The University of Nebraska Meat Animal Evaluation Team serves as the capstone judging activity for those interested in the meat animal production industries and is an extra-curricular activity sponsored by the Animal Science Department. The team annually competes in the National Collegiate Meat Animal Evaluation Contest. Without question, this competition may be described as the most rigorous, rewarding, and educational of all contests that a collegiate judge may partake.
The Meat Animal Evaluation Contest is comprised of three different components that strive to integrate all components of the livestock industry. The three-day competition includes a meats division, a breeding animal division, and a market animal evaluation division. Unique to this competition is the fact that students must apply their knowledge of livestock and meat evaluation to not only place classes and answer questions, but to determine true value given current market conditions. Additionally, students are given an opportunity to express their views and knowledge regarding current topics that will have a major impact on the livestock and meat industries through the Communications Challenge component of the competition.
