresearch?Ifso,explain.
II.Bodya.Weretherethingsyouwishyouhadknownpriortothisproject?Ifso,whatwerethey?b.Day‐to‐DayCare:Brieflydescribewhatyourdailycareconsistedof–whereyourewelived,feedingroutine,
exercise,etc.,includingsomeoftheGoodProductionPracticesyouusedinraisingyourewe.c.Whatwasyourmostsignificantexperience?Whatdidyoulearnaboutyourselfand/oryourewe?Wasthere
anythingthatsurprisedyouaboutthisproject?
III.Summarya.Whatwouldyouchangeordothesamethenexttimeyoubeginacommercialbreedingeweproject?For
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SECTIONIVcont’d.
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SupportingMaterial(twopagesonly)5POINTS
(Pictureswithcaption,newspaperarticles,etc.,thatsupportyourCommercialBreedingEweproject)
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InstructionsforCompletingCommercialBreedingEweRecordBook
ThisrecordbookisforJuniorandSeniorparticipants.Juniorsmustbeage9beforeJanuary1ofthecurrentyear.Anymemberwhohasbeenoutofhighschoolsixmonthsisnoteligible.Theagebreakdownisasfollows:
• Junior–Ages9through13
• Senior–Ages14through19
1.Allentriesmustbefrombona‐fide4‐HorFFAmembersforthecurrentyear.
2.Recordkeepingisfromthedateofpurchaseuntilnoearlierthan_________________________andnolaterthan___________________________.
3.ForparticipantsnotattendingtheSouthCarolinaJuniorLivestockExposition,theCommercialBreedingEweRecordBookmustbesentto_______________________________________________________________________
andreceivedby_______________________________.
4.Therecordbookiscomplete.Noadditionalpagesareallowed.Donotsubmitrecordbooksinnotebooksorbinders.YoumayuseconstructionpaperforthetwoSupportingMaterialspages,buttheymustbe8½”x11”.UseonlyonesideofthepagesforyourSupportMaterials.
5.Allsignaturesmustbeobtainedonthefrontoftherecordbook.
6.Recordsmustbehandwrittenbythemember.
7.Plagiarismisnotallowed.Ifanentryissuspectedofplagiarismitwillbedisqualifiedandineligibleforawards.
8.AwardswillbeprovidedtothetopfiveJuniorandSeniorRecordsattheSouthCarolinaJuniorLivestockAward
Banquet,________________________________.