Virginia FFA Dairy Cattle
Career Development Event

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The Virginia FFA Dairy Cattle Development Event is a two-day event held during the State FFA Convention at Virginia Tech. All contestants compete in the first day's activities. Activities on the second day are limited to the top 5 teams (or top 10% of teams, whichever is greater) and the top 10 individuals based on results from the first day. A break down of activities and points allocated is shown below. Hyperlinks will guide you to study materials where available. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to access much of the information.

Day One

Activity	Individual Points	Team Points	Reference Materials
Dairy Management Exercise	150	450	Virginia 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Study Materials DHI-202 Herd Summary Sheet (DRMS) Herd Summary Fact Sheet (DRMS) DHIA Glossary Fact Sheet (DRMS)
Pedigree Class	50	150	Pedigree Questions and Answers (Holstein Foundation)
Sire Evaluation - 2 classes	100	300
Judging - 4 classes	200	600	Priorities in Judging Dairy Cattle (Knowlton)
TOTAL	500	1500

Day Two

Activity	Individual Points	Team Points	Reference Materials
Herd Record Evaluation	N/A	150	Monthly Report DHI-210 (DRMS)
Linear Evaluation (5 cows)	150	450
Judging - 2 classes	100	300
Oral Reasons - 2 sets	100	300
TOTAL	350	1200

Total Points Possible - Both Days

Individual = 850 points
Team = 2,700 points

2007 State FFA Dairy Cattle Career Development Event Materials *

* DHI-202 sheets that accompanied these exercises are not provided on the web due to poor readability. The materials provided here should still give an idea of what an FFA member may encounter during the contest.

The National FFA Scantron form will be used in scoring the contest.

For more information about the event, contact the contest coordinator:

David R. Winston
Extension Dairy Scientist, Youth
Department of Dairy Science (0315)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540)231-5693
FAX: (540)231-5014
www.dasc.vt.edu/winston
E-mail: dwinston@vt.edu