4-H Avian Bowl Competition
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Collapse ▲What is Avian Bowl?
Avian Bowl is a team quiz event that tests participants’ knowledge of a wide range of avian topics (think chicken quiz bowl!)
Avian Bowl is meant to make learning fun and stimulate youth interest in poultry. Avian Bowl is open to youth ages 8-18. If signing up as an individual, you will be assigned to a team for the competition.
Registration is done through 4-H Online. See more information about NC 4-H on the NC 4-H Extension pages. Need to find your 4-H agent? Use this handy map with county links.
Use this 4-H Avian Bowl Quick Start Guide to get an overview of what is needed to put together a 4-H Avian Bowl team or read below to get more details.
4-H Avian Bowl Event Date
Avian Bowl will be held on July 9, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in Raleigh, NC. The location on campus is To Be Determined. Registration will open on May 24, 2024. Please submit questions by June 7, 2024, and submit registration by June 21, 2024, using 4-H Online under the event name.
Location
The 2024 4-H Avian Bowl will be held at Bostian Hall Room 3712 (2721 Pillsbury Circle, Raleigh 27695) , which is located right behind Scott Hall. Check In for event will happen 9:00-10:45 a.m. in Bostian Hall Room 3712.
Questions due June 7, 2024 (before registration)
The form to add questions is accessible through 4-H Online at the time of registration.
It can be a good review for your team to make up the questions. Please submit high-quality questions for your registration as they will likely be used in the contest. Please use the Google Form and include the section and page number along with the correct answer.
Each question should include the following 4 pieces of information:
- Category: 1) Prologue, 2) Raising waterfowl, 3) Breeds, varieties, and strains, 4) Eggcyclopedia, 5) Raising your home chicken flock, 6) Squab production, or 7) Contributions of individuals
- Question Type: Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank/Short Answer, or Spelling
- Correct Answer
- County & Team that submitted questions
Registration
Registration for the State-level 4-H Avian Bowl is open May 24, 2024, through 4-H Online listed under events. Registration will close on June 21, 2024.
National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual
All questions and answers will come from the following material in the 2023 version of the Avian Bowl Manual:
- Prologue … pdf available online
- Poultry Judging (Examining hens for pigment loss through Comparing a good and bad layer) Pages 10d-10g
- Avian Systems (Respiratory & Digestive Systems and The Feather), Pages 41-43
- Breeds, Varieties, and Strains (English, Mediterranean & Continental only), Pages 73-77
- Eggcyclopedia (Nutrient-enhanced eggs through Zeaxanthin), Pages 136-151b
- Biosecurity, Pages 179-180
- Avian Influenza, Pages 185-186
- Poultry Genetics (Poultry Genetics through Toe Number Genetics), Pages 203-208
- Contributions of Individuals from Industry, Academia, and the Government to the Advancement of Poultry Science (1965 through 1968 inductees only), Pages 217-218
Note: The above study material came from the National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual revised in 2023. If you wish to purchase a printed copy of the revised avian bowl manual, you may do so through Clemson University. National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual.
Dillard Building
105 Klugh Avenue
Clemson, SC 29634
(864) 656-0281 (phone); Attn: Shannell Mathis (shannem@clemson.edu)
An ADA-compliant pdf version will be available for purchase later in 2024.
Please contact Mary also has printed copies available each for $10 or $15 with shipping.
For additional information, contact
Dr. Mary Fosnaught
4-H & Youth Development Extension Associate
NC State Extension
Prestage Department of Poultry Science
Raleigh, NC 27695-7608
E-mail: mhfosnau@ncsu.edu
Phone: +1 919.515.5529