A Quality Counts Presentation Edited for delivery over Centra Symposium for Program Planning Purposes

1. A Texas Curriculum
for
Livestock Education

2. Curriculum Focus
Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance
Character EducationCharacter 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
 Online – Texas Trail
 Understanding the Concepts

7. Eight Core Concepts
Objective 1:
Quality Assurance
1. Impact of Livestock
Projects on Red Meat
Industry
2. Responsibilities of
Producing a Safe
Product
3. Medication
use/Reading and
Following Labels
4. Animal Care and Well-
Being
Objective 2:
Character
Education
1. Six Pillars of
Character
2. Purpose of 4-H/FFA
3. Purpose of Livestock
Projects
4. Making
Decisions/Goal Setting

8. Core Concept
Objective 1: Quality Assurance
Core Concept 1: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. Grand Total
Grand Total:
14,185,412.15
pounds of
carcass!!!!!!

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

13. Lesson
The Food Supply Continuum

14. Understand role and responsibility in the
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

15. Activity
 Food Supply Continuum Puzzle:Chapter
2

Group Sit: Chapter 2

16. Lesson
Understanding Food Safety

17. 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?

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

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

20. Lesson
Medication and Feed Labels

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

22. More Activities:
 Reading a Medication Insert:Chapter
2
 Reading a Feed Tag: Chapter 3
 Medication Labels: Chapter 3

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

24. Lesson
Administering Medicines

25. 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)!!!
Responsibility Caring
From: NPPC;
PQA for Youth;
2000
From: SDSU
Animal Science
website
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26. Activities:
 Livestock Injection Sites: Chapter 3
 Banana Injection: Chapter 3

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

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

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

30. Activity:
 Defining the Six Pillars of Character:
Chapter 1
 Applying the Six Pillars of Character to
Livestock Projects: Chapter 1

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

32. Activity:
 Understanding 4-H and FFA:
Chapter 1

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

34. Activity:
 The Real Purpose of Livestock Projects:
Chapter 1
 Name that skill: Chapter 1

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

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

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

38. Activity
 What is Success? Chapter 4

39. 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

40. The Relationship
between Quality
Counts and the local
County Fair