Competitive Events · Animal Systems
Livestock Evaluation
Judge market and breeding animals, place the class, and back it up with oral reasons.
The Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event challenges students to evaluate market and breeding livestock — cattle, swine, sheep, and goats — place classes in order of merit, and defend their decisions with oral reasons.
What students do
- Evaluate market and breeding livestock
- Place classes on type and production merit
- Deliver oral reasons under time pressure
- Answer questions on livestock management
Why it matters
Evaluation builds a lifetime of skills: critical observation, decision-making, and confident communication — the foundation of careers across animal science and agribusiness.
112 Resources & Documents
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