Livestock

 
 
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 Alberta 4-H has the following publications available to our 4-H member and leaders..
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Depending on the speed of your Internet connection and the size of each document (the size of each document is indicated below), it may take some time to download these files. If you are having problems downloading these files please contact Corinne Skulmoski at 780-427-4340.

Beef Record Books

Beef Breeding Record BookFull record book (344k)
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Sample Beef Breeding Record BooksHeifer (220kb)
2 Year Old (236kb)
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Market Beef Project Record BookRecord Book
Record Book Appendix
Information on new record book
Full record book (quite large)
Individual Record Book Pages
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Livestock Record BookLivestock Record Book (78Kb)
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4-H Beef Project - Leader (for all levels)
  • There are three levels in this beef material. In each level there are 20 units. Each unit covers a specific topic or group of topics about one aspect of beef production.
  • The material varies in style and content from one level to the next. The recommended age groupings are:
    Level One - 9-11 years of age
    Level Two - 12-14 years of age
    Level Three - 15-21 years of age
    Note that these age groupings are NOT carved in stone! Members may fit into a higher or lower level according to their experience. Please adjust these groupings as required in your club.
  • Each member must complete the specific units, in their level, that your club selects for that year. Encourage your members to begin a binder. Each member can then build on this binder over the project year and future years to create a valuable beef production manual.
Beef Leader (full resource)
Beef Leader Chapters 1-9
Beef Leader Chapters 10-20
Beef Leader Activity Guide pg 1-38 | Beef Leader Activity Guide pg 39-73
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.4-H Beef Project - Level One (9-11 year olds)
A list of the topics covered in Level One - Introduction, You and Your Beef Project, Digestion in the Beef Animal, Nutrient Requirements of Beef, Feeds for Beef, Parasites of Beef Cattle, Beef Herd Health, Managing Your Market Steer, Beef Cow and Heifer Management, Managing the Beef Herd Sire, Beef Breeding; Calving, The Newborn Calf, Beef Cattle Handling and Facilities, Range and Pasture Management, Record Keeping, The Beef Carcass, Beef Marketing, The Beef Industry Today, Beef Grooming and Showing, Judging Beef, Alberta 4-H LAW Level One, Evaluation.
Beef Level One Chapters 1-8 (271K) Beef Level One Chapters 9-19 (437K) Beef Level One Chapters 20-23 (326K).
.4-H Beef Project - Level Two (12-14 year olds)
A list of the topics covered in Level Two - Introduction, You and Your Beef Project, Digestion in the Beef Animal, Nutrient Requirements of Beef, Feeds for Beef, Parasites of Beef Cattle, Beef Herd Health, Managing Your Market Steer, Beef Cow and Heifer Management, Managing the Beef Herd Sire, Beef Breeding; Calving, The Newborn Calf, Beef Cattle Handling and Facilities, Range and Pasture Management, Record Keeping, The Beef Carcass, Beef Marketing, The Beef Industry Today, Alberta 4-H LAW Level Two, Evaluation

Beef Level Two Chapters 1-4 (159K) Beef Level Two Chapters 5-9 (139K) Beef Level Two Chapters 10-14 (271K) Beef Level Two Chapters 15-17 (59K) Beef Level Two Chapters 18-21 (96K)
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.4-H Beef Project - Level Three (15 years and older)
A list of the topics covered in Level Three - Introduction, You and Your Beef Project, Digestion in the Beef Animal, Nutrient Requirements of Beef, Feeds for Beef, Parasites of Beef Cattle, Beef Herd Health, Managing Your Market Steer, Beef Cow and Heifer Management, Managing the Beef Herd Sire, Beef Breeding, Calving, The Newborn Calf, Beef Cattle Handling and Facilities, Range and Pasture Management, Record Keeping, The Beef Carcass, Beef Marketing, The Beef Industry Today, Alberta 4-H LAW Level Three, Evaluation
Beef Level Three Chapters 1-8 (210K) Beef Level Three Chapters 9-16 (266K) Beef Level Three Chapters 17-21 (101K)
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Alberta Livestock Manifest - The Alberta livestock manifest has been updated as a result of the Livestock Identification and Commerce Act (LICA) coming into force on January 1, 2009.

Ralgrow | Prohibitted Feed Affidavit | Alberta 4-H Beef Project Brochure | Livestock Show and Sale

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Sheep
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Breeding Ewe Record BookChapter 1 (pages 1-13) (332kb)
Chapter 2 (pages 14-34) (293kb)
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Sample Breeding Ewe Record BookSample (full record book) (300kb)
Sample (pages 1-12) (171kb)
Sample (pages 13-29) (129kb)
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Sample Breeding Ewe Yearling Record BookSample (full record book) (173kb)
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Market Lamb Record BookChapter 1 (pages 1-11) (307kb)
Chapter 2 (pages 12-27) (274kb)
Sample Market Lamb Record Book...Sample (full record book) (412kb)
Sample (pages 4-15) (238kb)
Sample (pages 16-27) (262kb)
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DairyDairy Record Book (145)

Body Conditioning part A (pages 1-3) (167kb)
Body Conditioning part B (pages 4-6) (232kb)
Body Conditioning part C (pages 7-10) (348kb)
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The following resources are currently being reviewed
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Dairy Record Book (683kb)
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Dairy Jeopardy PowerPoint (543kb)
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Dairy Reference Manual
Introduction (567kb)
Judging (468kb)
You Be The Judge (4640kb)
Fitting and Showing (475kb)
Preparing To Lead (5734kb)
Animal Care (559kb)
Health (876kb)
Nutrition (688kb)
Housing and Equipment (980kb)
Breeding (1406kb)
Taking Care of Business (638kb)
Milk Production (741kb)
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Dairy Activities
Introduction (551kb)
Health and Nutrition (552kb)
Housing (593kb)
Breeding (454kb)
Milk Production (645kb)
Taking Care of Business (596kb)
 
 
 
 

Other Documents in the Series

 
  Livestock - Current Document
Beef Project Description
4-H Steer Feeding Guidelines Based on Hip Height Measurements
4-H Feeding Terms and FCE feed cost calculations
Livestock Slaughter and Processing in Alberta
4-H Project Prohibited Feed Affidavit
 
 
 
 
For more information about the content of this document, contact Andrea Church.
This document is maintained by Corinne Skulmoski.
This information published to the web on July 28, 2005.
Last Reviewed/Revised on February 7, 2012.