4-H Market Lambs NEED Scrapie ID

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Beaver County Cooperative Extension office want to remind you that individual official USDA scrapie animal identification is required for all market lambs.

Official scrapie ID includes:
§ A scrapie ear tag; or
§ A scrapie tattoo with individual animal ID (tattoo); or
§ An ISO-compliant RFID ear tag.

When you purchase your lambs they should have an official scrapie ID in (eartag) or on (tattoo) their ear. In accordance with USDA policies lambs should identified with an official scrapie ID before leaving their point of origin.

If you are producing your own lambs and need to obtain scrapie tags contact PDA or our office to learn more.

Any market lambs that do not have a form of scrapie in their ear at the spring weigh-in will not be permitted to weigh-in.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Cindie.

4-H Market Poultry Orders Due April 17th

We are in the process of ordering the market hens for the Market Poultry project. Enclosed is an order form for families to complete. A few reminders about this project:
The 2009 Beaver County 4-H Market Poultry Pen order form is available from the extension office and was mailed to 4-H livestock club members. Anticipated delivery is middle to late June. Once we have an accurate order and confirmation from the hatchery we will let you know the delivery date and pickup details. The order deadline is April 17, 2009.

*If you decide to order birds without registering for this project at the time of ordering you are ineligible to participate in this project at the fair. To register for the project if you have not done so please print a reminder to add this project to the 4-H member’s record in the extension office.

If you have any questions regarding this project feel free to contact Cindie.