This document outlines a curriculum for livestock education in Texas that focuses on quality assurance and character education. The objectives are to ensure 4-H and FFA livestock projects meet food quality standards, enhance character education, and promote a positive image of youth livestock programs. The curriculum uses a multiple delivery approach with notebooks, lessons, activities, and handouts. It covers eight core concepts between the two objectives, including the impact of livestock projects, responsibilities in food production, medication use, animal care, the six pillars of character, purposes of 4-H/FFA and livestock projects, and decision making. Quality assurance begins at the county level and local shows are important to the future of youth livestock programs.

1. A Texas Curriculum
for
Livestock Education

2. Curriculum Focus
Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance
Character EducationCharacter Education

3. Objective 1
 Ensure all 4-H and
FFA livestock projects
meet all food quality
standards

4. Objective 2
 Enhance character
education for Texas
4-H and FFA Youth

5. Objective 3
 Promote a Positive
Image of Youth
Livestock Programs

6. How to Use the
Curriculum
 Multiple delivery curriculum
 Notebooks with Text Lessons
 Step by step or as needed
 Activity Based
 Handouts and Support
Materials
 Understanding the Concepts

7. Eight Core Concepts
Objective 1:
Quality Assurance
1. Impact of Livestock
Projects on Red Meat
Industry
2. Responsibilities of
Producing a Safe
Product
3. Medication
use/Reading and
Following Labels
4. Animal Care and Well-
Being
Objective 2:
Character
Education
1. Six Pillars of
Character
2. Purpose of 4-H/FFA
3. Purpose of Livestock
Projects
4. Making
Decisions/Goal Setting

8. Core Concept
Objective 1: Quality Assurance
Core Concept 1:Core Concept 1:
Impact of Livestock Projects
on Red Meat Industry

9.  Reveal impact of 76,000
market projects

10. Total Entry Numbers
Market Swine: 32,617
Meat Goats: 23,821
Market Lamb: 11,349
Market Steers: 8,438
TOTAL: 76,225

11. How many pounds of
carcass are there?
 Terms & Calculations: (1) Live
Weight, (2) Dressing Percent, and (3)
Carcass Weight

12. SHEEP
Ave Wt. – 125
D. P. - 53%
751,871.25 lb

13. Grand Total
Grand Total:
14,185,412.15
pounds of
carcass!!!!!!

14. What does this mean?
 Livestock projects can IMPACT
thousands of people!!!
 Think about the CONSUMER!!!!
 You never know who they might
be……..

15. Core Concept
Objective 1: Quality Assurance
Core Concept 2:Core Concept 2:
Responsibility of Producing a
Safe Product

16. Lesson
The Food Supply Continuum

17. Understand role and responsibility in the
food supply continuum
 ALL producers are affected by
negative publicity concerning our
food supply
 Product safety can be compromised
at any time in the food supply
continuum
Responsibility Citizenship

18. Understand role and responsibility in the
food supply continuum
Food Supply ContinuumFood Supply Continuum
ConsumerConsumer
FoodFood
ServiceService
Retail/Retail/
DistributionDistribution
ProcessingProcessing HarvestingHarvesting
MarketingMarketing
TransportationTransportation
ProducerProducer
AttitudeAttitude
From: NPPC,
Youth PQA; 2000

19. Activity
 Food Supply Continuum Puzzle:Chapter
2

Group Sit: Chapter 2

20. Lesson
Understanding Food Safety

21. Identify potential hazards in meat products
and appropriate preventative measures
 What could potentially happen if a
person extremely allergic to penicillin
(or ibuprofen) ate meat with such a
residue?
 What would happen if a
consumer bit into a portion of
a broken needle?

22. Participation
Ch. 2, Lesson 2, Activity 3
Broken Needles

23. Core Concept
Objective 1: Quality Assurance
Core Concept 3:Core Concept 3:
Medication Use/Reading
and Following Labels

24. Lesson
Medication and Feed Labels

25. Exhibit knowledge of medication and feed
labels and their meaning
 Expiration date
 Lot number
 Dosage
 Warnings
 Cautions
Responsibility Caring
 Application
Method
 Precautions
 Active Ingredient
 Trade Name
Read the Labels!!!
From: NPPC; PQA
for Youth; 2000

