Dietary supplements are pharmaceutical alternatives that claim to have physiological benefit. These products have become increasingly popular in veterinary medicine to treat or manage various disorders resulting from age or stressors placed on performance horses. In 2012, an equine industry survey (Stowe, 2012) reported:
For over a decade, Mississippi Junior Livestock Shows used retinal imaging to document animal identification (ID). In recent years, an alternative animal ID process was requested to save on time and travel necessitated by the retinal image process. In April 2019, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a new process of requiring RFID tags for animals in shows and exhibitions.
Q&A by Jessica Smith Roebuck
Neal Smith grew up in Picayune in Pearl River County and has lived in Ohio for 27 years. As the chief executive officer and executive secretary for the American Jersey Cattle Association, Smith has been able to stay connected to the reason he joined 4-H as a child—his love of dairy cattle. He first joined 4-H because he wanted to show his Jersey calf at the Pearl River County Fair.
Q: What 4-H projects did you do? Any activities that were your favorites?
