4-H Rabbit Project Health Supplement

Fact sheet on how to keep your rabbit healthy. It’s important that you become familiar with the normal health of your animal so you know when it isn’t well. You can create your own health observation chart or use the one in publication 4H369A, “Observing the Normal Animal.” (2 pages, 48 KB) Keywords – appetite, characteristics, […]

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4-H Sheep Project Health Supplement

Fact sheet on how to keep your sheep healthy. It’s important that you become familiar with the normal health of your animal so you know when it isn’t well. You can create your own health observation chart or use the one in publication 4H369A, “Observing the Normal Animal.” (2 pages, 47 KB) Keywords – appetite, characteristics, […]

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4-H Swine Project Health Supplement

Fact sheet on how to keep your pig healthy. It’s important that you become familiar with the normal health of your animal so you know when it isn’t well. You can create your own health observation chart or use the one in publication 4H369A, “Observing the Normal Animal.” (2 pages, 48 KB) Keywords – feed consumption, […]

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4-H Veterinary Science Project Animal Health Supplements

Series of 10 fact sheets and a recording form on how to keep the following animals healthy: cage birds, cats, cavies, dogs, goats, fish, pigeons, rabbits, sheep and swine. It includes information on animal illness and disease. (22 pages, 1,128 KB). Keywords – normal animal, observation, exam, appetite, temperature Note: This document has been divided into 11 smaller […]

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Basics of Training Your Dog

Leader guide on how to help youth train their dogs, from sit and heal through figure 8’s, through a series of nine training lessons.  This guide provides basic information on basic commands and dog training terminology. (14 pages). Keywords- long sit, long down, stand for examination, recall Details Publication Number: 4H436 Category: Animal Sciences Sub-Category: […]

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Dog Obedience — Novice & Beyond

Leader guide on advanced dog training for the novice, graduate novice, pre-open, open, pre-utility and utility classes. (20 pages). Keywords – heel off leash, heel on leash, drop on recall, long sit, long down Details Publication Number: 4H439 Category: Animal Sciences Sub-Category: Dog Type: Handbook Audience: Youth Links Dog Obedience — Novice & Beyond

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Lifetime Dairy Record

One of these summary forms is needed for each 4-H dairy project animal. It contains permanent identification, production and financial records. (2 pages in editable Adobe Acrobat pdf and Microsoft Word formats.) Keywords- registration number, health record, cost, breeding, calving Details Publication Number: LDR Category: Animal Sciences Sub-Category: Dairy Type: Form Audience: Youth Links  Lifetime […]

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Meat Animal Project Record (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Poultry)

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.) Keywords- inventory, identification, financial agreement, income, expenses Details Publication Number: MA Category: Animal Sciences Sub-Category: Beef, Sheep, Swine, Poultry Type: Form Audience: Youth Links Meat […]

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Normal Animal

Leader guide on how to help youth recognize and maintain a normal, healthy animal through a series of nine lesson plans. (15 pages.) Keywords- veterinary science, structure, cleaning and disinfecting, animal behavior, parts of the animal Details Publication Number: 4H323 Category: Animal Sciences Sub-Category: Veterinary Science Type: Guide Audience: Volunteer Links Normal Animal

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Observing the Normal Animal

Directions on how to give your 4-H project animal a physical exam to make sure it stays healthy. Includes a set of procedures and a chart to record your observations for one week. (2 pages, 42KB) Note: This publication is a companion to the following publications that focus on the normal health of common animal species: […]

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