The new quality counts system was put in place in 2018.  A quality counts number is required to exhibit an animal at all major livestock shows.

There are three age divisions for the Quality Counts Program and students must retake the course and test as they move up through the age divisions; so it is possible that some students may take this course and exam three times. 
 
Junior Grades 3rd-5th
Intermediate Grades 6th-8th
Senior Grades 9th-12th

Here is the link for the quality counts User Registration Process: https://www.texaslivestockvalidation.com/qc/qcregister.aspx

Quality Counts Instructions: https://texasyouthlivestock.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/QC-Enrollment.pdf

Quality Counts Texas AgriLife Course Login: (you will acces this as step 2, after you have registerd at the link above.  This is where you will move through the courses 1-7 and take the comprehensive test. https://myagrilifelearn.tamu.edu  You must score an 80% or higher to complete the course and get your quality counts number. You may take the exam as many times as needed. 

 Quality Counts FQA