{"id":24,"date":"2015-12-18T21:46:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpnetwork.extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:05:45","slug":"youth-producers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/youth-producers\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Producers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beef<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/understanding-low-stress-cattle-handling-techniques-to-improve-animal-performance-and-human-safety\/\">Understanding Low-Stress Cattle Handling Techniques to Improve Animal Performance and Human Safety<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnderstanding Low-Stress Cattle Handling Techniques to Improve Animal Performance and Human Safety\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/producer-affidavit-market-beef-health-record\/\">Producer Affidavit &amp; Market Beef Health Record<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProducer Affidavit &amp;amp; Market Beef Health Record\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/meating-the-grade-raising-market-ready-4-h-beef-projects\/\">Meating the Grade: Raising Market-Ready 4-H Beef Projects<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeating the Grade: Raising Market-Ready 4-H Beef Projects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/washington-steer-of-merit\/\">Washington Steer of Merit<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWashington Steer of Merit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/do-you-have-lousy-animals\/\">Do You Have Lousy Animals?<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs we enter the colder, darker, damper time of year, we will be re-visited by a pest from the past: lice. An annual problem, lice can affect animal health and farm profitability. Here is a short primer on this parasite. Species Specificity Lice are generally quite species specific\u00a0(Table 1). This means poultry lice won\u2019t spread&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Animal Health Record<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/producer-affidavit-market-swine-health-record\/\">Producer Affidavit &amp; Market Swine Health Record<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/producer-affidavit-market-lamb-health-record\/\">Producer Affidavit &amp; Market Lamb Health Record<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/producer-affidavit-market-goat-health-record\/\">Producer Affidavit &amp; Market Goat Health Record<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/producer-affidavit-market-beef-health-record\/\">Producer Affidavit &amp; Market Beef Health Record<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goats<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/producer-affidavit-market-goat-health-record\/\">Producer Affidavit &amp; Market Goat Health Record<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProducer Affidavit &amp;amp; Market Goat Health Record\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/goat-project-4-h-leader-guide\/\">Goat Project: 4-H Leader Guide<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoat Project: 4-H Leader Guide\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/dairy-goat-show-procedures\/\">Dairy Goat Show Procedures<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDairy Goat Show Procedures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resource Links (Animal Health)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vetextension.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Veterinary Medicine Extension<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vth.vetmed.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Veterinary&nbsp;Teaching Hospital<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\/animal-health\">Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Animal Health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheep<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/producer-affidavit-market-lamb-health-record\/\">Producer Affidavit &amp; Market Lamb Health Record<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProducer Affidavit &amp;amp; Market Lamb Health Record\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/monitoring-your-lambs-progress\/\">Monitoring Your Lamb\u2019s Progress<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRaising quality livestock for junior fairs and shows requires a combination of a good feeding, animal health program and overall management.\u00a0These programs should not be treated as separate subjects, particularly when feeding market lambs. \u00a0When you have a market project animal, you must also remember you are raising a food animal and your goals should&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/training-grooming-and-showing-market-lambs\/\">Training, Grooming and Showing Market Lambs<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSHOWMANSHIP: EXPECTATIONS Showmanship: Showmanship can be defined by an effective presentation of your lamb.\u00a0 You are judged on your ability to: Control your lamb Present your lamb Bring out its best characteristics Show out the faults of your lamb so they are less obvious to the judge MAKE YOUR LAMB LOOK ITS BEST Knowledge of&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swine<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/washington-hog-of-merit\/\">Washington Hog of Merit<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWashington Hog of Merit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/producer-affidavit-market-swine-health-record\/\">Producer Affidavit &amp; 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These programs should not be treated as separate subjects, particularly when feeding market hogs. When you have a market project animal, you must also remember you are raising a&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4-H\/FFA<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/parasite-control-in-youth-market-hog-projects\/\">Parasite Control in Youth Market Hog Projects<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParasite Control in Youth Market Hog Projects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/understanding-low-stress-cattle-handling-techniques-to-improve-animal-performance-and-human-safety\/\">Understanding Low-Stress Cattle Handling Techniques to Improve Animal Performance and Human Safety<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnderstanding Low-Stress Cattle Handling Techniques to Improve Animal Performance and Human Safety\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/memorandum-of-understanding-1995\/\">Yakima County Memorandum of Understanding 1995<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYakima County Memorandum of Understanding 1995 (PDF)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/understanding-low-stress-cattle-handling-techniques-to-improve-animal-performance-and-human-safety\/\">Understanding Low-Stress Cattle Handling Techniques to Improve Animal Performance and Human Safety<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnderstanding Low-Stress Cattle Handling Techniques to Improve Animal Performance and Human Safety\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/preparing-youth-for-the-sale-of-their-market-livestock-project\/\">Preparing Youth for the Sale of their Market Livestock Project<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreparing Youth for the Sale of their Market Livestock Project\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/beef-pork-and-lamb-checkoffs-fairs-and-youth-shows-responsibilities-to-collect\/\">Beef, Pork and Lamb Checkoffs: Fairs and Youth Shows Responsibilities To Collect<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeef, Pork and Lamb Checkoffs: Fairs and Youth Shows Responsibilities To Collect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resource Links (General)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ansci.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Department of Animal Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\/livestock\/record-or-renew-a-brand\">Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Brand Department<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/portals\/animal-resources\">Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Animal Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/\">WSU Extension 4-H<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quality Assurance Education<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/quality-assurance-education\/\">Quality Assurance Education<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeginner QA Activity (PDF) Quality Assurance = Trust (PDF) Would you Eat This? 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