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Texas Livestock Education Curriculum: Quality Assurance & Character Education

This curriculum focuses on ensuring livestock projects meet food quality standards while enhancing character education for Texas 4-H and FFA youth, promoting a positive image of youth livestock programs. The curriculum includes text lessons, activities, and support materials to understand concepts related to quality assurance, responsibility, and character development.

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Texas Livestock Education Curriculum: Quality Assurance & Character Education

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  1. A Texas Curriculum for Livestock Education

  2. Curriculum Focus Quality Assurance Character Education

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

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

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

  6. How to Use the Curriculum • Multiple delivery curriculum • Notebooks with Text Lessons • Step by step or as needed • Activity Based • Handouts and Support Materials • Understanding the Concepts

  7. Objective 1: 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 Objective 2: Character Education Six Pillars of Character Purpose of 4-H/FFA Purpose of Livestock Projects Making Decisions/Goal Setting Eight Core Concepts

  8. Core Concept Objective 1: Quality Assurance Core Concept 1: Impact of Livestock Projects on Red Meat Industry

  9. Reveal impact of 76,000 market projects

  10. Total Entry Numbers Market Swine: 32,617 Meat Goats: 23,821 Market Lamb: 11,349 Market Steers: 8,438 TOTAL: 76,225

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

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

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

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

  15. Core Concept Objective 1: Quality Assurance Core Concept 2: Responsibility of Producing a Safe Product

  16. Lesson The Food Supply Continuum

  17. Understand role and responsibility in the food supply continuum • 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

  18. Understand role and responsibility in the food supply continuum From: NPPC, Youth PQA; 2000

  19. Activity • Food Supply Continuum Puzzle:Chapter 2 • Group Sit:Chapter 2

  20. Lesson Understanding Food Safety

  21. Identify potential hazards in meat products and appropriate preventative measures • 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?

  22. Participation Ch. 2, Lesson 2, Activity 3 Broken Needles

  23. Core Concept Objective 1: Quality Assurance Core Concept 3: Medication Use/Reading and Following Labels

  24. Lesson Medication and Feed Labels

  25. Expiration date Lot number Dosage Warnings Cautions Application Method Precautions Active Ingredient Trade Name Exhibit knowledge of medication and feed labels and their meaning Read the Labels!!! From: NPPC; PQA for Youth; 2000 Caring Responsibility

  26. More Activities: • Reading a Medication Insert:Chapter 2 • Reading a Feed Tag:Chapter 3 • Medication Labels:Chapter 3

  27. Core Concept Objective 1: Quality Assurance Core Concept 4: Animal Care and Well-Being

  28. Lesson Administering Medicines

  29. Knowledge of proper medication administration • Proper routes of administration • Differences in routes of administration • Differences between species • ALWAYS avoid major meat cuts (loin, leg, ham)!!! Ø Ø From: SDSU Animal Science website From: NPPC; PQA for Youth; 2000 Responsibility Caring

  30. Activities: • Livestock Injection Sites: Chapter 3 • Banana Injection: Chapter 3

  31. Core Concept Objective 2: Character Education Core Concept 1: Six Pillars of Character

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. Responsibility #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

  35. Fairness #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

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

  37. Citizenship #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

  38. Participation • Applying the Six Pillars of Character:Chapter 1, Lesson 5, Activity 2

  39. Activity • Trustworthiness • Respect • Responsibility • Fairness • Caring • Citizenship

  40. Activity: • Defining the Six Pillars of Character:Chapter 1 • Applying the Six Pillars of Character to Livestock Projects: Chapter 1

  41. Core Concept Objective 2: Character Education Core Concept 2: Purpose of 4-H/FFA

  42. Activity: • Understanding 4-H and FFA: Chapter 1

  43. Motto Learning to Do Doing to Learn Earning to Live Living to Serve

  44. Slogan Learn by Doing

  45. Core Concept Objective 2: Character Education Core Concept 3: Purpose of Livestock Projects

  46. Activity: • The Real Purpose of Livestock Projects: Chapter 1 • Name that skill: Chapter 1

  47. Core Concept Objective 2: Character Education Core Concept 4: Decision Making And Goal Setting

  48. What is Success? Success is the achievement of something desired, planned or attempted.

  49. What is Failure? Failure is not achieving what you desire, plan or attempt.

  50. Activity • What is Success? Chapter 4

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