The swine project teaches participants proper methods of selecting, feeding, raising, breeding and marketing swine. Either market or breeding animals can be raised.
Printed Resources
- Swine Project Guide (AS 16-2) – PDF
- Keeping Show Pigs Healthy (L-5392) – PDF
- Project Resources – Word | PDF
- Quiz Bowl Guide (4-H 3-2.030) – PDF
- Swine Quiz Bowl Questions – Intermediate – PDF
- Swine Quiz Bowl Questions – Junior – PDF
- Swine Quiz Bowl Questions – Senior – PDF
Texas A&M Publications (http://animalscience.tamu.edu)
- Baby Pig Basics – link
- Carcass Quality – Why Is It Important – link
- Diarrheal Disease in Show Swine – link
- Elimination of the Porcine Stress Gene: What the Show Pig – link
- Breeding Swine Selection – link
- Evaluating Market Swine – link
- From Pen to Place: Carcass Composition of Market Hogs – link
- From the Ground Up: Importance of Structural Soundness – link
- Keeping Show Gilts As Replacements – link
- Livestock Judging Contest Scoring Procedures – link
- Paylean Use in Show Pigs – link
- Presentation of Oral Reasons Sample Sets of Livestock Judging Oral Reasons by former members of the TAMU Livestock Judging Teams – link
- Preventing Drug Residues in Livestock – link
- Preventing Lameness in Show Pigs – link
- Providing a Safe, Wholesome Product: Administration of Medications to Ensure Safety & Quality – link
- Starting Them Off Right! Geting Your New Show Pigs on the Right Track – link
- Texas 4-H Swine Guide – link
- The Facts About Paylean – Ratopamine for Swine – link
- The Frequency of the Porcine Stress Gene in Texas Show Pigs – link
National 4-H Curriculum Resources
- Swine – Group Activity Helper’s Guide – link
- Swine 1 – The Incredible Pig – link
- Swine 2 – Putting the Oink in Pig – link
- Swine 3 – Going Whole Hog – link
Website Resources
- Texas A&M University Animal Science Department – link
