Livestock Skillathons
To prepare for skillathons which will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2008:
Click here for Hocking County Study Sheets
Know the market price of your animals!
Livestock Market information: Producers (United Producers, Inc.): http://www.uproducers.com/
Muskingum Livestock Market Reports: http://www.muskingumlivestock.com/
Review materials:
Skillathon Reviews for all species: http://www.geauga4h.org/skillathon.htm
Goat Showmanship: http://www.ehow.com/how_5671_show-4-h.html
Goat Showmanship: http://union.osu.edu/4h/skillathon/Goatstation4.pdf
Poultry Info: http://4hpoultry.osu.edu/
Parts of a Chicken: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/resource-room/general/poultry/chicken.htm
Parts of a Turkey: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/resource-room/general/poultry/turkey.htm
Rabbit breeds: http://www.arba.net/photo.htm
Swine breeds: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/agmania/Interactive/index.htm
Beef growth chart: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/agmania/Interactive/index.htm
Dairy breeds: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/
Parts of a Dog: http://union.osu.edu/4h/skillathon/DogParts.pdf
Lamb cuts: http://www.geauga4h.org/sheep/lamb_cuts_test1.htm
Sheep breeds: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
Additional resources: http://4hansci.osu.edu/livestock/resources.htm#Skillathon
Thanks to Geauga and Union Counties and all other sources listed here!
Livestock Tidbits 2007
Review this information to prepare for skillathon!
Which
set of feeds/grains are fed to which species?
Can you match them up correctly? Scroll down for answers.
Identify
BEEF, SHEEP and SWINE feeds.
Set A
Steamed rolled
oats
Dried Whey
Trace Mineral
Salt
Ground
Limestone
Wheat Middlings
Set B
Whole Grain
Oats
Cracked Corn
Soybean Meal
Complete Feed
Pellets
Dry Molasses
Set C
Whole Kernel
Corn
Steam Rolled
Barley
Hay Cubes
Corn Gluten
Meal
Ground Corn
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Market
Price - SWINE
Q:
What is the current price for market hogs weighing between 271-300 lbs.?
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What
do we feed our livestock?
Set A = Swine
Set B = Sheep
Set C = Beef
Market Price - Swine
A: 43-45
cents per pound
This can also be expressed in “hundred weight”,
which would be $43 - $45 per hundred pounds or 43.00 - 45.00 cwt.
Livestock Tidbits
Review this information to prepare for skillathon!
Body Parts
If
you are asked to identify the following body parts, which specie are you
identifying?
Dewlap,
Forequarter, Hindquarter, Rump:
Answer:
__________
Saddle
Back Cape, Lesser Sickles, Fluff, Blade:
Answer:
__________
Poll,
Crop, Thurl, Eschutcheon:
Answer:
__________
Market
Price - Feeders
a)
$105 CWT. (or $1.05 per lb.)
b)
$.52 CWT (or .52 cents per
lb.)
c)
$1.77 CWT (or $1.77 per lb.)
ANSWERS:
If
you are asked to identify the following body parts, which specie are you
identifying?
Dewlap,
Forequarter, Hindquarter, Rump
Answer: Rabbit
Saddle Back Cape, Lesser Sickles, Fluff, Blade
Answer:
Chicken
Poll, Crop, Thurl, Eschutcheon
Answer:
Goat
d)
$105 CWT. which means $105 per hundred weight (or $1.05 per lb.)
Livestock Tidbits
Review this information to prepare for skillathon!
Cuts of Meat
You
want to be knowledgeable on the cuts of meat and indicate where each is on the
live animal. If the following cuts are listed from the live animal, which animal
are we referring to?
Chuck,
Rib, Short Loin, Sirloin, Round, Fore Shank, Short Plate, Flank
Blade,
Loin, Side, Leg (Ham) Picnic Shoulder
Shoulder,
Rack, Shank/Breast, Loin, Leg
ANSWERS:
Chuck,
Rib, Short Loin, Sirloin, Round, Fore Shank, Short Plate, Flank -
BEEF
Blade,
Loin, Side, Leg (Ham) Picnic Shoulder - PORK
Shoulder,
Rack, Shank/Breast, Loin, Leg - LAMB
Updated May 2008