Jul 28, 2022 (All day)
Deadline:
Monday, July 18, 2022
Cost:
$10.00 per contestant through July 18, pre-registration required
Location:
Voinovich Livestock Center Show Arena
Ohio State Fair 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
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2022Â Livestock Judging Contest
Registration: 8:30 am
Contest instructions and judging: 10:00 am
2022 Contest Rules (posted 5.9.2022)
Contest Information Â
Age Divisions  Â
- Junior contestants - Must be 8 years of age and in the 3rd grade or 9 years of age in any grade as of January 1, 2022, and must not have passed his/her 13th birthday by January 1, 2022.
- Senior contestants - Must have passed his/her 14th birthday and cannot have passed his/her 19th birthday by January 1, 2022.
Study and Preparation Resources Â
- Ohio State Fair 4-H Livestock Judging Contest Instructions
- Example oral reasons videos by The Ohio State University Livestock Judging Team
- Excerpts from The Ohio State University 2014 Livestock Selection and Evaluation Manual written by Kyle Culp:
- Fundamental Concepts of Evaluating Livestock - Includes: Function of Livestock, Evaluating Livestock, and Note Taking (including a sample format on page 162 and examples)
- Growth and Development of Livestock
- Oral Reasons
- University of Idaho Livestock Judging and Oral Reasons Manuals (free to download):
- Beef, Sheep, and Swine Selection and Evaluation Project Book ($11)
- Livestock Judging Guide Project Book ($6.95)
- Pennsylvania 4-H Livestock Judging Manual (free)