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This document outlines a curriculum for livestock education in Texas focusing 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 covers topics like proper animal handling and facilities, herd health, the impact of youth projects, and concepts like fairness, responsibility and citizenship. It emphasizes youths' role in providing safe, high-quality meat and their responsibility to animal welfare. Overall it aims to teach youth to consider consumers and set a good example that supports the future of the livestock show program.
Quality Counts/ Livestock Education/ 5 Activities
- 1. A Texas Curriculum for LivestockEducationhttp://qualitycounts.tamu.edu/
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- 3. Curriculum Focus Quality AssuranceQualityAssurance Character EducationCharacter Education
- 4. Objective 1 • Ensureall 4-H and FFA livestock projects meet all food quality standards
- 5. Objective 2 • Enhancecharacter education for Texas 4-H and FFA Youth
- 6. Objective 3 • Promotea Positive Image of Youth Livestock Programs
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- 8. • Slumber • Bed •Blanket • Snore • Snooze • Shut Eye • Zonked • Pillow • Sheets • Tired • Dream • Nightmare • Comforter • Nap
- 10. How many ofyou wrote down slumber?
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- 13. How many ofyou wrote down nap?
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- 15. How many ofyou wrote down sleep?
- 16. • Slumber • Bed •Blanket • Snore • Snooze • Shut Eye • Zonked • Pillow • Sheets • Tired • Dream • Nightmare • Comforter • Nap
- 17. This is anexercise in perception • Everything indicated “sleep” but sleep is not here. • Character is always there!!! In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so. -- Immanuel Kant
- 18. Character is likea tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln
- 19. The Six Pillars •Trustworthiness • Respect • Responsibility • Fairness • Caring • Citizenship
- 20. 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
- 21. Respect • Treat otherswith 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
- 22. • Do whatyou 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 Responsibility
- 23. • Play bythe rules • Take turns and share • Be open minded • Listen to others • Don't take advantage of others • Don't blame others carelessly Fairness
- 24. • Be kind •Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need Caring
- 25. • Do yourshare to make your school and community better • Cooperate • Stay informed; vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect authority • Protect the environment Citizenship
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- 27. Our Role inFood Supply Continuum Food Supply ContinuumFood Supply Continuum ConsumerConsumer FoodFood ServiceService Retail/Retail/ DistributionDistribution ProcessingProcessing HarvestingHarvesting MarketingMarketing TransportationTransportation ProducerProducer AttitudeAttitude From: NPPC, Youth PQA; 2000 Responsibility
- 28. • ALL producersare affected by negative publicity concerning our food supply • Product safety can be compromised at any time in the food supply continuum Responsibility Citizenship Our Role in Food Supply Continuum
- 29. Our Role inFood Supply Continuum • Past failures in food safety process – Recalls, scares, contamination • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plans and monitoring now required by every packing plant, regardless of size - PREVENTION Responsibility Citizenship Trustworthiness
- 30. Our Role inFood Supply Continuum • Role of producer in providing packer with safe product – “On-farm HACCP” – Certain hazards occur before product reaches packer – Notify packer of potential hazards • Importance of record keeping – Medication use and storage Responsibility Citizenship Trustworthiness
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- 32. Identify Potential Hazardsin Meat Products • Three types of hazards: – Microbial • E. coli, salmonella – Chemical • Antibiotic residue – Physical • Broken needle Caring Responsibility Citizenship Trustworthiness
- 33. Prevent Potential Hazardsin Meat Products QUESTIONS: • 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?
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- 35. Prevent Potential Hazardsin Meat Products Subcutaneous Injection Citizenship
- 36. Prevent Potential Hazardsin Meat Products Intramuscular injection Citizenshi p
- 37. Prevent Potential Hazardsin Meat Products Responsibility Citizenship
- 38. Appropriate Animal Facilities- HOUSING • Impact of decisions on the general welfare of the animal Caring Respect
- 39. Appropriate Animal Facilities- HANDLING • Always handle animals calmly and gently • Provide water immediately after transport (and during if possible) • Provide shade while transporting Caring Respect
- 40. Appropriate Animal Facilities- HANDLING • Handle animals while temperatures are optimum Caring Wet shavings Keep trailer moving to provide air flow Straw bedding Prevent drafts Respect
- 41. Appropriate Animal Facilities- HANDLING • Never use electric prods, buzzers or slappers to handle animals • Use proper equipment (i.e. sorting panels for hogs) when handling, loading and transporting animals • Train animals to load ahead of time Caring Respect
- 42. Appropriate Animal Facilities- HANDLING • Proper handling, including during loading and transport, should be exhibited at all times Avoid distractions, such as shadows Always move animals in a calm, slow manner Keep your temper! From: Dr. Temple Grandin, CSU Caring Respect
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- 44. Animal Well-being • Nutritionand feeding – Meeting animal’s requirements – Management to reach optimum weight, not “feed and then withhold right before show” • Importance of a clean, fresh water supply at all times Responsibility Caring Citizenship
- 45. Evaluate Herd Health •Animals should be observed daily for signs of illness • If an illness or injury occurs, animal should be treated promptly and correctly, following label directions and may need the care or advice of a veterinarian Responsibility CitizenshipCarin g
- 46. Evaluate Herd Health •Many producers have strict biosecurity practices on their operations – Prevent spread of potential disease – Be aware of, and observe these practices when visiting farms • Youth may want to consider adopting some simple biosecurity measures on their operation Responsibility CitizenshipCaring
- 47. The Impact of4-H and FFA Projects • Reveal impact of 76,000 market projects
- 48. ACTIVITY 4 – What’sunder that hide? Orange and Tin Foil
- 49. How many poundsof carcass are there? • Terms & Calculations: (1) Live Weight, (2) Dressing Percent, and (3) Carcass Weight Citizenship
- 50. Total Entry Numbers MarketSwine: 32,617 Meat Goats: 23,821 Market Lamb: 11,349 Market Steers: 8,438 TOTAL: 76,225 Responsibility
- 51. What is DressingPercentage? • Dressing Percentage = The percentage of the live animal that ends up as carcass (Carcass Weight / Live Weight X 100) – Pork: 73% – Market Lambs: 53% (shorn) – Meat Goats: 55% – Beef Cattle: 62% Responsibility
- 52. Dressing Percentage isAffected by: • Gut fill – The more gut fill at the time the live weight is taken, the lower the dressing percentage will be. • Muscling – A heavier muscled animal will have a higher dressing percentage than a light muscled animal. • Fatness – A fatter animal will have a higher dressing percentage than a lean animal. • Mud – Cattle with a lot of mud attached to their hide will have a lower dressing percentage than clean cattle. • Wool – Lambs with long wool will have a lower dressing percentage than recently-shorn lambs • Skin – In market swine, the skin is left on. • Stomach Type – Market swine are monogastics, cattle, sheep and goats are ruminants. Citizenship
- 53. PORK Ave Wt. –240 D. P. - 73% 5,714,498.4 lb Responsibility
- 54. SHEEP Ave Wt. –125 D. P. - 53% 751,871.25 lb Responsibility
- 55. GOATS Ave Wt. –110 D. P. - 55% 1,441,170.5 lb Responsibility
- 56. BEEF Ave Wt. –1200 D. P. - 62% 6,227,872.0 lb Responsibility
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- 58. What does thismean? • Livestock projects can IMPACT thousands of people!!! • Think about the CONSUMER!!!! • You never know who they might be……..
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- 61. What about Fairness? •Fairness is tied to the other pillars • Showing the right way • Helping others • Being a team player • Sportsmanship Fairness
- 62. Eight Core Concepts CharacterEducation • 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
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- 64. The Future ofthe Youth Livestock Show Program Depends on Us!
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Editor's Notes
- #2 This is the introduction slide. Note that this is a cooperative effort between Extension and Ag Science Teachers.
- #4 This slide has the two-fold mission of Quality Counts.
- #5 The next 3 slides discuss the main objectives of Quality Counts.
- #36 Injection Scenarios Team A Inject one of these six pigs (bananas) with ABCD vitamin cocktail. Identify the banana/pig you injected with tape and note the date of administration on this sheet ________________________. The withdrawal time for ABCD vitamin cocktail is 30 days. Team B Inject one of these steers (bananas) with XYZ antibiotic. The injection should be administered IM. Note the date of administration on this sheet__________________. The withdrawal time is 30 days. Team C Inject one of these lambs (bananas) with “stimulant unknown” given to us by Lamb Trader “Kill’em Quick”. The injection should be made SubQ and the lamb should be identified with tape. Note the date of administration ____________________.
- #37 Injection Scenarios Team A Inject one of these six pigs (bananas) with ABCD vitamin cocktail. Identify the banana/pig you injected with tape and note the date of administration on this sheet ________________________. The withdrawal time for ABCD vitamin cocktail is 30 days. Team B Inject one of these steers (bananas) with XYZ antibiotic. The injection should be administered IM. Note the date of administration on this sheet__________________. The withdrawal time is 30 days. Team C Inject one of these lambs (bananas) with “stimulant unknown” given to us by Lamb Trader “Kill’em Quick”. The injection should be made SubQ and the lamb should be identified with tape. Note the date of administration ____________________.
- #59 Read from slide
- #64 -Close out the training session