4-H Livestock Updates 2019

4-H Livestock Websites https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects-list https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/livestock-id https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/program-list Share website view

4HOnline – Livestock ID Field Updates Animal Types Opening Dec. 1

4HOnline – Livestock ID Field Updates Breeding Beef ALL heifers need a tattoo entered PLUS, one of the following: Registration # (if a purebred/breed) Or, Calfhood Vaccination # Official 4-H Ear Tag

4HOnline – Livestock ID Field Updates Dairy Cattle TWO of THREE identifiers required Tattoo/Ear Tag # (tattoo, DHIA official ID acceptable Registration # (all levels of registry) Photos (2 – left side, right side)

4HOnline – Livestock ID Best Practices Livestock Identification Read the help sheets for staff on entering the weigh-in animal species into 4HOnline (market beef, sheep, market meat goat) Provide help sheets to families on how to identify and input each animal type into 4HOnline Require ALL animals to be identified in 4HOnline – both county fair and state fair animals Do not accept paper ID forms for non-weigh in animals; have the family input the information themselves into 4HOnline Offer computer access in county office for families without internet access to come in and identify animals in 4HOnline Encourage county office and/or clubs to have an “ID Night” where youth can identify their animals in the system Send out reminders weekly via email, newsletter, text message, Facebook, etc. about the identification deadlines: February 1 – Market Beef May 15 – all remaining species (except rabbits) July 1 – Rabbits Type in the chat box any unique ideas you do in your county

4HOnline – Livestock ID Email Reminders to Staff & Families State Office Communication Strategy – Broadcast Email Jan. 20 - Market Beef verify deadline (Feb. 1) Weekly: May 1 – May 15 – ID deadline June 1 – Opening of State Fair online entry Weekly: June 15 – July 1 – State Fair entry deadline

4-H 202 Publication Update READ THIS PUBLICATION! Updated for 2019 Send to your families! Breeding Beef – ID updates Dairy Cattle – ID updates Horse – Removed registration paper requirements for horse halter/conformation classes Aksarben verbiage removed

Weigh-Ins/Retinal Imaging Again for 2019: Counties invoiced for $5/head fees (U-bill) Visiting animals will be billed to home county’s U-Bill Home county must input animal data into 4hOnline Be sure to mark the “Retinal Images” box in 4HOnline for State Fair animals County staff will upload images to shared CyBox folder – Include county name (i.e. “Story Market Beef 2019”)

Weigh-Ins/Retinal Imaging Read the Weigh-In Reminders on Livestock ID page Livestock ID website for reminders and set-up details - http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/livestock-id Pricing/Sharing options for counties https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/agriculture/staff/RetinalClearViewIDFlyer2013.pdf Don’t forget to test out your machines! Updated Market Beef ID Forms (4H 106 BI) EDC Web Store soon

Ear Tags – Enter Correctly!! Both in 4hOnline & Retinal Machine USDA-type Tag Enter ONLY the 3 Letters, 4 Numbers “IA” has replaced the “42” – still does not need entered Do NOT enter your 2-digit county code either Correct Format: JJO1234 (no spaces) “Old” County 4-H Tags – ONLY use for county fair only animals Enter as usual County code, Tag # (Ex. 85123)

State Fair Swine ID – same for 2019 Either swine animal type is eligible for State Fair DNA punch tag required Counties ordered tag materials from State 4-H Office State Office will ship materials out to counties $8.00/tag will be invoiced based on order. Tagging/Submitting DNA samples County staff can DNA tag pigs Or, have 4-H’er get tags/tagger and bring back DNA samples in special envelope Counties mail each kid’s envelope of DNA samples via trackable source (UPS, FedEx) as one group by May 15th

Aksarben Animal ID NEW CHANGE for 2019! ALL Aksarben animals will be both identified AND entered for the show through Aksarben County staff will not handle any paperwork, payment, or DNA hair samples (no retinal images either) Families will go online and submit ID and show entries on their own

State Fair Species Changes/Reminders

Beef See 4hOnline changes to ID as discussed earlier

Dog Held statewide dog volunteer and leader informational meeting – Nov. 2018 Looking to hold judge’s training – Spring 2019 Add more resources for project leaders and judges

Horse Change for 2019: Halter class horses MUST be owned – cannot be leased; registration papers will NOT be required – allows grade horses to show in halter classes (back to 2017 rule) Drop Pony Showmanship class (will show with horses) Drop Miniature Horse Driving & Obstacle Driving classes 9-12 grade English Walk/Trot – will splint into grades 9/10 & 11/12

Meat Goat Again for 2019: (Reminder) Birth date field required in 4hOnline animal type Again for 2019: No clipping or shearing in the barn; goats must come show-ready (same as sheep rule)

Sheep Add rule: If less than 5 head are entered, will show in “All Other Breeds” class New Class: “Pedigree Wether Dam” All breeds accepted. Animals must be registered, with papers presented at check-in. Classification will be based off of registration papers. Hair sheep (Dorpers) will also be accepted in this class Entries must be born after January 1 of the current year. Classes will be split into breeds with 5 or more entries in the particular breed. Breeds with less than 5 head will show in the All Other Breeds class. Breed champions will compete for Grand Champion 4-H Purebred Wether Dam. Animals must be slick-shorn prior to entering the fairgrounds.

Sheep Re-word class descriptions: White-face (add Southdown lambs to qualify for this) Speckled-face (will call it White-breed influence/speckled face) and include acceptance of piebald lambs to class qualification/description

Swine Again for 2019: Declared weight system Exhibitor writes down a “declared” weight during check-in time Show weight (if re-weighed as top 3 in class) must be within 15 lbs. of the declared weight

Swine - Reminder County Fair Swine Show Application & Reporting Fair Application Form – at least 30 days prior to show Fair Show Report – within 5 days after fair show Forms on 4-H Swine page ALL swine need a tag for show reporting purposes Ear Notches – Required for State Fair DNA tags and for “old” style county tags; NOT required for USDA (US Shield) tags

FSQA/YQCA 2019 YQCA – required for ALL 4-H livestock exhibitors County & State Fair Certification due by July 1 (county could set earlier date for early fairs) Animal Care & Disclosure Statement (drug affidavit) – required for all county/state fair exhibitors (beef, meat goat, sheep, swine) (horse – state fair only) YQCA Youth Online Option ($12/youth) Face to Face Instructor-Led ($3/youth) – if offered @ county YQCA Face to Face Instructors (county staff) Free online certification – contact Mike Anderson @ State 4-H Office to add your name to certified list Provides county staff with materials to teach face to face trainings

FSQA/YQCA 2019 Previous FSQA testing will be honored through expiration date Website: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/yqca FAQ Sheet Help Sheets – families & staff

Livestock Events 2019 4-H Youth Equine Extravaganza March 22 – 24, Ellsworth Comm. College, Iowa Falls Entry Deadline: March 1 http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/equineextravaganza 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl April 13, ISU Campus https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/livestock-quiz-bowl 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl June (date TBD), Starmont School, Arlington https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/dairy-cattle

Livestock Events 2019 4-H Animal Science Roundup June 25-27 Applications due Spring 2019 http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/animalscienceroundup State 4-H Dairy Judging Aug. 7, State Fair https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/dairy-cattle State 4-H Livestock & Meats Judging Aug. 24, Ames http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/equineextravaganza

Questions? Today’s broadcast, PPT and Word Document at: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock