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Animal Sciences Lesson Plans

These lesson plans are for use in club and county settings. They were produced by the University of Idaho and Michigan State University. We are grateful to Idaho 4-H and Michigan 4-H for their willingness to share their resources!

 

Animal Science Lesson Plans

Ethics - Consequences of Unethical Behavior (modified for Ohio 4-H)

 

Quality Assurance

Facilities Management

- What's Your Plan (Level 1)

- Housing (Level 1)

- Environment: Caring for My Animal (Level 1)

- Temperature and Ventilation in the Barn (Level 1)

Animal Handling & Care

- Safe Animal Handling (Level 1)

- Veterinary Client Relationships (Level 1)

- Preventable Practices (Level 1, 2)

- Livestock Injection Methods & Placement

- Injection Sites & Techniques (Level 1)

- Reading Medication Labels (Level 1)

- Reading Medication Labels (Level 2)

- Castration, Dehorning/Disbudding, and Docking (Level 2)

- Hauling (Level 3)

Recordkeeping

- The Importance of Animal Identification

- Animal Identification (Level 2)

- Animal Recordkeeping for Disease Prevention (Level 1)

 

Selection

Common Livestock Breeds and Characteristics - Coming Soon!

Frame Size and Market Ready Weights (Level 1, 2, 3) - Coming Soon!

Evaluation (Level 1)

Structural Conformation (Level 1)

The Importance of Structural Correctness in Livestock

Skeletal Structure (Level 2)

Project Animal Selection - Coming Soon!

 

Nutrition

Basic Nutritional Requirements: Ruminant (Level 1)

Monogastric Nutrition (Level 1, 2, 3)

5 Basic Nutrients (Level 1)

Feed Critters

Animal Digestion: A Stomach at Work

What Do Dairy Cows Eat?

Feed Labels (Level 1, 2)

Average Daily Gain (ADG) (Level 1)

 

Health & Disease

Veterinary Client Relationships (Level 1)

Preventable Practices (Level 1, 2)

What Does a Healthy Animal Look Like? (Level 1)

Livestock Injection Methods & Placement

Injection Sites & Techniques (Level 1)

Reading Medication Labels (Level 1)

Disease Prevention (Level 1)

One Health: Health for One, Health for All

Toxins and Your Animal

External Parasites

Biosecurity

- Basics of Biosecurity

- What is a Pathogen?

- Diseases That Animals and Humans Share

- Zoonotic Vocabulary Activity Cards

- Building on Biosecurity: Reducing the Risk

- Influenza: Mutation Nation

 

Reproduction

Introduction to Reproduction (Level 1, 2, 3)

Parts of Reproductive Systems (Level 2)

Constructing Reproduction

Genetics - Coming Soon!

Heat Detection (Level 2)

Milk Production: Dairy Cows

 

Quality and Products

Ideal Market Animal (Level 2) - Coming Soon!

Animal Byproducts (Level 1, 2)

Recognizing Wholesale and Retail Cuts (Level 1) - Coming Soon!

Carcass Terminology (Level 2) - Coming Soon!

Creating and Evaluating Steaks

Pin the Meat Cut on the Animal

 

Show Ring

Showmanship (Level 1)

Equipment (Level 1)

Getting Ready for the Show (Level 1)

Swine Showmanship: Video *note: cannot use oil on animal in Ohio, hair length must be a minimum of ½ inch long*

Beef Showmanship: Video

Lamb Showmanship: Video

 

Marketing

Thank You Letters (Level 1)

Inviting Buyers to the Market Animal Sale (Level 2)

 

Judging

Evaluation (Level 1)

Livestock Judging, Note Taking, and Oral Reasons (Level 2)

Judging Beef Cattle & Oral Reasons 101

Judging Meat Goats & Oral Reasons 101

Judging Sheep & Oral Reasons 101

Judging Swine & Oral Reasons 101

 

Advocacy

Connecting with the Public through a Positive Image (Level 1)

Where Our Food Comes From (Level 1, 2)

Examining Growth Hormones in Beef

Youth Guide on Animal Welfare for Fairs and Exhibitions

Leader's Guide on Animal Welfare for Fairs and Exhibitions

 

Careers

Career Exploration (Level 1, 2)

Bridging Human and Animal Health

 

Other Lesson Plans

Putting Science into Animal Sciences Projects: Lesson Plans for 4-H Professionals and 4-H Volunteers