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Livestock & Companion Animal News

• General Announcements
• County Fair News - Updates for All Project Areas Including Livestock & Companion Animals (March 15, 2008)
• Beef Cattle
• Companion Animals: Birds, Cats, Dogs, Rabbits, Reptiles and more...
• Dairy Cattle
• Goats & Sheep
• Poultry
• Swine

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General Livestock & Companion Animal Announcements

AK-SAR-BEN 4-H YOUTH EXPO, SEPT. 23-28: The 81st Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Youth Livestock Exposition will be held Sept. 23-28 at the Qwest Center in Omaha. More than 2,000 4-H families from an eight-state area participate in the Expo. Categories of this 4-H only competition are dairy, feeder calf & breeding beef, horse, market beef, market broilers, meat goats, market lamb, market swine and breeding swine. For more information, go to http://aksarben.org/4-H

4-H RESOURCES AVAILABLE ONLINE:

• Do you need resources about conducting a 4-H meeting, club officers, 4-H projects and more? Check out the Lancaster County 4-H Web site http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/club
• There are also new fact sheets geared toward volunteers located on the State 4-H Web site at http://4h.unl.edu/volunteers/infoseries.htm

Lancaster County Fair: RESULTS & PHOTOS

2008 Nebraska State Fair: RESULTS

RABBITS 'R US INVITES NEW MEMBERS: If you like rabbits, hop to it! The Rabbits ’R Us 4-H club helps youth learn all about rabbits! They usually meets on the third Monday (evenings) of each month. The club co-sponsors one or two rabbit clinics and shows each year. They also run a dunk tank at the Lancaster County Fair to raise funds for landscaping at the Lancaster Event Center. For more information, contact 441-7180.

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UNL Extension Resources:

• Make the Connection: Animal Science Careers

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Beef Cattle

Upcoming Events:

• Junior Nebraska Sanctioned Cattlemen Shows

UNL Extension Resources:

• UNL Animal Science Department - Beef
• Publications
• Agriculture & Acreage - UNL Extension in Lancaster County

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Companion Animals: Birds, Cats, Dogs, Rabbits, Reptiles and more...

Rabbit Resources:

• You Can Start a Rabbit 4-H Project! Find info on costs associated with buying a rabbit.
• Learn How to Build a Nesting Box Simple plans and instructions
• Basic 4-H Rabbit Showmanship Learn how to choose a rabbit, about breeds, handling, showing

UNL Extension Resources:

• UNL Animal Science Department - Companion Animals
• Publications
• Agriculture & Acreage - UNL Extension in Lancaster County

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Dairy Cattle

UNL Extension Resources:

• UNL Animal Science Department - Dairy Cattle (Includes a link to the UNL Dairy Store!)
• Publications
• Agriculture & Acreage - UNL Extension in Lancaster County

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Goats & Sheep

Meat Goat Resources:

• NC State 4-H Meat Goat Guide (information on showmanship, etc.)
• Texas 4-H Meat Goat Guide

UNL Extension Resources:

• UNL Animal Science Department - Goats & Sheep
• Publications
• Agriculture & Acreage - UNL Extension in Lancaster County

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Poultry

UNL Extension Resources:

• UNL Animal Science Department - Poultry
• Publications
• Agriculture & Acreage - UNL Extension in Lancaster County
• 4-H Embryology & Egg Cam

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Swine

UNL Extension Resources:

• UNL Animal Science Department - Swine
• Publications
• Agriculture & Acreage - UNL Extension in Lancaster County