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OSRBA 2010 YOUTH MANAGEMENT CONTEST
PURPOSE
To acknowledge excellence of management style by OSRBA youth members in the areas of housing and equipment, feeding and animal care, disease control, record keeping, breeding and genetics for the care and production of rabbits and/or cavies and to prepare the Ohio Youth for the ARBA National Convention.
RULES
1. Any OSRBA youth member is eligible to compete. Attendance at the OSRBA Convention is not necessary.
2. Application must be made using the form provided by the OSRBA youth director. This form is available on the OSRBA Youth website.
3. Applications will be judged based on the number of cages/adult animals (division) that a youth member has for housing their animals. There will be 20 points
deducted for failure to enter the correct division based on your answers to the questions.
4. Applications are to be composed and completed by the contestant.
6. Up to seven pages, printed on one side only, of information may be submitted by the applicant. There will be 30 points deducted for exceeding this maximum or for
submitting a form that is not filled out correctly or that is incomplete. Include information needed to complete the answers. Visual aids may be included within this page limitation.
8. Winners will be announced Sunday May 2 nd. Contestants need not be present to win.
9. Send your original Management Application Direction Form and THREE copies of your answers!
There will be 20 points deducted for not following this rule. Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2010. Forms received after the deadline will have 20 points deducted and forms postmarked after April 10th will be returned.
Send applications to: Lisa Hoffmann 7435 Co. Rd. C, Delta, Ohio 43515
Scoring Rubric: Management Methods 40 points
Management Procedures 40 points
Management Results 40 points
Record Keeping 30 points
Clarity and Thoroughness of Answers 30 points
Neatness and Appearance of Application 20 points
Total possible score 200 points
OSRBA 2010 MANAGEMENT APPLICATION DIRECTION FORM
OSRBA Membership Info: ______________ Date of Birth: ___________________ Age on May 2, 2010: ________
CHECK ONE DIVISION:
Limited (10 holes or less/10 or fewer adult animals) [_] Average [_] Unlimited (51 holes or more/51 or more adult animals) [_]
NAME
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Address/City/State/Zip
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Phone # ____________________________________ E-Mail Address __________________________
I have read the accompanying rules for this contest and agree to abide by them.
Applicant’s SIGNATURE
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The following information must be typed, printed or written on your OWN paper (8.5 in. x 11 in.). Fill in the information requested after you have copied each question. Whenever possible questions should be answered in age appropriate narratives. No more than seven (7) pages in addition to this page, are allowed. Use 10-12 point reader friendly fonts with min. margins of 1/2 inch. Include your name and OSRBA membership information at the top of each page.
#0 When did you join the ARBA and OSRBA and how many consecutive years have you belonged?
#1 -Name the breed(s) you raise, how many animals you have in each breed and why you raise these breed(s). Also include breed(s) you have raised in the past and why you no longer raise them.
#2 Describe your cages/coops, list the number, size, materials they are made of, and how they are constructed.
#3 -Describe where your animals are located: barn, outbuilding, yard, garage, basement, house?
#4 Describe the equipment you use to feed and water your animals. -
#5 -Describe any other equipment used for the care of the animals in your project.
#6 What type(s) of feed(s) do you give your animals? Do you give your animals feed supplements? If so, why?
#7 How do you dispose of the manure and waste your animals generate?
#8 How do you protect your animals from heat, cold, or drafts?
#9 Describe any diseases that have affected your production and explain what you did to control them.
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#10- Describe everything you consider and do when breeding your animals. Include ages, time of year, system for keeping track of bred animals and provisions for kindling.
#11 Describe everything you do to care for the mother and young from birth until weaning.
#12 How many litters with how many total animals did you have born in the past year? How many young did you wean?
#13 Do you track the quality of your offspring to the breeding animals? Explain.
#14-Describe your culling procedure. What do you do with your surplus animals?
#15-How many replacement animals have you added in the past year? What qualities do you look for in selecting replacements?
#16-Explain your system for keeping records and what information is kept on each animal.
#17-Did your ARBA animal project show a profit or loss last year? Explain.
Application must be postmarked by April 1, 2010.
Applications arriving late will have 20 points deducted and forms postmarked after April 10, 2010 will be returned.
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