Avian Bowl

Registration Forms for Avian Bowl are available at: 

http://avian.ucdavis.edu 

Completed Avian Bowl entries must be postmarked or faxed by:       Monday, February 12, 2024. 

Sign-in by 12:00 PM Registered Avian Bowl Teams; Senior teams take written test.  Competition begins at 12:30. 

Avian Bowl: This event serves as the California State qualifier for 4-H. The winning senior team will be eligible to represent California at the 4-H National Poultry and Egg Conference in Kentucky in Novem-ber, 2024 Avian Bowl will begin shortly after the conclusion of the Showmanship contests.  Time updates will be posted during the day. Advance registration by mail or fax is required with Dr. Bradley.

Nature of the Contest: This teams-only contest covers a broad spec-trum of knowledge of avian science and poultry industry categories as diverse as avian anatomy and commercial egg production practices. Teams: Teams consist of 2, 3 or 4 members.  Team members must all be in the same age division, but they need not be from the same club or county. 

Junior Teams - all members are 13 years old or younger as of January 1, 2024. 

Senior Teams - all members are 14 years old or older as of January 1, 2024. 

Awards: Awards will be presented to the 1st through 3rd place teams in each division. 

Judging Standard and Study Materials: National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual is available from the Clemson University Bulletin Room. Please visit https://avian.ucdavis.edu/news/2022-11-30-start-studying-2023-avian-bowl-qualifier for information on ordering the manual.

https://avian.ucdavis.edu/news/2023-11-20-avian-science-notes-november-newsletter

Each year's Avian Bowl questions are drawn from the "National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual".  Only answers based on the information in this manual are considered correct.  This year’s study sections are available on-line at 

https://national4hpoultry.ca.uky.edu/content/avian-bowl or https://avian.ucdavis.edu/news/2021-12-07-avian-science-notes-december-newsletter