YQCA
YQCA Main Site - Youth Quality Care of Animals
Complete your 2024 YQCA Certification during Winter Break!
Certification is required yearly for all 4-H youth participating in Beef, Dairy Cattle, Goat, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, and Swine. (Horse, Cat, Dog, and Household Pet exhibitors are not required to complete YQCA Training.)
Age divisions for YQCA certification are based on 4-H member age as of January 1, 2023.
Exhibitors are required to complete training by June 15. Those who do not complete the training will not be eligible to exhibit livestock at the Dixon County Fair or the Nebraska State Fair. No exceptions.
Provide certificate copies (print or digital) to the Extension Office
- YQCA Login
- Web-Based Training Help Document
- Instructor-Led Training Help Document
- Test-Out Help Document - Available for youth ages 12, 15, and 19, for only youth in the first year of Age Level.
- Help with Printing Or Downloading YQCA Certificates
- Hearing Disability Accommodations
Animal Resources
Nebraska 4-H Livestock Information Series
State Fair Livestock Identification, Nomination, and Entry Website
2024 State Fair Livestock Nomination Identification Requirements
Show Stock Manager - Step by Step Instructions for Nominating Livestock
Ak-Sar-Ben - Instructions for Nominating Livestock
State Fair Live Animal Exhibitor Resources
Nebraska 4-H Horse Program
- 2023 District Horse Show Announcement to Staff & Families
- Equine Webinar Series, Horsemanship Study Courses, Horsemanship Advancement Levels, 4-H Horse Stampede, District Horse Shows, State Horse Expo, and State 4-H Rodeo
- No District Horse Shows in 2023
- 2023 State 4-H Horse Expo Schedule
- Light Horse Project Record Book
Cattle Hair Sample Collection Instructions
Breeding Beef Tattoo Video - UNL Beef
Sheep/Goat Hair Sample Collection Instructions
Swine Hair Sample Collection Instructions
Nebraska Department of Agriculture Animal Diseases
Scrapie Information for Sheep & Goats - In 2001 the USDA initiated a program to eradicate scrapie from the nation's sheep flocks and goat herds. The NE State Fair requires that all sheep and goats be identified with a scrapie tag and these are the guidelines that Dixon County follows.
To request these official sheep and goat tags, a flock or premises ID or both, call 1-866-USDA-Tag (866-873-2824).
1-866-USDA-TAG has a new telephone tree (implemented in February 2021) that will gather information from the caller to direct them to the correct VS or State office to answer their questions about sheep and goat identification. When prompted, callers will either key in or say the numbers on their telephone keypad corresponding to the two-letter postal abbreviation of the State or territory where the flock or herd about which they are calling is located.
4H357 4-H Guide for Evaluating Livestock Showmanship Contests: Beef, Sheep, Swine
Example Rabbit Showmanship Speech
4-H Rabbit Showmanship Questions
Nebraska 4-H Dog Show Guidelines
Vaccination Form for Cats & Ferrets *Mandatory use beginning 2024
Animal Affidavit Forms
Deadline is June 15, with exception to Horse ID's. All County and State Horse IDs are due May 5.
- PDF Printing Instructions
- Market Beef
- Breeding Beef
- Cow/Calf Pair
- Bucket Calf
- Return Bucket Calf
- Feeder Calf
- Dairy Beef
- Horse Identification - due May 5, no exceptions
- Two & Three Year Old Western Pleasure - due May 5, no exceptions
- Market Swine
- Breeding Swine
- Market Lamb
- Breeding Sheep
- Market Goat
- Dairy Goat
- Breeding Goat
- Pygmy Goat / Companion Goat
- Rabbit