What are these events?
Livestock Bowl is a quiz competition where all the questions are about beef, sheep, swine, and meat goat topics and students use a buzzer in order to answer the questions. Teams compete in a double elimination format by giving oral answers to questions posed by a moderator. Each match has both an individual and toss-up question round. The winning 4-H senior team will represent Wisconsin at the National 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl competition held each fall in Louisville at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE).
Skillathon contest is made up of a written quiz and learning stations such as breed identification, feed identification, equipment identification as well as some team activities such as demonstrating evaluation skills. The top Senior level 4-H team will represent Wisconsin at the National 4-H Skillathon Contest, held each fall in Louisville at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE).
Competition in Quiz Bowl & Skillathon encourages members to develop a more complete knowledge of animals and related subjects. This contest provides an educational program for all project members, including those who may not own a project animal, and provides a way to develop self-confidence. These programs are a great parallel to some similar programs that breed associations and other organizations conduct.
Eligibility: Participants need to be currently enrolled Wisconsin 4-H members in grades 3 -13. Please see contest rules/eligibility for specific age requirements for members in grades 13. Cloverbud project members are not eligible to participate in this experience.
When: March 25, 2023
Registration Deadline: March 10, 2023 (see handbooks below under “2023 information” for more details on how to register for the contest, rules, resources and more)
Where: UW-Madison Campus
Time: Registration 9 a.m., Competition starts 9:30 a.m.
Results – 2023
2023 Junior Team Livestock Skill-a-thon Results
2023 Mixed Team Livestock Skill-a-thon Results
2023 Senior Team Livestock Skill-a-thon Results
2023 Information
State Scholarships
Needs-based scholarships are available for youth who participate in Statewide Educational Experiences. Scholarships require an application that is submitted to the state office. For more information on these scholarships and to apply, please visit the Scholarship page on our website.
Prior Year's Information and Results
RESULTS – 2022
2022 Junior Livestock Skill-a-thon Results (Individual, Team, Stations, Box)
2022 Mixed Team Livestock Skill-a-thon Results (Individual, Team, Stations, Box)
2022 Senior Livestock Skill-a-thon Results (Individual, Team, Stations, Box)
RESULTS – 2020
2020 Results News release
2020 Junior Results (Individual, Team, All)
2020 Mixed Results (Individual, Team, All)
2020 Senior Skillathon Results (Individual, Team, All)
2020 Photos for Media Use
2020 Information
