Livestock Skill-a-Thon
CONTEST DESCRIPTION
The Livestock Skill-a-thon contest tests a 4-H member’s knowledge and comprehension of animal science and livestock management practices. The contest provides an opportunity for youth to gain and develop production livestock skills and life skills through a competitive environment.
REGISTRATION
YOU MUST BE ENROLLED IN 4-H TO SIGN UP!
Click here to enroll in 4-H.
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Click here to sign up to participate in Livestock Skill-a-Thon at Texas 4-H Roundup.
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025 AT 11:59 PM.
LAST CHANCE DEADLINE: MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025 AT 11:59 PM.
DATES TO REMEMBER
(updated 1-24-25)
Monday, February 10, 2025--Deadline to register, 11:59 PM
Monday, May 5, 2025--Last chance deadline to register, 11:59 PM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025--Contest at Texas 4-H Roundup, College Station
February-June--Practices
FORMS
TEXAS 4-H ROUNDUP CONTEST INFORMATION
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Hildebrand Equine Complex
College Station, Texas
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AGE GROUPS & TEAMS
Senior--grades 9-12
Individual
Team of 3 or 4
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CONTEST FEES
Fees for Texas 4-H Roundup are:
Youth All-Inclusive: $120
Youth Day Pass: $50
Adult All-Inclusive: $75
Adult Day Pass: $30
Plus travel costs to College Station
If you sold 10 or more raffle tickets in 2024, or are a first-year 4-H'er, then your fees are covered by the Lynn County Adult Leaders Association. If you register for the contest but do not end up competing, then you will be responsible for reimbursing your entry fee and will receive an invoice from Lynn County 4-H.
If you did not sell raffle tickets, then you will be responsible for paying your entry fee. You will receive an invoice from Lynn County 4-H. If you end up not competing, then you are still responsible for paying the entry fee. Those fees are not returned once registration has been completed.
Please ignore any invoices/requests for payment that come from anyone other than Lynn County 4-H.
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INFORMATION
This is an Invitational Contest, therefore there is no qualifying event prior to Roundup.
This is a national qualifier contest. The first place team qualifies to advance to the 2025 National Contest at NAILE in Louisville.
4-H'ers can only compete in one contest at Texas 4-H Roundup per day.
It is mandatory that all adults attending Roundup enroll as a volunteer in 4HOnline.
The contest is divided into four areas:
Identification
Livestock Equipment identification
Livestock Breed Identification
Retail Meat Cut Identification
Feed Sample Identification
Judging
Hay Judging
Wool Judging
Retail Meat Judging
Quizzes
Individual Quality Assurance--read a medicine label, calculate withdrawal times, complete a treatment record, made responsible management decisions
Industry Quiz--30 question multiple choice quiz about the total livestock industry
Team Exercises
Possible examples: Keep/Cull, Livestock Performance & Marketing, Quality Assurance, and Nutrition and Feeding
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Sierra Stephens, Lynn CEA-Ag & Natural Resources
sierra.stephens@ag.tamu.edu
806.561.4562 | 806.290.8200