A Texas Curriculum for

Livestock Education

Curriculum Focus

Quality Assurance Quality Assurance

Character EducationCharacter Education

Objective 1Ensure all 4-H and FFA livestock projects meet all food quality standards

Objective 2Enhance character education for Texas

4-H and FFA Youth

Objective 3Promote a Positive Image of Youth Livestock Programs

How to Use the Curriculum

Multiple delivery curriculum Notebooks with Text Lessons Step by step or as needed Activity Based Handouts and Support

Materials Understanding the Concepts

Eight Core ConceptsObjective 1:

Quality Assurance 1. Impact of Livestock

Projects on Red Meat Industry

2. Responsibilities of Producing a Safe Product

3. Medication use/Reading and Following Labels

4. Animal Care and Well-Being

Objective 2: Character Education

1. Six Pillars of Character

2. Purpose of 4-H/FFA3. Purpose of Livestock

Projects4. Making

Decisions/Goal Setting

Core Concept

Objective 1: Quality Assurance

Core Concept 1: Core Concept 1:

Impact of Livestock Projects on Red Meat Industry

Reveal impact of 76,000 market projects

Total Entry Numbers

Market Swine: 32,617Meat Goats: 23,821Market Lamb: 11,349Market Steers: 8,438

TOTAL: 76,225

How many pounds of carcass are there?

Terms & Calculations: (1) Live Weight, (2) Dressing Percent, and (3) Carcass Weight

PORK

Ave Wt. – 240

D. P. - 73%

5,714,498.4 lb

Grand Total

Grand Total: 14,185,412.15

pounds of carcass!!!!!!

What does this mean?

Livestock projects can IMPACT thousands of people!!!

Think about the CONSUMER!!!! You never know who they

might be……..

Lesson

Understanding Food Safety

Identify potential hazards in meat products and appropriate preventative measures

What could potentially happen if a person extremely allergic to penicillin (or ibuprofen) ate meat with such a residue?

What would happen if a consumer bit into a portion of a broken needle?

Participation

Ch. 2, Lesson 2, Activity 3Broken Needles

Core Concept

Objective 1: Quality Assurance

Core Concept 3: Core Concept 3:

Medication Use/Reading and Following Labels

Lesson

Medication and Feed Labels

Exhibit knowledge of medication and feed labels and their meaning

Expiration date Lot number Dosage Warnings Cautions

Responsibility Caring

Application Method

Precautions Active

Ingredient Trade Name

Read the Labels!!!

From: NPPC; PQA for Youth; 2000

More Activities: Reading a Medication

Insert:Chapter 2

Reading a Feed Tag: Chapter 3 Medication Labels: Chapter 3

Core Concept

Objective 1: Quality Assurance

Core Concept 4: Core Concept 4:

Animal Care and Well-Being

Lesson

Administering Medicines

Knowledge of proper medication administration

Proper routes of administration Differences in routes of

administration Differences between species ALWAYS avoid major meat cuts (loin,

leg, ham)!!!

Responsibility CaringFrom: NPPC; PQA for Youth; 2000

From: SDSU Animal Science website

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Activities: Livestock Injection Sites:

Chapter 3 Banana Injection: Chapter 3

Core Concept

Objective 2: Character Education

Core Concept 1: Core Concept 1:

Six Pillars of Character

Trustworthiness

#Be honest#Don’t deceive, cheat or steal#Be reliableDo what you say you will do#Have the courage to do the right thing#Build a good reputation#Be loyalStand by your family, friends and country

Respect

#Treat others with respectFollow the Golden Rule#Be tolerant to differences#Use good manners, not bad language#Be considerate of the feelings of others#Don't threaten, hit or hurt anyone#Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements

Responsibility

#Do what you are supposed to do#Persevere: Keep trying!#Always do your best#Use self control: be disciplined#Think before you actConsider the consequences#Be accountable for your choices

Fairness

#Play by the rules#Take turns and share#Be open mindedListen to others#Don't take advantage of others#Don't blame others carelessly

Caring

#Be kind#Be compassionate and show you care#Express gratitude#Forgive others#Help people in need

Citizenship

#Do your share to make your school and community better#Cooperate#Stay informed; vote#Be a good neighbor#Obey laws and rules#Respect authority#Protect the environment

Participation Applying the Six Pillars of

Character: Chapter 1, Lesson 5, Activity 2

Activity

•Trustworthiness•Respect•Responsibility•Fairness•Caring•Citizenship

Activity: Defining the Six Pillars of

Character: Chapter 1 Applying the Six Pillars of Character

to Livestock Projects: Chapter 1

Core Concept

Objective 2: Character Education Core Concept 4: Core Concept 4:

Decision Making And

Goal Setting

Eight Core Concepts

Character Education Six Pillars of

Character Purpose of

4-H/FFA Purpose of

Livestock Projects Making

Decisions/Goal Setting

Quality Assurance Impact of Livestock

Projects on Red Meat Industry

Responsibilities of Producing a Safe Product

Medication use/Reading and Following Labels

Animal Care and Well-Being

Quality Counts e-learning

• Each building represents a unit.

