Prepared by: Dr. Jan R. Busboom, Extension Meat Specialist, Washington State University, May 10, 2006
Junior 4-H Questions
What is the sex of your goat?Intermediate/Senior 4-H/FFA Questions
What do you call the opposite sex?
What is the breed of your goat?
Name another breed of goat?
What vaccinations has your goat received?
What wormer has your goat received and how was it administered?
Name body parts of a goat
Name wholesale cuts of goat.
What is average daily gain (ADG)?
What is the ADG of your goat?
What has your goat been eating?
How much do you feed it per day? (I try to get them to answer in pounds)
What percentage protein is in your feed?
What is a subcutaneous (s.c., SubQ) injection and where do you give it?
What is an intramuscular (IM) injection and where do you give it?
What is the meaning of withdrawal time for a drug?
In the Junior Finals, some Intermediate/Senior 4-H/FFA Questions may be used to break ties
Any of the Junior 4-H Questions Plus:Other Skillathon type questions:
What do you call an intact male goat?
What are female goats called?
Name 5 key nutrients.
What is a normal body temperature for goats?
What is gestation length in goats?
What is the estrus cycle length?
What is a meat breed of goat?
What is a fiber breed of goat?
What is a dairy breed of goat?
Why are goats not fed animal protein by-products?
What is scrapie?
What is T.S.E.?
What is B.S.E.?
What is entropion?
What is a normal birth weight for a goat?
What would be an average life expectancy for a doe?
How many stomachs does a goat have?
Name the stomachs of a goat?
What do you call an animal with four stomachs?
Name two grains.
Can you safely feed beef feed to your goat? Why or why not?
Can you safely feed swine feed to your goat? Why or why not?
Name one vitamin and one mineral contained in your goat feed.
What do you like or dislike about this goat?
If you could improve your goat, what part or attribute would you change?
How did you prepare your goat for the show?
Define Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship
Name one (or more) goat disease and tell me what you know about it?
What is a prolapse? Symptoms? How to treat? (There is more than one type)
What is coccidiosis? Symptoms? How to treat?
What is polioencephalomalacia? Symptoms? How to treat?
What is mastitis? Symptoms? How to treat?
What is pneumonia? Symptoms? How to treat?
What is white muscle disease? Symptoms? How to treat?
What is grass tetany? Symptoms? How to treat?
What is the ideal market weight (or fat thickness or ribeye area)?
Protein requirements of goats of various ages
Identify retail cuts
Roast (Usually at least 2 inches thick) versus steak or slice (usually ¾ to 1 inch thick)
Leg cuts, loin cuts, rib or rack cuts, shoulder cuts, shank, breast, neck, riblets
Identify various parasites such as round worms, tape worms, keds, ticks, lice, flies
Identify feedstuffs such as molasses (smell it), soybean meal, corn, wheat, oats, barley, peas, limestone (its ground up rock with no smell), meat and bone meal (smell it), grass hay versus alfalfa hay versus straw.
Identify goat equipment
Hay judging
Heading using the h3tag
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