1. 4-H Livestock Updates 2018

2. Websites to Bookmark
4-H 202 – Livestock ID & Show Requirements
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3. 4HOnline – Livestock ID Field Updates
Animal Types
Opening Dec. 1

4. 4HOnline – Livestock ID Best Practices Livestock Identification
Read the help sheets for staff on entering the weigh-in animal species into 4HOnline (market beef, sheep, market meat goat)
Provide help sheets to families on how to identify and input each animal type into 4HOnline
Require ALL animals to be identified in 4HOnline – both county fair and state fair animals
Do not accept paper ID forms for non-weigh in animals; have the family input the information themselves into 4HOnline
Offer computer access in county office for families without internet access to come in and identify animals in 4HOnline
Encourage county office and/or clubs to have an “ID Night” where youth can identify their animals in the system
Send out reminders weekly via , newsletter, text message, Facebook, etc. about the identification deadlines:
February 1 – Market Beef
May 15 – all remaining species (except rabbits)
July 1 – Rabbits

5. 4HOnline – Livestock ID Email Reminders to Staff & Families
State Office Communication Strategy – Broadcast
Jan Market Beef verify deadline (Feb. 1)
Weekly: May 1 – May 15 – ID deadline
June 1 – Opening of State Fair online entry
Weekly: June 15 – July 1 – State Fair entry deadline

6. 4-H 202 Publication Update READ THIS PUBLICATION!
Send to your families!
Dairy Cattle – Registration # required
Horse – Registration papers for halter classes (State Fair)
Meat Goat – Birth date required (breeding does)

7. Weigh-Ins/Retinal Imaging
Again for 2018:
Counties invoiced for $5/head fees (U-bill)
Visiting animals will be billed to home county’s U-Bill
Home county must input animal data into 4hOnline
Be sure to mark the “Retinal Images” box in 4HOnline for State Fair and/or Ak-Sar-Ben animals
Images will still be ed to State 4-H Office

8. Weigh-Ins/Retinal Imaging
Read the Weigh-In Reminders on Livestock ID page
Livestock ID website for reminders and set-up details -
Pricing/Sharing options for counties
Don’t forget to test out your machines!
Updated Market Beef ID Forms (4H 106 BI)
EDC Web Store soon

9. Ear Tags – Enter Correctly!! Both in 4hOnline & Retinal Machine
USDA-type Tag
Enter ONLY the 3 Letters, 4 Numbers
Do NOT enter “42”
Do NOT enter your 2-digit county code
Ex. ZAC1447
“Old” County 4-H Tags
Enter as usual
County code, Tag # (Ex )

10. State Fair Swine ID – same for 2018
Either swine animal type is eligible for State Fair
DNA punch tag required
Counties ordered tag materials from State 4-H Office
State Office will ship materials out to counties
$8.00/tag will be invoiced based on order.
Tagging/Submitting DNA samples
County staff can DNA tag pigs
Or, have 4-H’er get tags/tagger and bring back DNA samples in special envelope
Counties mail each kid’s envelope of DNA samples via trackable source (UPS, FedEx) as one group by May 15th

11. Ak-Sar-Ben Animal ID
ALL animals must be in 4hOnine by ID deadline date
Retinal Images ($5/head fee included with State Fair nomination)
Market Beef (due Feb. 1)
Market Sheep
Market Swine
Meat Goat
Hair DNA ($5/animal fee to Ak-Sar-Ben)
Swine (looking into DNA punch tag for State Fair as option) due May 15
Feeder Calf (due June 15)
Additional meat goat, sheep, swine ID’ed between May 16 - June 15
Ak-Sar-Ben ONLY eligibility
(due May 15)

12. State Fair Species Changes/Reminders

13. Beef
State Fair 2018
Split Hereford Heifers into Polled & Horned classes

14. Dog
Online Video Judge’s Training
Winter/Spring 2018

15. Horse
Reminder: Halter class horses MUST be owned – cannot be leased; papers/verification is required at check-in
Fair Entry – upload registration papers for halter horses
Split Pony Halter class (mares, geldings)
Split Pony Walk/Trot (English W/T and Western W/T)
Split Pony Pleasure (Pony Hunter Under Saddle and Pony Western Pleasure)

16. Meat Goat
New for 2018: Birth date field required in 4hOnline animal type
New for 2018: No clipping or shearing in the barn; goats must come show-ready (same as sheep rule)
New for 2018: Rule – no altering physical appearance of animal through topical or internal administration of substance (exact wording to come)

17. Rabbit
Check-in Wednesday afternoon/evening only (no Thursday)

18. Swine (Tentative) Declared weight system
Exhibitor writes down a “declared” weight during check-in time
Show weight (if re-weighed as top 3 in class) must be within +/- 5% of the declared weight

19. Swine - Reminder County Fair Swine Show Application & Reporting
Fair Application Form – at least 30 days prior to show
Fair Show Report – within 5 days after fair show
Forms on 4-H Swine page
ALL swine need a tag for show reporting purposes
Ear Notches – Required for State Fair DNA tags and for “old” style county tags; NOT required for USDA (US Shield) tags

20. FSQA/YQCA 2018 Reminders: FSQA Curriculum In-Depth Chapters 3, 4, 7
Required for ALL livestock exhibitors (county & state fair)
Animal Care & Disclosure Statement (drug affidavit) – required for all county/state fair exhibitors (beef, meat goat, sheep, swine) (horse – state fair only)
FSQA Curriculum
In-Depth Chapters 3, 4, 7
YQCA Curriculum
Online Option ($12/youth)
Face to Face Instructor-Led ($3/youth)
Both options accepted for 2018
FSQA testing will be honored from previous years through exp. date

21. Livestock Events 2018 4-H Youth Equine Extravaganza – Dates for 2018
March 23 – 25, Ellsworth Comm. College, Iowa Falls
Horse Judging, Quiz Bowl, Hippology, Horseless Horse
Adult Judge Certification
Online Rules & Entry Forms – by Jan. 1
Entry Deadline: March 1
4-H Animal Science Roundup
Applications due March 1

22. Livestock Events 2018
Skillathons at State Fair – Meat Goat, Sheep, Swine
Teams of 3
Do not have to be from same county
Do not have to be exhibitors at state fair
Meat Goat – Wed., Aug. 15 – Time TBD
Sheep – Sun., Aug. 12 PM before showmanship
Swine – Sun., Aug. 12 AM before showmanship

23. Questions? Today’s broadcast, PPT and Word Document at: