Animal Science Merit Badge
Learn livestock breeds, animal diseases, digestive systems, and nutrition management across horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, and goats to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- Livestock Breeds Name two breeds of livestock in each of the following classifications: horses, dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, hogs, …
- Livestock Diseases List two diseases that afflict the animals in each of the classifications in requirement 1.
- Digestive Systems Draw models of the digestive tracts of ruminants, horses, pigs, and poultry.
- Animal Management Select one type of animal: beef cow, dairy cow, horse, sheep, goat, or hog, or a poultry flock, and tell how you would …
At a glance
- Requirements
- 7
- Category
- Agribusiness
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- March 29, 2026