Swine project record book

Record everything you do along the way, in a working copy. To participate in group activities within your 4h club. Hernando county senior ages 14 18 market swine project record book name age as of september 1st 4h club or ffa chapter. The record books are turned in at the georgia junior national livestock show in. Alternate market livestock beef or swine care and feed record book ffa members official 4h rabbit care and feed record book. All 2018 4h livestock project records are due to the beaufort county cooperative by june 1, 2018.

This record is designed for youth in their first years of livestock project work. Record book guidelines this is a recommended order of how your record book should look and pages you should have included. Middle and high school exhibitors 6 market swine record book. Cooperative extension of beaufort county office by june 30, 2019. Purchase swine breeding project and record book from the ohio state university extension publications store. Swine montana 4h montana state university extension. This record allows you to share your 4h story for the year. Pima county 4h livestock projects cooperative extension.

All 2017 project record books are due to the beaufort county cooperative extension office by february 15, 2018. Record keeping is an ongoing process that does not end when the 4h year ends. One record book should be used for each species beef, sheep, swine except where a conflict between breeding and market records exists then a second record book may be used. Completing the personal development report in the record book provides you an incentive for participation, learning, and achievement. Sturdy cover a 4h record book cover, other notebook or report cover with fasteners. To get the best learning experience from the market hog project, it is very important for the participant to do a good job in keeping and completing the project record book. Youth for the quality care of animals yqca is a class that all 4h members who plan to exhibit large livestock market animals are required to take on a yearly basis. Complete level 2 within three years from the time you begin. Members will receive a printed resource manual when they. It is to be used for the entire ten years of participation in the 4h swine project. Cloverbud projects are for the child to explore and discover project areas. I hereby certify that, as the exhibitor of this project, i have personally been responsible for the care of thisthese animals, have personally kept records on this project, and have personally completed this record book. Nd swine breeding project record recommended for senior projects nd 4h market animal project record recommended for senior projects nelson county 4h swine project record recommended for junior projects. The program will help you learn about the selection, production, breeding and management of swine.

For use, when a project specific record is not available. Telling your 4h story is an important part of reflecting on the growth and experiences of each year. Cloverbud projects are not to be judged or placed in any 4h activity. Pima county swine project record book cooperative extension. Youth for the quality care of animals quality assurance program. Do a minimum of seven activities in level 2 of the swine achievement program each year. Contains essential subject matter information for members taking a market hog or swine breeding project. Klickitat county level 2 record book guide power point. Purpose of this project the purpose of any animal project is to help teach youth valuable life skills. Hillsborough county fair youth livestock record book year. If you have two pigs, keep the record book that you will turn in, for one pig only.

Through this project, you can learn about all aspects of the pork industry, either by directly caring for a hog or by learning about swine. The purpose of 4h record keeping is to teach how to keep records, which is an important life skill. Through this project, you can learn about all aspects of the pork industry by raising a market or breeding animal. Swine breeding project and record book osu extension. Study one or more topics of interest in the swine res. It provides instructions, tips, suggestions and examples to aid. Practice and develop the life skills of making decisions, leading self and others, relating to change and planning and organizing. Both of these swine projects are activities that can be enjoyed by the entire family. While county offices are closed and local distribution of project books is on hold, choose one of these methods. Review but understand that each member should use their own words. Colorado 4h horse and livestock erecords users guide. For each swine project animal in your herd at the start of the project year, list its name or herd number.

Use with 9 market hog project and record book and 140 swine breeding project and record. Before purchasing any pigs, make sure you have everything you need to properly manage them and keep them healthy. Examples of 4h project goals what, how, when setting goals for 4h projects is simply deciding what you want to learn and do. O cloverbud projects are not to be judged or placed in any 4h activity. The reference book is 4h 4 r swine resource handbook. Raising a swine as your 4h project is a great opportunity as hogs are the smartest animals in the barnyard. Complete this required project book every year a swine breeding project is taken. Remember this clay county fair market steer record book is a portion of the clay county 4h record book. Then rewrite or transfer your information to a record book copy that you will submit to the hog committee on sunday, february 9th, 2020 for. Here are a number of samples of various record book forms and elements. Colorado 4h horse and livestock e records users guide 2014 4h year revised 22014 introduction to guide.