• The 5 units take the learner from the home to the show.– Project Purpose– Food Safety– Animal Facilities/Selection – Daily Care– Preparing for Show

Quality Counts e-learning

• Each unit includes– Learning material– Interactive activities– Scored games– Character building scored questions– Thought provoking bonus questions– Fun facts

We’re proud to bring you an interactive experience that’s second-to-none…because QUALITY COUNTS!

Today’s Feature Presentation is:

Project Purpose:Why Should I Have a Livestock Project?

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Welcome to the Quality Counts Cineplex!

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First, a few words from our sponsors…

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Welcome to the Quality Counts Cineplex!

Come in and have a seat!

Both 4-H and FFA were founded to help youth develop:

• Leadership skills• Life skills• Social skills• Emotional skills • Physical skills

All the skills that lead to career success!

Wow, they do a lot.

4-H and FFA are proud to sponsor Texas youth livestock projects!

4-H Mission

Prepare youth to meet the challenges of childhood, adolescence and adulthood, through a coordinated, long-term, progressive series of educational experiences that enhance life skills and develop social, emotional, physical and cognitive competencies.

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4-H and FFA are proud to sponsor Texas youth livestock projects!

4-H Mission

Prepare youth to meet the challenges of childhood, adolescence and adulthood, through a coordinated, long-term, progressive series of educational experiences that enhance life skills and develop social, emotional, physical and cognitive competencies.

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What does it mean?

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logo.

4-H and FFA are proud to sponsor Texas youth livestock projects!

To make the best better, I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world.

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Quality Counts Cineplex presents:

The 4-H Pledge

Producers are consumers too. We all expect the food we eat to be safe.

When you care about your fellow consumers and understand the responsibility of producing safe products you become a better citizen.

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Food Safety

Following label instructions

Any of the products you give your animal through feed, water or injection may effect the meat from your animal.

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Food Safety

The food supply continuum is the series of processes food products move through on their way from the producer to the consumer.

Food Supply Continuum

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The food supply continuum is the series of processes food products move through on their way from the producer to the consumer.

Food Supply Continuum

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Producer

A producer is the person responsible for raising a healthy animal.

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The food supply continuum is the series of processes food products move through on their way from the producer to the consumer.

Food Supply Continuum

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Transportation

Transportation carries the animal from the farm to the market. Livestock haulers play an important role in food safety and meat quality by the way they treat and handle the animals.

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Keeping your animals comfortable reduces stress on them. This helps to keep them healthy.

There are several ways to help keep your animals comfortable.

Select the livestock type that you own to learn more.

Animal Facilities

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Roll over various pieces of equipment in the barn to see what they are used for.

Animal Facilities

Sheep need 20 sq. feet of space per lamb.

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Roll over various pieces of equipment in the barn to see what they are used for.

Animal Facilities

When the outside temperaturerises above the level of sheep’ comfort zone, fans keep the sheepcool.

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Roll over various pieces of equipment in the barn to see what they are used for.

Animal Facilities

Animals need clean bedding. When the outside temperaturedrops below the level of the sheep’scomfort zone bedding such as straw can keep sheep warm. A dry bed acts as insulation for theanimal. This decreases the amount of energy an animal needs to use to keep warm.

Animal Facilities

Points

Your friend is raising an a livestock animal for show. You notice that she never cleans out the animals pen. She also does not clean out the water. All she does is make sure that her animal has feed. You also notice that there are straw bale strings in the pen.

What should you do?

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Animal Facilities

Points300

Choose one:

o You ignore it. It is not your animal anyway.o You tell her that she should give her animal fresh water everyday, that she needs to make sure that her pen is clean and that she needs to pick up loose strings or halters in the pen. You offer to help her so that she can learn how to do it properly. You tell her that you will help her for a week but after that she will need to do it. o You clean the pen for her and water the animal for her. You do not think she will do it anyway.o You tell your friend that you are going to tell her leader and parent’s on her. You are going to tell them that she does not take proper care of her animal and should not be able to have one.

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Animal Facilities

Choose one:

o You ignore it. It is not your animal anyway.o You tell her that she should give her animal fresh water everyday, that she needs to make sure that her pen is clean and that she needs to pick up loose strings or halters in the pen. You offer to help her so that she can learn how to do it properly. You tell her that you will help her for a week but after that she will need to do it. o You clean the pen for her and water the animal for her. You do not think she will do it anyway.o You tell your friend that you are going to tell her leader and parent’s on her. You are going to tell them that she does not take proper care of her animal and should not be able to have one.

The percentage of corn grown in United States eaten by livestock is 80%.

Did you know…

Animal Facilities:

FUN FACT

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