Phelps/Gosper 4-H Livestock Program

YQCA: Youth for the Quality Care of Animals  

The link above offers more information on the Phelps/Gosper YQCA program 

All 4-H members enrolled in livestock projects are required to complete annual quality assurance certification through the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals program. This online program has recently moved and is now available at YQCAProgram.org. Learn more about Nebraska 4-H quality assurance requirements and find help documents for accessing the new system at this link:  https://yqcaprogram.org/login/index.php.  Nebraska 4-H requires all youth enrolled in livestock projects to complete annual quality assurance certification through Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA). YQCA is a national multi-species quality assurance program focused on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development.

Required for:  Beef (bucket calf, feeder calf, breeding beef, market beef);  Dairy Cattle;  Goat (breeding meat goat, dairy goat, meal goat);  Poultry;  Rabbit;  Sheep (breeding sheep, market sheep);  Swine (breeding swine, market swine)

Online Resources available for the following Nebraska 4-H Programming:

Companion Animal Program - information on live skills and knowledge of companion animals

Companion Rabbit Science - information about caring for and showing 4-H Rabbits

Nebraska 4-H Cat: information offering care and how to show 4-H Cats.

Nebraska 4-H Horse:   Nebraska 4-H Equine Webinar Series offering knowledge in various equine-related topic areas.

4-H Livestock Information

Livestock Affidavits available at the above link