Swine Feeding Records

Records on Average Daily Gain Your pig should weigh between lbs. when you tag it on May 2 nd. 101 Days to fair May 2 nd – August 2 nd Pig weighs 93 lbs. and you want it to weigh 265 lbs. Your pig will need to gain 172 lbs or 1.72 lbs per day National Averages: From lbs…………..1.5 lbs/day From lbs………….1.8 lbs/day Expected Weights Age Weight 8 wks lbs* 11 wks lbs 15 wks lbs 20 wks lbs 24 wks lbs* *3.7 months from 40 to 220 lbs

Know what you are feeding Weight of PigRecommended Protein level Up to 100 lbs16-20% 100 to % 150 to market14-18% These levels may need adjusting depending on your pigs specific needs and requirements

Pig Comfort Zone Weight (lb) (degrees F) Newborn Nursing Weaner Feeder Grower Finisher

Doing the Right Thing Livestock Show Ethics

“Cheating, abuse rear their heads at livestock fairs.” USA Today “A blue ribbon year for cheating: Fraud and felonies replace showmanship and hard work at Ohio’s livestock shows.” Columbus Dispatch Why The Concern? Livestock Show Ethics

The Ethical Compass You should be able to answer “NO” to all six questions. Livestock Show Ethics Hoard’s DairymanHolstein Foundation

Ethical Livestock Showing It’s the RIGHT THING TO DO! Livestock Show Ethics

Acknowledgements The following individuals, organizations and Universities were used for the development of this educational information Texas University Georgia State FFA Ohio State University University of Nebraska National 4-H and FFA