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4-H clover Leasing a 4-H animal

Animal ID deadline for 2024 

May 15, 2024, for beef, dairy, dairy goat, dog, horse, llama - alpaca, meat goat, poultry, rabbit, sheep and swine. Contact your local 4-H office for more information. 

We want you to be able to learn about animals, even if you don't own one. You can lease an animal. You'll gain valuable hands-on experience managing and showing animals, and you'll learn from caring adults. 

These animals may be leased: 

  • Horses
  • Dogs
  • Llamas - Alpacas

For these species, market animals are not eligible, but breeding animals may be leased:

  • Beef
  • Prospect calves
  • Dairy
  • Goats
  • Poultry
  • Rabbits
  • Sheep
  • Swine

For full details, see the 4-H animal science lease program fact sheet.

The 4-H member or family must complete the 4-H animal identification process, just like owned animals. This will include verifying the leasing agreement. Read all about animal ID.

Requirements and forms

Contact

Sharon Davis, Extension educator and animal science director
davis051@umn.edu or 507-369-6896

Reviewed in 2024

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