Quality Counts

General presentation for Youth in a large setting. Quality Counts in Livestock Projects.

1. A Texas Curriculum
for
Livestock Education
http://qualitycounts.tamu.edu/

2. HOWDY!!!
•Introduction

3. Curriculum Focus
Quality Assurance Quality Assurance
Character EducationCharacter Education

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

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

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

7. Eight Core Concepts

8. Eight Core Concepts
Character Education
•Six Pillars of Character
•Purpose of 4-H/FFA
•Purpose of Livestock Projects
•Making Decisions/Goal Setting

9. Eight Core Concepts
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

10. 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

11. The Six Pillars of Character

12. The Six Pillars
•Trustworthiness
•Respect
•Responsibility
•Fairness
•Caring
•Citizenship

13. 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

14. 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

15. •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
Responsibility

16. •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
Fairness

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

18. •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
Citizenship

19. The Food Supply Continuum

20. Our Role in Food Supply Continuum
Food Supply ContinuumFood Supply Continuum
ConsumerConsumer
FoodFood
ServiceService
Retail/Retail/
DistributionDistribution
ProcessingProcessingHarvestingHarvesting
MarketingMarketing
TransportationTransportation
ProducerProducer
AttitudeAttitude
From: NPPC,
Youth PQA;
2000
Responsibility

21. •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
Our Role in Food Supply Continuum

22. Our Role in Food Supply Continuum
•Past failures in food safety process
–Recalls, scares, contamination
•Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Points (HACCP) plans and monitoring
now required by every packing plant,
regardless of size - PREVENTION
ResponsibilityCitizenshipTrustworthiness

23. Our Role in Food Supply Continuum
•Role of producer in providing packer with
safe product
–“On-farm HACCP”
–Certain hazards occur before product reaches
packer
–Notify packer of potential hazards
•Importance of record keeping
–Medication use and storage
ResponsibilityCitizenshipTrustworthiness

24. ACTIVITY

25. The Impact of 4-H and FFA Projects
•Reveal impact of 76,000
market projects

26. ACTIVITY 4 –
What’s under that hide?
Orange and Tin Foil

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

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

29. What is Dressing Percentage?
•Dressing Percentage = The percentage of the
live animal that ends up as carcass (Carcass
Weight / Live Weight X 100)
–Pork: 73%
–Market Lambs: 53% (shorn)
–Meat Goats: 55%
–Beef Cattle: 62%
Responsibility

30. Dressing Percentage is Affected by:
•Gut fill – The more gut fill at the time the live weight is
taken, the lower the dressing percentage will be.
•Muscling – A heavier muscled animal will have a higher
dressing percentage than a light muscled animal.
•Fatness – A fatter animal will have a higher dressing
percentage than a lean animal.
•Mud – Cattle with a lot of mud attached to their hide will
have a lower dressing percentage than clean cattle.
•Wool – Lambs with long wool will have a lower dressing
percentage than recently-shorn lambs
•Skin – In market swine, the skin is left on.
•Stomach Type – Market swine are monogastics, cattle,
sheep and goats are ruminants.
Citizenship

31. PORK
Ave Wt. – 240
D. P. - 73%
5,714,498.4 lb
Responsibility

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

33. GOATS
Ave Wt. – 110
D. P. - 55%
1,441,170.5 lb
Responsibility

34. BEEF
Ave Wt. – 1200
D. P. - 62%
6,277,872.0 lb
Responsibility

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

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

37. Identify Potential Hazards in Meat Products
•Three types of hazards:
–Microbial
•E. coli, salmonella
–Chemical
•Antibiotic residue
–Physical
•Broken needle
Caring
ResponsibilityCitizenship
Trustworthiness

38. Prevent Potential Hazards in Meat Products
QUESTIONS:
•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?

39. ACTIVITY

40. Prevent Potential Hazards in Meat Products
Subcutaneous Injection
Citizenship

41. Prevent Potential Hazards in Meat Products
Intramuscular injection
Citizenshi
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42. Prevent Potential Hazards in Meat Products
ResponsibilityCitizenship

43. On-Line Program

45. It’s Game Time
Quality Counts Style

46. In closing………

47. The Future of the
Youth Livestock Show
Program Depends on
Us!

48. Thank You!