4AJ-07PA: Kentucky 4-H Poultry Judging Contest: Evaluating Past Production Hens

Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore | Aug. 19, 2021 (Major Revision)

In a 4-H poultry judging contest participants are required to rank a group of four hens from the most to least productive. The criteria used in judging the hens are based on pigmentation, abdominal capacity, abdominal fat condition and molt.

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4AJ-11PO: Kentucky 4-H Poultry Judging Contest: Market Poultry: Ready-to-Cook Poultry Parts Identification

Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore | Aug. 18, 2021 (New)

The market poultry division now includes one class of ready-to-cook broiler carcasses to grade, one class of ready-to-cook roaster carcasses to grade, one class of parts identification, one class of parts grading, and one class of further processed boneless poultry products. Each class is worth 100 points, for a total of 500 possible points for the division. This factsheet specifically looks at the 24 possible parts that will be selected from for use in the contest. This is an increase from the 17 possible parts in previous years.

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ASC-247: Broodiness in Chickens

Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore | Aug. 2, 2021 (New)

Broodiness is the term used to describe a hen that is preparing to naturally incubate eggs and raise newly hatched chicks. When broodiness occurs in a hen certain behavioral changes may be evident. These changes include increasing the time spent in the nest, being overly protective of the eggs and nest, changes in the consumption of feed and water, and the stopping of egg production.

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4AJ-12PO: Kentucky 4-H Poultry Judging Contest: Market Poultry: Grading to Ready to Cook Parts

Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore | Aug. 2, 2021 (New)

The market poultry division now includes one class of ready-to-cook broiler carcasses to grade, one class of ready-to-cook roaster carcasses to grade, one class of parts identification, one class of parts grading, and one class of further processed boneless poultry products. Each class is worth 100 points, for a total of 500 possible points for the division. This factsheet looks at the new class of grading ready-to-cook parts.

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4AJ-04PA: Kentucky 4-H Poultry Judging Contest (An Overview of the Project): Overview

Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore | Aug. 2, 2021 (Major Revision)

Judging contests are a tool used in the development of the life skills of 4-H members. Participation in judging and other competitive events helps 4-H'ers learn to make and defend decisions and to speak in public. Poultry judging also provides an excellent opportunity for 4-H'ers to learn about live chickens and the basis of grade and quality of eggs and poultry products.

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ASC-246: Properly Maintaining a Backyard Poultry Facility

Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore | Aug. 2, 2021 (New)

It is important that you properly maintain the poultry facility so that you do not attract rodents, flies, or create an odor problem. These are the three main reasons that non-poultry enthusiasts give for not wanting backyard flocks in their communities and neighborhood.

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4AJ-06PA: Kentucky 4-H Poultry Judging Contest: Grading Ready-to-Cook Poultry Carcasses

Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore | Jul. 14, 2021 (Major Revision)

In 2021, major revisions were made to the market poultry division of the 4-H poultry judging contest. The market poultry division now includes one class each of ready-to-cook broiler carcasses to grade, ready-to-cook roaster carcasses to grade, parts identification, parts grading, and further processed boneless poultry products.

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4AJ-10PO: Kentucky 4-H Poultry Judging Contest: Market Poultry: Evaluating Further Processed Poultry Products

Jacquie Jacob, Tony Pescatore | Jul. 14, 2021 (New)

Boneless further processed poultry meat products are common in retail markets as precooked, poultry meat patties, tenders, nuggets, or other boneless products. This factsheet will cover the evaluation of further processed poultry products.

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ID-270: Human-Horse-Environment Interface: Metals in Indoor Horse Arenas

Bob Coleman, Morgan Hayes, Erin Haynes, Staci McGill, Kimberly Tumlin | Jun. 21, 2021 (New)

A University of Kentucky research collaboration analyzed footing samples for metal concentrations as part of a larger study on indoor arenas. By determining what metals are present within the indoor arena footing, we can begin to develop an idea of the metals which could potentially become airborne particulates as horses are worked in the arenas. To date, metals haven’t been as widely considered when considering respirable particulate matter (PM) that can impact horses and humans in the arena environment.

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ASC-169: Beef Sire Selection Manual, 2021

Darrh Bullock | Apr. 1, 2021 (Major Revision)

In principle, genetic improvement is a straight-forward exercise that results from using above-average selection candidates as the parents of the next generation. In practice, the devil is in the details. Both bull breeders and bull buyers need to consider their breeding objectives, defining the list of traits that need to be modified to advance the towards their goal.