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Activity Sheets:

 
Beginning 4-H Dairy Activity Page - Life Skill: Ethical Decision Making

4HCCS Curriculum Activities:

When you are ready to download the activities you want to pilot, go to http://www.n4hccs.org and click on "2005 pilot materials" in the left column. In the table you will be taken to, look for the row for the dairy cattle project. The first column has a PDF file of the dairy cattle curriculum brochure. The next column has a link to the evaluation survey that you will click on when it is time to give feedback after your piloting experience. The last column, labeled "Pilot test materials" has project materials broken into PDF files according to levels.

 
Level 1: COWABUNGA!: Circle of Life and Truth, Justice and the American Whey
 
Level 2: MOOVING AHEAD: Down the Drain, Handle With Care and
How Now Brown Cow
 
Level 3: RISING TO THE TOP: Detecting Mastitis, What's Your Opinion?, Womb with a View? and The Heat is On
 
HELPER'S GUIDE: Let's Judge!, The Dr. Will See You Now and
Moorades

Other Materials:

  
Farm Animal Safety for Young People
By Fred M. Hopkins, Extension Veterinarian, Matt Welborn, Dept. of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and W. Alan Bruhin, Extension Leader, Sevier County
  
Tennessee 4-H Judging Card Front & Back
 

Policies and Guidelines for Tennessee Junior Dairy Shows (W102)

  F821 Lease Agreement Form
  F822 Entry Form
  F823 Substitute Exhibitor Form
  F824 Protest Form 

 
TN 4-H Dairy Judging Contest Manual   (7/04)
 
TN 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Manual   (Updated 3/04)
 
Show Ring Code of Ethics for Tennessee State Junior Dairy Show
 
Be Ready for Show Day
 
Don't Spend All of Your Time in the Show-ring

Project Books:

To order any of the listed project books please contact your county 4-H extension agent.

 
4-H Dairy Handbook PB 1468
 
4-H Dairy Project Record Book PB 1467
 
Judging Dairy Cows and Heifers PB 857
 
Dairy 4-H Leader Guide PB 1115
 
Learning About Dairying PB 1025
  Unit 1, Grade 5  
 
Dairy Cattle Breeds PB 1083
  Unit 2, Grade 6  
 
Dairy Herd Health PB 1427
Unit 3, Grade 7  
 
Milking the Easy Way PB 1047
Unit 4, Grade 8  
 
Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Feeding PB 1182
  Unit 5, Grade 9  
 
Dairy Facilities and Waste Management PB 1428
  Unit 6, Grade 10  
 
The Marketing of Milk PB 1031
  Unit 7, Grade 11  
 
Dairy Cattle Genetics and Herd Reproductive Management PB 1126
  Unit 8, Grade 12