Back   Subject: Beef   Title Source Type of Material #1 Beef 1: Bite Into Beef  National 4-H Council  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Beef Description Youth identify breeds, locate parts, judge, halter break a calf, fit a steer, show a calf, recognize a healthy animal, select feed ingredients and shop for beef and beef by-products  #2 Beef 2: Here's the Beef  National 4-H Council  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Beef Description Challenges youth with activities related to leg structure, oral reasons, feed ingredients, behavior, nose printing, parasites, fitting, ethical issues, beef carcass composition and retail meat cuts  #3 Beef 3: Leading the Charge  National 4-H Council  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Beef Description Selection and judging, feeds, careers, health, reproduction, and meats and marketing encourage more in depth learning  #4 Beef Breeding Project and Record Book  Ohio State University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Beef Description Complete this project manual every year a beef breeding project is taken. Designed to teach a specific set of science skills, including record keeping, comparing and measuring, observing, communicating with others, using scientific tools, evaluating, graphing, experimenting, and questioning. Use with Ohio 4-H 117R Beef Resource Handbook.   #5 Beef Feeder Calf Project and Record Book  Ohio State University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Beef Description Complete this project book every year a beef feeder calf project is taken. Care for and manage one or more beef cows and their calves or a purchased feeder calf. There are three sections of the book: member project guide, quality assurance, and record keeping. Use with 117R Beef Resource Handbook.   #6 Beef Resource Handbook  Ohio State University  4-H Resources  Subject: Beef Description The Beef Resource Handbook contains essential subject matter information for members taking a market beef, beef breeding, beef feeder calf, dairy beef feeder, or dairy steer project. Topics include selection, management practises, working safely with livestock, health maintenence, reproduction and genetics, nutrition, carcass evaluation, showing, marketing, care, environmental assurance, and much more. This is also an excellent resource for skillathons.   #7 Beef: Helper's Guide  National 4-H Council  4-H Volunteer/Professional Development Materials; 4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Beef Description Skillathons, quiz bowls, games, presentations, Beef Bingo and several management skill activities for groups are featured  #8 Managing Beef Cattle for Show  Texas A and M University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum  Subject: Beef Description Overview of raising halter and commercial beef steers and heifers. Includes, selection, feeding, management, facilities, and exhibition.  #9 Marvelous Meat: An Introduction to Meat, Meat Processing and Meat Judging  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Curriculum for Groups  Subject: Beef Description This activity guide centers on meat identification, learning to be an informed meat consumer, and meat judging. The guide has been written for youth ages 11 to 14 (grades 6 through 8). However, it may be used by youth at any grade-level based on their knowledge of meat and meat production. The activities in this book will strengthen their understanding of meat products and production and provide an introduction to judging. It is an excellent resource for urban youth.  #10 Meat Animal Project Record (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Poultry) (editable pdf file)  University of Wisconsin  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Resources  Subject: Beef Description For 4-H members to record goals and results for livestock projects -- beef, sheep and swine -- and poultry. (4 pages in editable Adobe Acrobat pdf and Microsoft Word formats.) Publication No. MA  #11 Meat Animal Project Record (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Poultry) (Word file)  University of Wisconsin  4-H Individual Project Curriculum, 4-H Resources  Subject: Beef Description For 4-H members to record goals and results for livestock projects -- beef, sheep and swine -- and poultry. (4 pages in editable Adobe Acrobat pdf and Microsoft Word formats.) Publication No. MA