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 7.7.2022

• All Participants (by county) 7.30.2022
• Top 25 Overall 7.30.2022
• Individual Results (top 10 by age) 7.30.2022

IN-PERSON 8.3.2022

Skillathon

• Individual Results (top 10 by age) 8.4.2022
• Age Winners with overall Champion 8.4.2022

Record Book

• Top 10 Winners (age category) 8.4.2022

OME

• Top 10 Winners (age category) with overall Champions 8.11.2022

OBE

• Top 10 Winners (age category) with overall Champions 8.1.2022