Fig. 1: FirAni-H2a-Front
- Embroidery: Cotton thread
- Border: Merrowed
Fig. 2: FirAni-H2a-Reverse
- Back: Clear plastic with waffle pattern
Fig. 3: FirAni-H2a-mve1-front
- Embroidery: Cotton thread
- Border: Merrowed
Fig. 4: FirAni-H2a-mve1-reverse
- Back: Dark base cloth, clear plastic with waffle pattern
Item Name: First Aid to Animals 1972 - 1975
Item ID: FirAni-H2a
Collector Rating: 1
Requirements June 1972 until January 1975
1. Prepare and explain a schedule for the proper management of at least one farm animal, covering a period of one month, to show what must be done to prevent illness, blemishes, defects, and disease, arising from improper or unsanitary surroundings.
2. Be able to recognize the symptoms and explain the proper treatment for the following:
Horses
(a) Lameness
(b) Exhaustion from overheating
(e) Distemper
Cows
(d) Milk fever
(e) Prussic acid poisoning
Sheep
(f) Foot-and-mouth disease
(g) Anthrax
Hogs
(h) Cholera
Dogs
(i) Distemper
(j) Rabies
3. Tell what you would do for:
(a) Wire cuts
(b) Choking
(c) Colic
(d) Bloat
(e) When a horse falls in a stall or on the highway
(f) Cruelty to or neglect of domestic animals
4. Show on an animal how to treat:
(a) A broken bone
(b) A sprain
(c) Serious bleeding
(d) An open sore
5. Do ONE of the following:
(a) Help care for a hurt or sick animal for at least 4 days.
(b) Work with local groups to help animals.
(c) Work with local groups in preventing an infectious disease to which farm animals are subject.
This merit badge may be earned as a 4-H'er by completing a club project in that subject or as an FFA member by meeting these requirements through the FFA-supervised farming program.