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The swine project teaches participants proper methods of selecting, feeding, raising, breeding and marketing swine. Either market or breeding animals can be raised.
OBJECTIVES
- Attain a broad knowledge of the 4-H project and related activities as to the way they improve family and community life.
- Acquire life skills through project participation essential for becoming an active, skilled, productive and responsible citizen.
- Adopt and apply the latest practices and research findings in the project area to everyday project experiences and work.
- Develop an understanding from 4-H project training and experiences which can assist you in the future for choosing and preparing for a job.
- Develop leadership skills that promote positive youth development.
PROJECT EXPERIENCES
- Texas Pork Producers Association Pork Leadership Camp
- Texas A&M Pig Camp
- Texas Pork Quality Assurance Program
- Swine Skill-A-Thon Invitational
- Swine Quiz Bowl
RECORDBOOK CATEGORY
- Swine
PRINTED RESOURCES
- National 4-H Curriculum (www.n4hccs.org):
- Swine – Group Activity Helper’s Guide
- Swine 1 – The Incredible Pig
- Swine 2 – Putting the Oink in Pig
- Swine 3 – Going Whole Hog
- A&M Publications (http://animalscience.tamu.edu)
- Baby Pig Basics
- Carcass Quality – Why Is It Important Diarrheal Disease in Show Swine Elimination of the Porcine Stress Gene: What the Show Pig
- Industry Needs to Know
- From the Ground Up: Importance of Structural Soundness
- From Pen to Place: Carcass Composition of Market Hogs
- Keeping Show Gilts As Replacements
- Paylean Use in Show Pigs
- Preventing Drug Residues in Livestock
- Preventing Lameness in Show Pigs
- Providing a Safe, Wholesome Product: Administration of
- Medications to Ensure Safety & Quality
- Starting Them Off Right! Geting Your New Show Pigs on
- the Right Track
- The Facts About Paylean – Ratopamine for Swine
- The Frequency of the Porcine Stress Gene in Texas Show
- Pigs
- Texas 4-H Swine Guide
- Breeding Swine Selection
- Evaluating Market Swine
- Livestock Judging Contest Scoring Procedures
- Presentation of Oral Reasons Sample Sets of Livestock Judging Oral Reasons by former
- members of the TAMU Livestock Judging Teams
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Breeding supply consulting service
- Artificial insemination service
- Supply dealer
- Processing plant owner
- Branding service
- Fertilizer dealer
- Auctioneer USDA grader
- Show manager
- Livestock barn operator/order buyer
- Feed lot owner/manager
- Breed association representative
- Equipment manufacturing and sales
- Feed sales/nutritionist.
WEB RESOURCES
- http://animalscience.tamu.edu
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- Livestock Mentor Program (Swine)
| LIFE SKILLS TARGETED IN THE SWINE PROJECT |
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