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.
17. This is an exercise 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 like a 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 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
22. • 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
Responsibility
23. • 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
Fairness
24. • Be kind
• Be compassionate and show you care
• Express gratitude
• Forgive others
• Help people in need
Caring
25. • 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
Citizenship
28. • 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
Our Role in Food Supply Continuum
29. Our Role in Food 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 in Food 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
32. Identify Potential Hazards in Meat Products
• Three types of hazards:
– Microbial
• E. coli, salmonella
– Chemical
• Antibiotic residue
– Physical
• Broken needle
Caring
Responsibility Citizenship
Trustworthiness
33. Prevent Potential Hazards in 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?
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
44. Animal Well-being
• Nutrition and 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
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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 of 4-H and FFA Projects
• Reveal impact of 76,000
market projects
51. What is Dressing Percentage?
• 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 is Affected 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
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
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
This is the introduction slide. Note that this is a cooperative effort between Extension and Ag Science Teachers.
This slide has the two-fold mission of Quality Counts.
The next 3 slides discuss the main objectives of Quality Counts.
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 ____________________.
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 ____________________.