Quality Assurance Requirements
- Quality Assurance training is required annually for any member exhibiting a livestock project at the Fairfield County Fair (or Ohio State Fair). Livestock species include Beef (Breeding & Market), Dairy Breeding, Dairy Feeders, Goats (Angora, Dairy, Meat, Market & Pygmy), Poultry (Breeding & Market), Sheep (Breeding & Market), Swine, Rabbits (Breeding & Market), Llamas, Alpacas.
- Deadline: All quality assurance training must be completed by June 30, 2024. Youth wanting to participate in the Ohio State Fair must have quality assurance training completed by June 1st, per OSF Rules.
2024 Skillathon Information
- 2024 Skillathon Dates:
- Beef, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Feeders, Meat Goat, Sheep, Swine - September 7, 2024, By Appointment. Rickett's Hall - check-in, Ed Sands - Skillathons
- Dog, Rabbit, Poultry, Horse, Alpaca/Llama, Pygmy Goat, Dairy Goat - September 22, 2024, By Appointment. Rickett's Hall - check in, Ed Sands - Skillathons
- 2024 Skillathon Rubrics
September 7th | September 22nd |
Beef | Dog |
Dairy Cattle | Rabbit |
Dairy Feeder/Steer | Poultry |
Meat Goat | Horse |
Sheep - Breeding | Alpaca/Llama |
Sheep - Market | Pygmy Goat |
Swine - Breeding | Dairy Goat |
Swine - Market |
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- 2024 Skillathon Resources
- Beef Cattle
- Dairy Cattle
- Dog
- Goat
- Horse
- Poultry
- Poultry Feed Sheet (One Sheet)
- Rabbit
- Rabbit Feed Identification (One Sheet)
- Sheep
- Swine
- If you have questions regarding the Skillathon process, please contact Leslie Cooksey, cooksey.25@osu.edu, or Aubry Fowler, fowler.443@osu.edu
Fairfield County Livestock Forms
- 4-H/FFA Livestock and Horse Housing Form for Fairfield County (revised 2019)
- Specie deadlines are listed on the form.
- Needs to be completed if you are not housing the animal on property your parents own.
- Home Grown Market Wether Intent Form (2024) (due May 1st)
- Home Grown Market Rabbit Intent Form (2024) (due May 1st)
- Home Grown Market Lamb Intent Form (2024) (due May 1st)
- Dairy Lease
- Dairy Goat Lease (due July 1st)
- Llama/Alpaca Lease
2024 Muscle Quality and Performance
- 2024 MQP Program Information
- 2024 Swine (Barrows or Gilts) MQP Application (due April 15th)
- 2024 Lamb MQP Application (due April 15th)
- 2024 Goat MQP Application (due April 15th)
Additional Information
- Beef Cattle Resources
- Requirements of Livestock Projects for Exhibition in Ohio Fairs - New 2/18/2019
- Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Fact Sheet for 4-H Youth Livestock Producers and Families
- For Junior Fair Livestock Sale information, please visit the sale blog at u.osu.edu/livestocksale.