Livestock Quality Assurance (QA) Certification is required for all youth exhibiting a market animal, dairy cow or dairy goat project at the Muskingum County Fair.
Certification can be obtained in one of three ways:
1) QA program provided by OSU Extension.
NEW THIS YEAR! There are two possible start times on each program date: 6:00 p.m. & 7:15 p.m. Exhibitors will participate in four stations facilitated by QA volunteers. The program will take just over an hour to complete.
Program Dates
Veteran’s Building, Fairgrounds
April 7, 6:00 p.m. & 7:15 p.m.
April 22, 6:00 p.m. & 7:15 p.m.
April 30, 6:00 p.m. & 7:15 p.m.
- Parent/guardian attendance is not required but is encouraged—especially for younger members and members on Winning 4-H Plans.
- Plan to arrive early, as youth will not receive credit for attending if they arrive more than 5 minutes after the program starts. Youth must complete and submit the attendance card at the end to receive credit.
2) YQCA Online Course
The online module completed must be for the correct 4-H age. Only the YQCA courses currently meet ODA standards. BQA, PQA, BEST and other online programs do not meet this requirement. The cost is $12 per youth.
Program details: go.osu.edu/yqca
If youth complete YQCA, they need to forward the completion certificate to muskingum4h@osu.edu.
3) Test-Out
All youth 12-14 years of age (4-H age) may take a QA test designed for their age group. If they pass the test with a score of 70% or greater, the youth will be certified in QA until they turn 15 years old.
All youth 15-18 years of age (4-H age) may take a QA test designed for their age group. If they pass the test with a score of 70% or greater, the youth will be certified in QA for the remainder of their Junior Fair years.
Youth will either take the Large Animal (Beef, Dairy, Goat, Sheep, Swine) test or Small Animal (Poultry, Rabbit) test. QA certification is good for all animal projects taken no matter which test is passed.
Youth are only permitted to take one test per calendar year. If a youth does not pass the QA test, they will be required to attend a QA program to gain certification.
A study guide is available online at: go.osu.edu/qastudyguide.
QA Test-Out Dates
Participants MUST pre-register no later than the day before the test-out: go.osu.edu/muskqatestout
April 7, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Veteran’s Building
April 22, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Veteran’s Building
- Youth may arrive to take the test anytime in the testing window, but must submit the test by the end time.
- Youth complete the test at their own pace. It is 50 questions multiple choice.
All Muskingum County Youth must have QA Certification by June 1.
Please pay close attention to the dates and plan accordingly.