Animal Science
Cats
The 4-H cat project helps you explore what kind of cat fits into your family’s lifestyle. Cats need your love and guidance to live long and healthy lives. The project will help you learn about nutritional aspects of a cat’s diet, health needs and practicing responsible ownership.
Beef Cattle
The 4-H beef project allows you to learn about breeds, selection, grooming, production, management, showmanship, marketing and careers through a breeding or market animal.
Dogs
4-H Dog project members will have fun while learning more about dogs, pet citizenship, feeding, grooming, dog trials, breeds and their importance, over population, sharing a dog with others, health, dog language, community laws and careers.
Dairy Goats
The 4-H dairy goat project allows you to learn about breeds, selection, grooming, production, management, showmanship, marketing and careers through a breeding or market animal.
Meat Goats
The 4-H meat goat project allows you to learn about breeds, selection, grooming, production, management, showmanship, marketing and careers through a breeding or market animal.
Horses
The 4-H horse project teaches management, techniques related to nutrition, health, first aid, teeth and aging, in addition to horsemanship, fitting, showing, caring for tack and equipment, horse demonstrations and judging.
Pocket Pets
The Pocket Pet project is for members interested in any pet – frogs, fish, ants, guinea pigs, etc. Pet selection, identification of breeds, parts of the animal, handling, housing, daily needs and health problems are taught.
Llamas & Alpacas
In the Llamas and Alpacas project 4-H members learn recommended finishing rations, how to give proper care to animals, and how to use good management procedures.
Poultry
All poultry projects give members training in the best recommended practices of hatching, brooding, and rearing poultry, marketing, dressing, breeds, egg production, breeding flock, fitting and showing, judging and demonstrations.
Rabbits
In the Rabbit Project members will decide whether they want to raise rabbits for meat, fur, wool, laboratory use, or showing, and select the best breed for the purpose.
Sheep
Sheep project 4-H members learn recommended finishing rations, how to give proper care to animals, and how to use good management procedures.
Swine
The 4-H swine project helps you learn about swine breeds, health care, production, management, showmanship, marketing and careers in the swine industry.
Veterinary Science
Veterinary Science Project members learn how to determine the health factors for a normal animal. Members progress to understand animals and their behavior, health and diseases or other problems.
Contact Us
Wyoming 4-H
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources
Room 112
1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
Dept. 3354
Email: 4h@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-5170
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming’s only four-year university in the rarefied air of the top research universities in the United States.
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