Sheep Skillathon

2022 Sheep Skillathon 

Virtual: Thursday, July 7, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm (technical support available 9:00 am - 5:00 pm), Online

• Note: To be eligible for Outstanding Breeding Exhibitor, youth MUST compete in their species virtual skillathon

In-Person: Wednesday, August 3, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Brown Sheep Building

• Note: To be eligible for Outstanding Market Exhibitor, youth MUST compete at the in-person Sheep Skillathon

2022 Skillathon Stations

• Virtual: Breeds, Meat Science, Nutrition & Environment, Wool
• In-Person: Breeds, Meat Science, Nutrition & Environment, Animal Care

Resources to Study  

• Sheep Resource Handbook (Please note that "Loin Eye Area" referenced in the handbook between the 12th and 13th rib for the purpose of measuring back fat thickness and longissimus muscle is referred to as "Ribeye Area")
• Breed Standards - search for individual breed standards to study, for example, Hampshire Breed Standards
• Livestock Resources
• Sheep breeds - 5exel
• 2022 – GPPs 7, 8, & 9 from QA study guide
• Sheep Meat Cuts Video

Results  

VIRTUAL 6.29.2021

• All Participants (by county) 7.28.2021
• Top 10 Overall 7.28.2021
• Junior Results (by age and top 10) 7.28.2021
• Intermediate Results (by age and top 10) 7.28.2021
• Senior Results (by age and top 10) 7.28.2021

IN-PERSON 8.5.2021

Skillathon

• All results (by age) 8.6.2021
• Top 10 Winners (age category) with overall Champion 8.7.2021

Record Book

• Top 10 Winners (age category) 8.6.2021

OME

• Top 10 Winners (age category) 8.7.2021

OBE

• Top 10 Winners (age category) with overall Champions 8.1.21