4-H Animal ID due dates
Market Beef and Dairy Steers
- February 15
Beef, Dairy, Dog, Goat, Horse, Llama, Rabbit, Sheep, Swine
- May 16
All 4-H member’s showing livestock must have their animal ID’d through 4HOnline by the due date to qualify for higher than a blue ribbon and the MN State fair.
- Taggers can be reserved
- All animal ID’s must be completed through your member profile in 4-H online. If you don’t have internet access through your cell or at home you can complete a paper form available below for printing and completing.
If you choose to have staff enter your animal ID information please have your signed form(s) in our office by the due date at 5 p.m. Mailed forms must be postmarked by the due date.
- Animals required to be ID’d in 4HOnline:
- Beef
- Dairy
- Dog
- Goat
- Horse
- Pigeon/Dove
- Rabbit
- Sheep
- Swine
4-H animal ID tags and taggers must be reserved for pick-up.
4-H animal ID worksheets and general information
ID worksheets can be printed and completed manually for Extensions staff to enter or you may enter the information into 4HOnline. See the Tip sheet for using 4-H Online for ID'ing animals.
Livestock members with expiring certificates in 2022 and youth with no certificate must complete the training prior to the Nobles County Fair.
Members with expiring certificates will receive an email with training options and website information on where to complete in-person training.
Two training courses are offered for 4-H members.
- A 3-hour in-person workshop which includes ethics. This training is valid for 3 years. Several counties offer this in-person training on different dates and times.
- A 1-hour online training that is valid for 1 year.
Animal Science Updates for 2022 Information
Required Show Attire: Official 4-H show shirts are required to be worn by all exhibitors. This is for state fair shows only. Species specific show attire information.
Reminder: Official Minnesota Board of Animal Health Ruling
All cattle and bison, goat, sheep and swine at exhibitions must be officially identified using the Minnesota Board of Animal Health acceptable official ID. For complete 2022 Exhibition Entry Requirements and acceptable official ID.
Animal ID deadline for 2022 - May 16, 2022 (due to May 15 falling on a weekend) for beef, dairy, dairy goat, dog, horse, llama - alpaca, meat goat, poultry, rabbit, sheep and swine.
Market Beef animal ID deadline for 2022 - February 15 for beef steers, market heifers and dairy steers.
Contact your local 4-H office (507-375-1275) for more information.
Herdsmanship: Speaking up for animal agriculture activities
A critical component of herdsmanship is the way exhibitors positively interact with fair goers.
Minnesota 4-H will continue the program launched in 2007 in cooperation with Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association and the Minnesota State Fair. We will use the program to provide training and support to help 4-H exhibitors continue to showcase a positive image of animal agriculture at the fair. The program will consist of three components: (1) specialized training for 4-H livestock delegations (2) coaching for exhibitors as they interact one-on-one with fair visitors during the fair and (3) evaluation and competition for 25 bonus points to be added to the county’s total herdsmanship score.
-
Cloverbuds may show their own animal or another 4-H’ers identified animal.
-
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health requires all animals at exhibitions to have official ID (tag or tattoo) this includes Cloverbuds. Cloverbud ID information does not need to be included in 4HOnline.
-
Cloverbud entries may be included in county fair pre-registration for stalling/penning purposes.
Included in the document are required weights, birth dates, requirements for 4-H ID in .pdf format
Animal Science Identification Requirements for all species
Click on the lease form below to view in PDF format.
Animal science lease information form (a signed copy must be entered with your animal in 4HOnline)
Animal science multi-year lease form (for you and owners records only)
Beef Information Sheet Included in the document are required weights, birth dates, requirements for 4-H ID.
Click on the animal type below to view the Beef ID worksheets in PDF format.
Beef-Market Beef
Beef-Dairy Steer
Beef-Breeding Heifer
Beef-Cow/Calf Pair
Beef-Prospect Market Calf
Dairy Information Sheet Included in the document are required weights, birth dates, requirements for 4-H ID.
Click on the animal type below to view the ID worksheets in PDF format.
Dairy
Dog Information Sheet Included in the document are required weights, birth dates, requirements for 4-H ID.
Click on the animal type below to view the ID worksheets in PDF format.
Dog
Poultry, Dove and Pigeon Information Sheet Included in the document are required weights, birth dates, requirements for 4-H ID.
Click on the animal type below to view the ID worksheets in PDF format.
Dove and Pigeon
Information Sheets - Included in the document are required weights, birth dates, requirements for 4-H ID.
Goat - Dairy Information Sheet
Goat - Market and Meat Goat Information Sheet
Click on the animal type below to view the ID worksheets in PDF format.
Goat - Dairy
Goat - Market
Goat- Meat Breeding Doe
Click on the animal type below to view the ID worksheets in PDF format.
Horse
Rabbit Information Sheet Included in the document are required weights, birth dates, requirements for 4-H ID.
Click on the animal type below to view the ID worksheets in PDF format.
Rabbit
Sheep Information Sheet Included in the document are required weights, birth dates, requirements for 4-H ID.
Click on the animal type below to view the ID worksheets in PDF format.
Sheep
Swine Information Sheet Included in the document are required weights, birth dates, requirements for 4-H ID.
Swine Premise ID Information
Bio security for tagging 4-H Swine
How to read ear notches of swine video
Click on the animal type below to view the ID worksheets in PDF format.
Swine