Registration is open for the upcoming 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl and Skill-a-thon Contest! We would love to have your county join us for this day of learning, fun, and competition.
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Location: UW-Madison – Animal Sciences Building, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Registration Deadline: March 9, 2026 through 4-H online (more information located in the registration materials link below)
What are the contests?
These are two different contests all about livestock where you can use your knowledge about the animal species (beef, sheep, swine, meat goat) and the industry.
Livestock Quiz Bowl:
Livestock Bowl is a quiz competition where all the questions are about beef, sheep, swine, and meat goat topics. Students use a buzzer to answer the questions (similar to the game show Jeopardy). 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 top team earns the opportunity to compete at the national competition. You need a county team with current 4-H members to participate in this contest.
Livestock Skill-a-thon:
Everything you know about raising your animal adds up to so much knowledge of the species and the industry. The Skill-a-thon contest will help you challenge you to share that information through 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 team earns the opportunity to compete at the national competition. You can participate as an individual or a team for the skill-a-thon contest.
Who can participate?
Any current 4-H members grades 3-13. Please note, there are age divisions for each of those contests and parameters for grade 13 members. Please see the contest information in the link below for more information on the age divisions. Even if your county has not participated in the past, round-up some 4-H friends and take advantage of this fun opportunity to show your knowledge of the animal species and industry.
Looking for more information, where to register, or resources to study from? Check out the links below:
More information and registration available at:
Additional resource information can be found at: https://youthanimalsciences.wisc.edu/
If you have any questions, please contact Bernie at borourke2@wisc.edu/phone at 608-263-4304 or Jill at jill.jorgensen@wisc.edu/phone at 262-219-2971