4-H Swine Project
090 SWINE
In the swine project, members learn about the selection, production, breeding and management of swine.
Focus:
- Selection, production, breeding, management, and health of swine
- Financing, purchasing and marketing swine
- Live animal evaluation, carcass merit and performance data
- Exhibiting barrows and gilts
- Establishing a breeding herd and maintaining records
- Exploring career opportunities and developing leadership abilities
What members can do: (Beginner level)
- Identify the swine breeds
- Identify the major parts of a pig and pork carcass
- Care for pigs and exhibit barrows and gilt's
- Become familiar with desirable production goals and carcass traits
Materials available: (Beginner level)
| #569 | 1.00 | Basic Swine Project Member Manual |
| #545 | .00 | Breeds of Swine 4 H Quiz Gram |
| #536 | .00 | Essential Housing for Beginning 4 H Swine Projects |
| #255 | .00 | Feeding and Managing Replacement Gilts |
| #388 | .00 | Feeding and Managing the 4 H Barrow |
| #389 | .00 | Fitting and Showing Your 4 H Pig |
| #609 | .00 | Market Swine Record |
| #258 | .00 | Selection of Breeding Stock |
| #728 | 1.50 | Swine Breeds Poster |
What members can do: (Intermediate level)
- Maintain production, performance and financial records
- Select and develop a gilt for the breeding herd
- Develop management techniques to use in caring for baby pigs
- Develop and implement a good herd health program
Materials available: (Intermediate level)
| #569 | 1.00 | Basic Swine Project Member Manual |
| #257 | .00 | Care of Baby Pigs |
| #323 | .00 | External Parasites of Swine |
| #255 | .00 | Feeding and Managing Replacement Gilt's |
| #388 | .00 | Feeding and Managing the 4 H Barrows |
| #324 | .00 | Feeding the Brood Sow and Litter |
| #256 | .00 | 4 H Swine Nutrition |
| #563 | .00 | How Pigs Use Food |
| #259 | .00 | Internal Parasites of Swine |
| #258 | .00 | Selection of Breeding Stock |
| #609 | .00 | Market Swine Record |
| #638 | .00 | Swine Breeding Management |
What members can do: (Advanced level)
- Establish and manage a breeding herd
- Feed, manage and market pens of slaughter hogs
- Learn the general principles, advantages and disadvantages of artificial insemination
- Formulate rations for some classes of swine
- Study current marketing techniques and systems
- Serve as a teen leader and teach younger members
- Explore career opportunities in the swine industry
Materials available: (Advanced level)
| #257 | .00 | Care of Baby Pigs |
| #639 | .00 | Crossbreeding in Swine |
| #637 | .00 | How inheritance Works in Swine |
| #570 | .00 | Reducing Swine Disease Losses |
| #638 | .00 | Swine Breeding Management |
| #609 | .00 | Market Swine Record |
| #640 | .00 | Swine Ration Formulation |
| #728 | 1.50 | Swine Breeds Poster |
Supplemental materials: (Used with all levels)
| #120 | .00 | Giving Oral Judging Reasons |
| # 50 | .00 | 4 H Entry Card |
| # 49 | .00 | 4 H Judging Card |
Depending on interests, experience and abilities of a 4 H member, skills and literature can apply across levels.
Oklahoma 4-H
Oklahoma Cooperative
Extension Service
Division of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources