Welcome to the Ohio 4-H General Livestock Resource page!
Resources | Ohio State Fair Information |
Animal Sciences Lesson Plans | Calendar |
Veterinary Feed Directive | Contact Information |
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Calendar of Events
2022Â State 4-H Animal Sciences (Livestock, Companion & Small Animals) Event Calendar
July
18Â - Livestock Judging Entries Due
27 - August 7Â - Ohio State Fair
28Â - Livestock Judging Contest
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Resources
General Resources | OSU Feedkit Activities |
Factsheets | COVID-19 Best Practices |
Ohio Youth Quality Assurance | Conference Presentations |
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General Resources
- Livestock Safety at the Fair
- Animal Disease Traceability Framework - Official Ear Tags Criteria and Options
- Youth Guide on Animal Welfare for Fairs and Exhibitions
- Leader's Guide on Animal Welfare for Fairs and Exhibitions
- Recommended Fair Weights for 4-H Market Animal Projects
- Livestock Judging Cards (click here and scroll down to additional resources)
FactSheets
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COVID-19 Best Practices and Resources
Please keep in mind that the following documents are evolving as new guidelines and situations arise.
Jr Fair Considerations:
- Recommendations for County Pre-Fair Weigh-Ins/Taggings/Poultry Distribution 6.9.20
- Recommendations for a Face-to-Face Exhibition/Fair Season 6.9.20
- Virtual Fair Considerations: Animal Exhibits 5.28.20
Livestock Marketing Considerations:
- Livestock Marketing Considerations for Junior Fair Organizers  5.29.20
- Livestock Marketing Options for Junior Fair Exhibitors and Families 5.29.20
- Poultry and Rabbit Marketing Options for Junior Fair Exhibitors and Families 6.1.20
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Presentations
Volunteer Conference 2023
- Ohio Department of Agriculture Update
- 4-H Animal Sciences Update
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2022Â Ohio State Fair Information
- NEW for Market Swine Exhibitors
- Premise ID and 840 tag required
- Premise ID information
- Project Enrollment for 4-H and FFA Members and Showing Animals at the Ohio State Fair
- Skillathon and Record Book Judging Rules
- Outstanding Market Exhibitor (OME) Rules
- Outstanding Breeding Exhibitor (OBE) Rules
- 4-H Livestock Judging Contest Rules and Registration
- 4-H Poultry Judging Contest Rules and Registration
- 4-H Avian Bowl Rules and Registration
- Open and Junior Fair Livestock Rules and Entry Information
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Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Important Information
On January 1, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new regulations addressing on-farm antibiotic use in food-animal production must be implemented. The agency’s effort is aimed at eliminating the use of medically important (to human illness) antibiotics for growth promotion purposes in food-animal production and bringing therapeutic use in feed and water – to treat, control or prevent speÂcific disease – under additional veterinary oversight. Producers, veterinarians, feed mills and suppliers will all face new requirements. This affects everyone (including 4-H members as youth producers) keeping, owning, and/or raising food-producing animals.
Please be aware that anything you may hear about the possibility of 4-H advisors being able to get a VFD for all of their club members is not accurate. Ohio 4-H members (parents/guardians) are the owners/caretakers of their livestock projects and will need to obtain any VFD they might need to properly care for their food-producing animals. To write a VFD, veterinarians must personally see the 4-H members’ animals, become acquainted with their care, and have done so recently enough (within the last six months) that they can make medical judgements. Veterinarians should not write a VFD for an entire club.
It is very important that 4-H members and their families establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) prior to January 1, 2017. Click on the link below to download the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Fact Sheet for 4-H Youth Livestock Producers and Families, important to read and understand when taking Ohio 4-H food-producing animal projects, even if they are not intended for food production.
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Animal Sciences Lesson Plans
Animal Sciences Lesson Plans HERE
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Contact Information
4-H Livestock Curriculum, Research, and Quality Assurance
4-H State Fair Events (Skillathons, Judging Contests, Avian Bowl)
Meats / Carcass ContestsÂ
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Dr. Dennis Summers
614-728-6220
Cindy Bodie
614-728-6220