General presentation for Youth in a large setting. Quality Counts in Livestock Projects.

1. A Texas Curriculum
for
Livestock Educationhttp://qualitycounts.tamu.edu/

2. HOWDY!!!
• Introduction

3. Curriculum Focus
Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance
Character EducationCharacter Education

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

5. Objective 2
• Enhance character
education for Texas
4-H and FFA Youth

6. Objective 3
• Promote a Positive Image
of Youth Livestock
Programs

7. Eight Core Concepts

8. Eight Core Concepts
Character Education
• Six Pillars of Character
• Purpose of 4-H/FFA
• Purpose of Livestock Projects
• Making Decisions/Goal Setting

9. Eight Core Concepts
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

10. 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

11. The Six Pillars of Character

12. The Six Pillars
• Trustworthiness
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Fairness
• Caring
• Citizenship

13. Trustworthiness
• Be honest
• Don’t deceive, cheat or steal
• Be reliable
• Do what you say you will do
• Have the courage to do the right thing
• Build a good reputation
• Be loyal
• Stand by your family, friends and country

14. Respect
• Treat others with respect
• Follow the Golden Rule
• Be tolerant to differences
• Use good manners, not bad language
• Be considerate of the feelings of others
• Don't threaten, hit or hurt anyone
• Deal peacefully with anger, insults and
disagreements

15. • Do what you are supposed to do
• Persevere: Keep trying!
• Always do your best
• Use self control: be disciplined
• Think before you act
• Consider the consequences
• Be accountable for your choices
Responsibility

16. • Play by the rules
• Take turns and share
• Be open minded
• Listen to others
• Don't take advantage of others
• Don't blame others carelessly
Fairness

17. • Be kind
• Be compassionate and show you care
• Express gratitude
• Forgive others
• Help people in need
Caring

18. • Do your share to make your school and
community better
• Cooperate
• Stay informed; vote
• Be a good neighbor
• Obey laws and rules
• Respect authority
• Protect the environment
Citizenship

19. The Food Supply Continuum

20. Our Role in Food Supply Continuum
Food Supply ContinuumFood Supply Continuum
ConsumerConsumer
FoodFood
ServiceService
Retail/Retail/
DistributionDistribution
ProcessingProcessing HarvestingHarvesting
MarketingMarketing
TransportationTransportation
ProducerProducer
AttitudeAttitude
From: NPPC,
Youth PQA;
2000
Responsibility

21. • ALL producers are affected by negative
publicity concerning our food supply
• Product safety can be compromised at
any time in the food supply continuum
Responsibility
Citizenship
Our Role in Food Supply Continuum

22. Our Role in Food Supply Continuum
• Past failures in food safety process
– Recalls, scares, contamination
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Points (HACCP) plans and monitoring
now required by every packing plant,
regardless of size - PREVENTION
Responsibility Citizenship Trustworthiness

23. Our Role in Food Supply Continuum
• Role of producer in providing packer with
safe product
– “On-farm HACCP”
– Certain hazards occur before product reaches
packer
– Notify packer of potential hazards
• Importance of record keeping
– Medication use and storage
Responsibility Citizenship Trustworthiness

24. ACTIVITY

25. The Impact of 4-H and FFA Projects
• Reveal impact of 76,000
market projects

26. ACTIVITY 4 –
What’s under that hide?
Orange and Tin Foil

27. How many pounds of carcass are there?
• Terms & Calculations:
(1) Live Weight, (2)
Dressing Percent, and
(3) Carcass Weight
Citizenship

28. Total Entry Numbers
Market Swine: 32,617
Meat Goats: 32,821
Market Lamb: 11,438
Market Steers: 8,438
TOTAL: 76,225
Responsibility

29. What is Dressing Percentage?
• Dressing Percentage = The percentage of the
live animal that ends up as carcass (Carcass
Weight / Live Weight X 100)
– Pork: 73%
– Market Lambs: 53% (shorn)
– Meat Goats: 55%
– Beef Cattle: 62%
Responsibility

30. Dressing Percentage is Affected by:
• Gut fill – The more gut fill at the time the live weight is
taken, the lower the dressing percentage will be.
• Muscling – A heavier muscled animal will have a higher
dressing percentage than a light muscled animal.
• Fatness – A fatter animal will have a higher dressing
percentage than a lean animal.
• Mud – Cattle with a lot of mud attached to their hide will
have a lower dressing percentage than clean cattle.
• Wool – Lambs with long wool will have a lower dressing
percentage than recently-shorn lambs
• Skin – In market swine, the skin is left on.
• Stomach Type – Market swine are monogastics, cattle,
sheep and goats are ruminants.
Citizenship

31. PORK
Ave Wt. – 240
D. P. - 73%
5,714,498.4 lb
Responsibility

32. SHEEP
Ave Wt. – 125
D. P. - 53%
751,871.25 lb
Responsibility

33. GOATS
Ave Wt. – 110
D. P. - 55%
1,441,170.5 lb
Responsibility

34. BEEF
Ave Wt. – 1200
D. P. - 62%
6,277,872.0 lb
Responsibility

35. Grand Total:
14,185,412.15
pounds of
carcass!!!!!!

36. What does this mean?
• Livestock projects can IMPACT
thousands of people!!!
• Think about the CONSUMER!!!!
• You never know who they might
be……..

37. Identify Potential Hazards in Meat Products
• Three types of hazards:
– Microbial
• E. coli, salmonella
– Chemical
• Antibiotic residue
– Physical
• Broken needle
Caring
Responsibility Citizenship
Trustworthiness

38. Prevent Potential Hazards in Meat Products
QUESTIONS:
• 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?

39. ACTIVITY

40. Prevent Potential Hazards in Meat Products
Subcutaneous Injection
Citizenship

41. Prevent Potential Hazards in Meat Products
Intramuscular injection
Citizenshi
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42. Prevent Potential Hazards in Meat Products
Responsibility Citizenship

43. On-Line Program

45. It’s Game Time
Quality Counts Style

46. In closing………

47. The Future of the
Youth Livestock Show
Program Depends on
Us!

48. Thank You!