Judging Resources on the Internet

These resources are current as of May 2015

http://www.bc4h.bc.ca/resources/quizzes
Test your judging knowledge of the different BC 4-H livestock projects! Quizzes have been
created for you to test your judging knowledge of the different BC 4-H livestock projects,
including: beef, cavy, dairy, dog, goat, horse, llama, poultry, rabbit, sheep and swine.
http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/AGMANIA/Interactive/index.htm
Drag and drop games for parts of the horse, cow, pig, rooster as well as skeletal games
for cow and horse. Multiple choice games for breeds of beef, dairy and swine.
http://www.equineguelph.ca/Tools/lla/lets_learn_anatomy_4H_FINAL.php
Let’s Learn Anatomy is developed by Equine Guelph as an exploratory experience to learn basic
anatomy of the horse.
http://www.worldaccessnet.com/~normans/hormel.html (Hormel)
You can calculate your placing score on a class if you know your placing, the official
placing and the cuts.
http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G2952
Fact sheet on a general overview of judging. Includes information on taking notes and giving
reasons.
https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/4H/4H-923-W.pdf
How to Plan, Organize, and Administrate a Livestock, Dairy, or Horse Judging Contest. A free
download—keep in mind that this is designed for competitions in the United States.
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2289.htm
Mississippi Livestock Judging Manual in PDF form.
http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/agmania/livestock/
Main page for University of Kentucky livestock judging info.
http://extension.udel.edu/4h/files/2012/02/LivestockJudgingManualKansas.pdf
Kansas Livestock Judging Guide for 4-H Club Members. Includes information on general judging
skills and judging cattle, swine and sheep.
http://www.unce.unr.edu/4H/programs/stem/files/pdf/MeatJudgingResources.pdf
Meat List of Judging/Meat Identification Resources from the University of Nevada (2008).

4‐H Manitoba 2015

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/
Highlights breeds of several species of livestock throughout the world.
http://www.hereford.ca/4_juniorForms/factSheets/judging.pdf
Judging fact sheet from the Canadian Junior Hereford Association.
http://www.holstein.ca/PublicContent/PDFS/EN/YouBeTheJudge.pdf
Judging fact sheet from Holstein Canada.
http://www.angus.org/Pub/Judging.pdf
Cattle Evaluation– You Be The Judge worksheet from the American Angus Association.
http://www.mbagsocieties.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Judging-Standards-Food.pdf
Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies standards for judging food in general.
http://www.mbagsocieties.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Judging-Standards-Food-
Home-Preservation.pdf
Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies standards for judging home preserved food.
http://www.mbagsocieties.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Judging-Standards-
Handcrafts-Quilting.pdf
Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies standards for judging handicrafts and quilts.
http://www.mbagsocieties.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Judging-Standards-
Horticulture.pdf
Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies horticultural judging standards.
http://www.mbagsocieties.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Judging-Standards-
Scrapbooking.pdf
Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies standards for judging scrapbooking.

Sections of the Judging Fact Sheets were adapted from the Alberta 4-H Judging
Project Guide with the permission of the Alberta 4-H Council.

Manitoba 4-H Contact Information

1129 Queens Avenue Brandon, MB R7A 1L9
Ph: (204) 726-6613 Fax: (204) 726-6260
4h@gov.mb.ca
www.manitoba.ca/agriculture/4-h
www.4h.mb.ca
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