83rd National FFA Convention

This was the 83rd National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, IN. Currently the National FFA membership number is 523,309 in 7,487 local chapters throughout the US and in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Island. Ohio FFA membership is 23,448 and over 3,500 alumni members. National Convention attendance was an all-time event attendance of 54,942. The National FFA Foundation raised over $14.5 Million dollars for student programs. Over $2 Million of that is given through college scholarships. 

Zoology Division 2 Project Titles

The National AgriScience Competetion hosted over 530 projects from around the country. To exhibit at the agriscience fair, the partcipant must have won their state competition with a gold rating. There are five categories and four divisions per category.  Our National FFA web site, www.ffa.org, has details on the agriscience fair.

Donna Meller, science teacher at Pettisville school, served as a judge in the zoology category.  This is a list of the 23 projects she helped judge.

• Examining the High Fat Diet Content on the Expression of Transcription Factor Nh1h2
• Chickens, Chickens, and More Chickens (effect of housing size to weight gain; same size pens with 1, 3, and 5 chickens in each)
• Colorful Creations (does adding food coloring change the color of fish)
• The Use of In Vitro testing to Determine the Efficacy of Anthelmintics on Gastrointestinal Nematodes
• Evaluation of the Attack Pattern of the Spruce Beetle in Grand Mesa, CO
• Comparison of Four Methods of Counting Mummichogs, Fundulus heterocilitus, Fry
• Moth Species Richness and Urban Area Habitats in Miami-Dade County, Florida
• Does the Availability of Soil Calcium and Phosphorus Affect the Antler and Doe Body Mass of White Tailed Deer
• A Comparison of Viability and Motility of Frozen Bull Semen Thawed at Various Temperatures
• Improving the Survivability of Pen Raised Quail
• Disinfect to Protect (Evaluation of 3 Different Teat Dips)
• Ethanol By-Products as Alternative Feed Supplements in Poultry Rations
• The Effects of Ivermectin on Parastici Infections in Equus caballus
• Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite – Investigating State Wide Bed Bug Infestations and Various Eradication Methods
• Feeling Wormy? (Evaluation of dewormers used in goats)
• Does Selection Pressure for Increased Percent Lean Meat Affect Compromise Muscle Quality Traits within the Duroc Breed
• Let’s Get Ready to Rumble: Clams versus Oysters (comparison of growth rate)
• I Got Worms! (comparison of dewormers in sheep)
• Bird Watching (evaluation of different bird feed and what birds were attracted to feeder)
• The Effect of Bedding on the Productivity of Show and Market Chickens
• Fruit Flies Exposed (UV resistant fruit fly strain)
• Do Ionophores Affect Lamb Performance and Carcass Merit
• Shedding of OvHV-2 from Sheep at Fairs

Video of the 2010 FFA National Convention- Opening Ceremony

Newspaper article from IndyStar.com- Infinite potential- 83rd National FFA convention