26. More Activities:
 Reading a Medication Insert:Chapter
2
 Reading a Feed Tag: Chapter 3
 Medication Labels: Chapter 3

27. Core Concept
Objective 1: Quality Assurance
Core Concept 4:Core Concept 4:
Animal Care and Well-Being

28. Lesson
Administering Medicines

29. Knowledge of proper medication
administration
 Proper routes of administration
 Differences in routes of administration
 Differences between species
 ALWAYS avoid major meat cuts (loin, leg,
ham)!!!
Responsibility Caring
From: NPPC;
PQA for Youth;
2000
From: SDSU
Animal Science
website
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30. Activities:
 Livestock Injection Sites: Chapter 3
 Banana Injection: Chapter 3

31. Core Concept
Objective 2: Character Education
Core Concept 1:Core Concept 1:
Six Pillars of Character

32. Trustworthiness
#Be honest
#Don’t deceive, cheat or steal
#Be reliable
Do what you say you will do
#Have the courage to do the right thing
#Build a good reputation
#Be loyal
Stand by your family, friends and country

33. Respect
#Treat others with respect
Follow the Golden Rule
#Be tolerant to differences
#Use good manners, not bad language
#Be considerate of the feelings of others
#Don't threaten, hit or hurt anyone
#Deal peacefully with anger, insults and
disagreements

34. Responsibility
#Do what you are supposed to do
#Persevere: Keep trying!
#Always do your best
#Use self control: be disciplined
#Think before you act
Consider the consequences
#Be accountable for your choices

35. Fairness
#Play by the rules
#Take turns and share
#Be open minded
Listen to others
#Don't take advantage of others
#Don't blame others carelessly

36. Caring
#Be kind
#Be compassionate and show you care
#Express gratitude
#Forgive others
#Help people in need

37. Citizenship
#Do your share to make your school and
community better
#Cooperate
#Stay informed; vote
#Be a good neighbor
#Obey laws and rules
#Respect authority
#Protect the environment

38. Participation
 Applying the Six Pillars of
Character: Chapter 1, Lesson 5,
Activity 2

39. Activity
•Trustworthiness
•Respect
•Responsibility
•Fairness
•Caring
•Citizenship

40. Activity:
 Defining the Six Pillars of Character:
Chapter 1
 Applying the Six Pillars of Character to
Livestock Projects: Chapter 1

41. Core Concept
Objective 2: Character Education
Core Concept 2:Core Concept 2:
Purpose of 4-H/FFA

42. Activity:
 Understanding 4-H and FFA: Chapter
1

43. Motto
Learning to Do
Doing to Learn
Earning to Live
Living to Serve

44. Slogan
Learn by Doing

45. Core Concept
Objective 2: Character Education
Core Concept 3:Core Concept 3:
Purpose of Livestock Projects

46. Activity:
 The Real Purpose of Livestock Projects:
Chapter 1
 Name that skill: Chapter 1

47. Core Concept
Objective 2: Character Education
Core Concept 4:Core Concept 4:
Decision Making
And
Goal Setting

48. What is Success?
Success is the achievement of
something desired, planned or
attempted.

49. What is Failure?
Failure is not achieving what
you desire, plan or attempt.

50. Activity
 What is Success? Chapter 4

51. In closing………

52. Eight Core Concepts
Character Education
 Six Pillars of
Character
 Purpose of 4-H/FFA
 Purpose of
Livestock Projects
 Making
Decisions/Goal
Setting
Quality Assurance
 Impact of Livestock
Projects on Red Meat
Industry
 Responsibilities of
Producing a Safe
Product
 Medication use/Reading
and Following Labels
 Animal Care and Well-
Being

53. The Relationship
between Quality
Counts and the local
County Fair

54. Where does it start?
 Quality Counts starts at home (At
your local or regional shows)

55. In Fort Bend County…
350 4-H members participate in livestock
projects at Local and County shows

56. Major Shows
100 of those exhibitors, exhibit at the
major shows
State Fair
of Texas

57. Question
 If Quality Counts is just for
major show exhibitors, what
about the other 250 in my
program on the
County level?

58. County Fair Concerns
 County Fairs also have to be concerned
with the quality of products that are sold
to buyers at fair time

59. “4-H and FFA start at
home and so does
Quality Counts!”

60. The Future of the
Youth Livestock Show
Program Depends on
Us!

61. Thank You!