Dairy Cattle
Ideas for Project Area Learning!
- Learn to evaluate your animal
- Identify a sick animal, how to treat it and future prevention
- Understand medication uses, storage, administering of medication and how it relates to food safety
- Learn appropriate handling techniques and housing of dairy cattle
- Learn body condition scoring
- Use records to make management decisions
- Balance a dairy ration
- Investigate signs and causes of mastitis
- Learn about breeding and reproduction techniques
Share What You Learn with Others!
Communication
- Design a poster on dairy breeds
- Take part in a quiz bowl contest
- Teach others about showmanship techniques
Civic Engagement
- Have your animal as part of a petting zoo sharing the importance of dairy
- Be a part of a dairy promotion event
Leadership
- Arrange for your class to tour a dairy farm
- Attend the National Dairy Conference and encourage other youth to attend
- Be a mentor for a younger 4-H'er
Exhibit Ideas
- Create a poster on a dairy-related topic
- Make a scrapbook of your animal(s)
- Continue exhibiting the same animal(s) to show the progression and how they've changed
- Develop a presentation on the following:
- How to start a dairy herd
- How to properly show your animal
- The impact of the dairy industry on consumers
