Cow Breeds
What is the most common dairy breed?
Holstein
What breed of goat do we have on the farm?
Nubian
What is biosecurity?
A set of management practices, systems, and protocols designed to protect human, animal, and plant populations from harmful biological agents.
What is our project goat's name?
Azalia
This official document is updated at our monthly meetings by members to track animal weights, feed costs, and health treatments throughout the year
4H Record Book
What is the small breed of cow?
Jersey
What breed is a highly popular dairy breed originating from the French Alps that is known fir exceptional milk production?
Alpine
How can we be bio-secure when traveling between farms?
Wear different clothes, have different boots or boot covers, spray car tires
What is our project cow's name?
Nash
In the show ring, this specific individual is responsible for evaluating the animals and placing the youth based on their handling skills?
Showmanship Judge
What breed has red tone and superior milk quality?
Ayrshire
What breed originated from the Bernese Oberland region in Switzerland and is a one of the easiest breeds to milk?
Oberhasli
What are some tools we use on our farm for biosecurity?
Green boot spray
What is a cow measuring tape used for?
A tool that estimates the animal's weight based on its heart girth circumference.
The fundamental 4-H pledge component represents the part of the body dedicated to "clearer thinking" about animal care
Head
What breed originates in the Swiss Alps and produces large volumes of milk?
Brown Swiss
What breed is the largest dairy goat breed globally and originated in the __ Valley of Switzerland?
Saanen
How can we be biosecure when transporting animals?
Cleaning vehicles, putting fresh bedding, enforcing strict personal hygiene, check the animals health
What is the famacha system used for?
To identify and deworm based on the score
When showing a dairy animal, a 4-H member must wear this specific color pants to maintain a clean, traditional appearance in the ring
White
Which cow is located on the English Channel?
Guernsey
What breed is known for its exceptional milk yield, striking coat, and is recognized as one of the oldest dairy goat breeds?
Toggenburg
30 days
Name the four stomachs of a cow.
Rumen, Omasum, Abomasum, Reticulum
This annual event is the ultimate destination where 4-H members showcase their hard work and compete for grand champion ribbons
County Fair - or any version of a fair since Delco 4-H doesn't host a fair