This paper is only available as a PDF. To read, Please Download here.
Abstract
Competitive dairy cattle judging at the collegiate and 4-H levels were started in 1908 and 1919, respectively, but few studies have been conducted to determine the benefits of competitive judging programs. Collegiate judging team programs have had a positive effect on participants and benefited personal character traits. Judging team participation has influenced evaluation, communication and decision-making skills, and confidence. Each year, several thousand youth from 4-H, FFA, and colleges participate in judging program activities that are taught by extension agents, vocational agriculture teachers, breed association and AI personnel, and other industry volunteers. Judging programs help youth learn critical life skills, such as critical thinking, self discipline, situation analysis, decision making, organization, verbal expression, and defense of decisions. International dairy cattle judging activities provide youth and adults with significant learning experiences regarding the globalization of animal agriculture. Academic institutions should continue to provide leadership and training programs to ensure that adequate numbers of volunteers and professional educators are trained for the future.
Key words
References
- Judging Dairy Cattle.John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY1940
- How valuable is dairy cattle judging for college students?.Hoard's Dairyman. 1993; 138: 654
- Animal Breeding Plans.3rd ed. The Collegiate Press, Inc., Ames, IA1945
- National 4-H dairy cattle judging contests 1919 to 1994.Coop. Ext. Serv. Leaflet, Univ., Maryland, College Park1995
- Dairy Cattle National Collegiate Judging Contest 1916-1994.Coop. Ext. Serv. Leaflet, Univ., Maryland, College Park1995
- Judging team members reflection on the value of livestock, horse, meats and wool judging programs.Profess. Anim. Sci. 1992; 8: 7
- Winning the judging contest made them dairy industry winners.Hoard's Dairyman. 1993; 138: Expo 12
- Dairy Cow Unified Score Card. [Revised and Copyrighted 1957, 1971, 1982, and 1994.].Holstein Found., Inc., Brattleboro, VT1943
- Dairy Cattle Judging Techniques.4th ed. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ1987
- Investigation of linear type evaluations for collegiate judging contests.J. Dairy Sci. 1996; 79: 907
Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
December 31,
1996
Received:
July 16,
1996
Identification
Copyright
© 1997 American Dairy Science Association. Published by Elsevier Inc.
User license
Elsevier user license | How you can reuse 
Elsevier's open access license policy
Elsevier user license
Permitted
For non-commercial purposes:
- Read, print & download
- Text & data mine
- Translate the article
Not Permitted
- Reuse portions or extracts from the article in other works
- Redistribute or republish the final article
- Sell or re-use for commercial purposes
Elsevier's open access license policy
