A Texas Curriculum for

Livestock Education

Curriculum Focus

Quality Assurance Quality Assurance

Character EducationCharacter Education

Objective 1Ensure all 4-H and FFA livestock projects meet all food quality standards

Objective 2Enhance character education for Texas

4-H and FFA Youth

Objective 3Promote a Positive Image of Youth Livestock Programs

How to Use the Curriculum Multiple delivery curriculum Notebooks with Text Lessons Step by step or as needed Activity Based Handouts and Support

Materials Online – Texas Trail Understanding the Concepts

Eight Core ConceptsObjective 1:

Quality Assurance 1. Impact of Livestock

Projects on Red Meat Industry

2. Responsibilities of Producing a Safe Product

3. Medication use/Reading and Following Labels

4. Animal Care and Well-Being

Objective 2: Character Education

1. Six Pillars of Character

2. Purpose of 4-H/FFA3. Purpose of Livestock

Projects4. Making

Decisions/Goal Setting

Core Concept

Objective 1: Quality Assurance

Core Concept 1: Core Concept 1:

Impact of Livestock Projects on Red Meat Industry

Reveal impact of 76,000 market projects

Total Entry Numbers

Market Swine: 32,617Meat Goats: 23,821Market Lamb: 11,349Market Steers: 8,438

TOTAL: 76,225

Grand Total

Grand Total: 14,185,412.15

pounds of carcass!!!!!!

Core Concept

Objective 1: Quality Assurance

Core Concept 2: Core Concept 2:

Responsibility of Producing a Safe Product

Lesson

The Food Supply Continuum

Understand role and responsibility in the food supply continuum

Food Supply ContinuumFood Supply ContinuumConsumerConsumer

FoodFoodServiceService

Retail/Retail/DistributionDistribution

ProcessingProcessing HarvestingHarvesting

MarketingMarketing

TransportationTransportation

ProducerProducer

AttitudeAttitude

From: NPPC, Youth PQA; 2000

Activity Food Supply Continuum

Puzzle:Chapter 2

Group Sit: Chapter 2

Lesson

Understanding Food Safety

Identify potential hazards in meat products and appropriate preventative measures

What could potentially happen if a person extremely allergic to penicillin (or ibuprofen) ate meat with such a residue?

What would happen if a consumer bit into a portion of a broken needle?

Participation

Ch. 2, Lesson 2, Activity 3Broken Needles

Core Concept

Objective 1: Quality Assurance

Core Concept 3: Core Concept 3:

Medication Use/Reading and Following Labels

Lesson

Medication and Feed Labels

Exhibit knowledge of medication and feed labels and their meaning

Expiration date Lot number Dosage Warnings Cautions

Responsibility Caring

Application Method

Precautions Active

Ingredient Trade Name

Read the Labels!!!

From: NPPC; PQA for Youth; 2000

More Activities: Reading a Medication

Insert:Chapter 2

Reading a Feed Tag: Chapter 3 Medication Labels: Chapter 3

Core Concept

Objective 1: Quality Assurance

Core Concept 4: Core Concept 4:

Animal Care and Well-Being

Lesson

Administering Medicines

Knowledge of proper medication administration

Proper routes of administration Differences in routes of

administration Differences between species ALWAYS avoid major meat cuts (loin,

leg, ham)!!!

Responsibility CaringFrom: NPPC; PQA for Youth; 2000

From: SDSU Animal Science website

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Activities: Livestock Injection Sites:

Chapter 3 Banana Injection: Chapter 3

Core Concept

Objective 2: Character Education

Core Concept 1: Core Concept 1:

Six Pillars of Character

Activity

•Trustworthiness•Respect•Responsibility•Fairness•Caring•Citizenship

Participation Applying the Six Pillars of

Character: Chapter 1, Lesson 5, Activity 2

Activity: Defining the Six Pillars of

Character: Chapter 1 Applying the Six Pillars of Character

to Livestock Projects: Chapter 1

Core Concept

Objective 2: Character Education

Core Concept 2: Core Concept 2:

Purpose of 4-H/FFA

Activity: Understanding 4-H and FFA:

Chapter 1

Core Concept

Objective 2: Character Education

Core Concept 3: Core Concept 3:

Purpose of Livestock Projects

Activity: The Real Purpose of Livestock

Projects: Chapter 1 Name that skill: Chapter 1

Core Concept

Objective 2: Character Education Core Concept 4: Core Concept 4:

Decision Making And

Goal Setting

What is Success?

Success is the achievement of something desired, planned or attempted.

What is Failure?

Failure is not achieving what you desire, plan or

attempt.

Activity What is Success? Chapter 4

Eight Core Concepts

Character Education Six Pillars of

Character Purpose of

4-H/FFA Purpose of

Livestock Projects Making

Decisions/Goal Setting

Quality Assurance Impact of Livestock

Projects on Red Meat Industry

Responsibilities of Producing a Safe Product

Medication use/Reading and Following Labels

Animal Care and Well-Being

The Relationship between Quality

Counts and the local County Fair