Animal Project Information

QA: All Livestock Exhibitors Must Complete Quality Assurance Annually. All QA Must Be Completed by June 1st. Youth MUST Pre-Register at go.osu.edu/jacksonqareg.

Click Here to Register for a 2023 QA Training!

2023 Quality Assurance training opportunities can be found on the Calendar, in the 4-H Newsletter, and County Dates Page.

Jackson County Quality Assurance Training Opportunities:

Wednesday, March 8th from 6:00-8:00 PM at ParksEdge Event Center, Jackson.
Monday, March 20th from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Jackson County OSU Extension Office.
Saturday, April 1st from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Jackson County Fairgrounds.
Saturday, April 22nd from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Jackson County Fairgrounds.
Make-up Training: $10.00 Pre-registration Required!
- Thursday, May 11th at the Jackson County OSU Extension Office.
  - 4:30-6:00 PM
  - 6:30-8:00 PM

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Out of County QA Training Opportunities:

4-H members can complete QA training in any county. Many state events, such as the Ohio Beef Expo or Ohio 4-H Conference, also offer QA trainings. Some counties offer regional clinics, or speciality clinics for specific species. Some counties even offer Zoom training workshops. These are open to all 4-H members. If attending, you MUST indicate that you are from Jackson County and should communicate ahead of time with that county's 4-H Educator or whoever is taking attendance and/or facilitating the training.

Check out opportunties in counties surrounding Jackson: Gallia, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton Counties.

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Youth Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Online Training

Youth Quality Care of Animals online training costs $12 and is available at https://yqcaprogram.org/

If a member chooses to complete their QA training using the YQCA site or at another county training, certification of the completed training must be submitted to the Jackson County Extension Office no later than June 1st.

Tagging & Weigh-Ins

Market Beef & Dairy Steer Weigh-In: Market Steer, Market Heifer, and Dairy Steer Weigh-in will be Saturday, January 7th, 2023 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds from 9:00-11:00 AM.

PLEASE READ THESE IMPORTANT NOTES:

Please pre-register your beef project before January 3rd.
If we need to cancel due to bad weather, the weigh-in will be rescheduled for January 21st from 9-11 am.
There is a $5 pen fee per animal.
County Bred forms must be filled out and turned in at the weigh-in. County Bred forms can be found above.
Carcass Class forms must be filled out and turned in at the weigh-in. Carcass Class forms can be found below under "NEW 2023 Market Steer Carcass Class Rules"
Market beef animals must be born after December 1st, 2021.
All steers must be castrated by 8 months of age per ODA guidelines.
Market Heifers will follow the same rules as market steers. Market heifers must not be pregnant and any embryo flushing is NOT allowed.
All cattle must have a halter with a lead strap on before exiting the trailer or they will not be weighed.

Spring Weigh-In: Market Goats, Market Lambs, Market Hogs, Market Beef Feeder Calves, & Dairy Market Feeder Calves weigh-in will be Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds from 9:00-11:00 AM.

PLEASE READ THESE IMPORTANT NOTES:

Please pre-register your animals by May 4th at go.osu.edu/SpringWeighIn
There is a $5 pen fee per animal.
County Bred forms must be filled out and turned in at the weigh-in. County Bred forms can be found above.
Please see the rulebook for required birthdates and possession dates.

Market Rabbit Tattooing: Market Rabbit Tattooing will be Saturday, June 24th at the Jackson County Fairgrounds from 7:00 - 11:00 AM.

Rabbit Exhibitor Fees:

$5 for 2-3 rabbits.
$10 for 4-6 rabbits.

Poultry Pullorum Testing: Pullorum Testing for breeding poultry will be held Saturday, July 8th at the Jackson County Fairgrounds from 9:00 -11:00 AM.

Exhibition Poultry ONLY (Not for Market Poultry)

FairEntry

FairEntry Animal Registrations for All Market and Breeding Animals Due June 15th, 2023!

Click Here to Log In to FairEntry

Please find links to the instruction sheets to register your market and breeding animals for the fair. Completing your FairEntry Registration early will help us in preparing for the 2023 Fair!
You can login to FairEntry using your 4-H Online family profile.
Need Help?
- Visit the 4-H Online & FairEntry Help Page
- FairEntry Animal Registration Instructions
- Still have questions? Contact the Extension Office at 740-286-5044.

Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNFs)

REQUIRED for ALL Market Animals (including market rabbits, dairy feeders, & beef feeders) exhibited at the Jackson County Junior Fair.

Please submit the 2023 DUNF for the 2023 Jackson County Fair by July 16th, 2023.

Click here to fill out the 2023 DUNF

Skillathon Contest

All Jackson County 4-H Youth (regardless of project enrollment) are encouraged to participate in the NEW Jackson County Livestock Skillathon Contest!

This new and improved contest is a fun way to test your knowledge of animals. No registration required. Just show up between the hours of 12:00-4:00 PM and test!

Winners will be given their prizes at the 2023 Jackson County Junior Fair awards ceremony. Winners will be announced ahead of the Fair.

Awards include Beef, Dairy, Dogs, Goats, Horses, Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, & Swine.

Skillathon FAQs

What is Skillathon?

•Skillathon is a fun test of your knowledge using interactive stations but is not a written test like you would take in school. Stations are more intentional, and youth are encouraged to describe and demonstrate what they have learned.

Do I need to bring my project book?

•Nope! Project books are not checked at Skillathon anymore. Instead, project books will begin being checked at the 2024 Livestock Project Book Interviews.

Do I need to bring my animals?

•Nope! All animals can stay home.

Why should I participate?

•Generous folks sponsored AWESOME prizes to give to winners. If no one wins, who do we give prizes to? It just might be you!

Skillathon FLyer

SPECIES SPECIFIC PAGES

Resources & Forms:

Quality Assurance

Tagging & Weigh-Ins

FairEntry

Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNFs)

Skillathon Contest

Jackson County Office

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