Dairy Cattle

Youth explore dairy cattle breeds, select calves, identify body parts, recognize desirable traits, pack a show box, groom and show a calf and identify stages of calving and care.

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Are you ready to learn about dairy cattle and the dairy industry?

Through the activities in this guide, you will have many interesting and exciting challenges. You'll learn about dairy parts, breeds, cost of raising cattle, how to care for your dairy animals and much, much more. If you don't already have dairy cattle, the activities sitll help you learn. Each activity asks you to do something. Don't be afraid to jump right in, and don't give up if the activity doesn't work out the first time. You're still learning, right? The most important thing is to try. After you try, share what happend with your helper.

What You'll Do:

You'll find activities to help you develop your judging skills. Here are some of the things you'll do:

• Learn the breeds of dairy cattle
• Select a project animal
• Explore the milk production systems
• Demonstrate how to groom a dairy heifer
• Demonstrate dairy showmanship techniques
• Explain the difference between a calf and cow digestive tracts
• Learn about dairy information on the website

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