Keep track of your goals and what you do and learn for each project in your 4h record book on basic, experienced or advanced project records. If you havent signed up yet, contact your county 4h office and become a member today. For record book purposes, your project begins on january 20, 2018 final weighing date project expenses animal expenses what you paid for your swine or the value of your swine if donated or selfraised. At the end of your project record and compare your goals and accomplishments to. For each swine project animal in your herd at the start of the project year, list its name or herd number, registration number if registered, breed, birth date or age, date of purchase if applicable, how animal left the herd, and date, sex use the appreciation s for sow, b for boar, g for gilt, ba for barrow and value this may be the purchase price or appraised value. Official 4h market livestock beef or swine care and feed record book. Hernando county senior ages 1418 market swine project.

In addition, the record book manual should be referenced for more information. Use this list to help you complete your swine project record book. The purpose of a market hog 4h project is to achieve the following. Completing a 4h record book is a process where you record project and club work using a standard format. Complete this required project book every year a market hog. If you are showing an animal that will not be sold for market, you are still required to complete a record book to be eligible to show. Market hog project and record book osu extension publications. Pima county swine project record book arizona cooperative. This guide has been prepared to assist you in completing the livestock and horse e records. The record books are turned in at the georgia junior national livestock show in february and awarded during the champion drive. Human infection with novel influenza a viruses pdf key points about swine health from the washington state fairs association washington state 4h fair forms. Swine ui extension 4h youth development university of. Livestock record book competitions georgia4hgeorgia4h.

Click on the book you want, and when the file opens on. Completed lessons and records need to be turned in to the 4h swine committee at 4h fair weigh in. I also certify that all of the work in this record book is my original work. These are available at the clay county 4h office and at the clay county 4h website. The 4h swine program is part of the animal science project. If your club wishes to make a educational poster, we will hang them up. Market hog project and record book 4h 9 swine breeding project and record book 4h 140 beef, sheep, and swine selection and evaluation 4h 103r kentucky proud livestock tag program.

Project records 812 years project records 18 years hog performance record steer performance record cloverbud project records. Learning activities for swine use this list to help you complete your swine project record book swine book 1 the incredible pig. Record books part of a club or project 4h record book competitions a verification book to receive a county star rank award. Gain knowledge of sound breeding, feeding and management practices. You will need to get a 4h market swine project reference guide if you elect to take a market swine project.

Project record, c0947 permanent record book, level 2 c0935 permanent record level 2 pdf. Nc state extension is the largest outreach program at nc state university. Swine sponsorship program 2019 2019 swine sponsorship application about the swine project the 4h swine project is an excellent way to learn about an important industry. They are optional for other records or use of a 3prong folder. The information must be listed under the project columns of market swine as well as breeding swine. These are skills that youth need in order to transition into a healthy, responsible, contributing adult. Project animal description in order to tell one project animal from another, each. Alternate rabbit care and feed record book ffa members. One of the most popular of all 4h livestock projects, swine pigs are intelligent, versatile farm animals. Swine swine showmen have an opportunity to compete in the record book contest. It is like a road map helping you plan how to get where you want to go. Complete this required project book every year a market hog project is taken. All record and project books linked here are pdf format and can be printed on your home printer.

Youth are encouraged to select from a variety of alternatives to meet their individual record keeping needs and learning styles. Click on the book you want, and when the file opens on your screen, save or print it from there. In these projects become familiar with and apply the recommended principles of swine animal science. This book contains information on breeding swine projects only. General project record 57 years chick chain project 56 years chick chain project 7 years 4h record covers are required for wilson county 4h livestock participants and nc 4h portfolio records. Swine project record book cloverbud ages 5 to 8 years name. All 2019 4h livestock project records are due to the n.

Cooperative extension of beaufort county office by february 15, 2019. Michigan 4h market animal project record book canr. Learning activities for swine potter county 4h penn. Swine project record keeping book 4h ontario write a short paragraph about the breed of your project pig or if it is not purebred what type of cross is your project animal and what are the benefits of this type of crossbred pig. Swine resource handbook for market and breeding projects.

The florida 4h state website offers some of these books and other educational books for online purchase. Current record books include vce publication 380122,4h livestock record book,and vce publication 380121, advanced 4h livestock record book. Based in the college of agriculture and life sciences, we reach millions of north carolina citizens each year through local centers in the states 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians. The estimated show value of your hog gives a more realistic estimation of the profit and loss of your swine project. Swine ui extension 4h youth development university of idaho. The swine project is an excellent way to learn about the pork industry. Members record clay county fair exhibitor version project area record this ccf market swine record book. If you have already signed up for this 4h project, come on in and get started. O cloverbud projects are for the child to explore and discover project areas. The following describes general responsibilities of 4h member.