The following Fall, these students compete as the Senior Meats Team in 2-3 Fall contests including the International. The Meat Judging Program provides students with a view of the Livestock and Meat Industry not obtainable in the classroom. Students learn to evaluate carcasses and cuts based on quality and cutability. Students also learn to defend their decisions in the form of written reasons. The UGA Horse Judging Team teaches students the evaluation and communication skills which are important in the equine industry today.
Students learn to evaluate form to function, way of going, various performance events and soundness.
Judging team members travel to farms and horse shows where they interact with leading professionals in the horse industry. The UGA Dairy Judging Team provides students with the opportunity to learn how to visually appraise dairy cattle, and orally defend their reasons. The team travels to practice sessions and contests throughout Georgia and the Eastern United States culminating at the National Intercollegiate Contest in Madison, Wisconsin. Students see some of the finest dairy cattle of all breeds and make important contacts with industry leaders. Students from any major may participate by enrolling in ADSC 3260 Spring Semester.