1. Swine Feeding Records

2. Records on Average Daily Gain Your pig should weigh between 85 - 105 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 50-110 lbs…………..1.5 lbs/day From 110-230 lbs………….1.8 lbs/day Expected Weights Age Weight 8 wks 40-50 lbs* 11 wks 70-85 lbs 15 wks 110-130 lbs 20 wks 170-195 lbs 24 wks 220-260 lbs* *3.7 months from 40 to 220 lbs

3. Know what you are feeding Weight of PigRecommended Protein level Up to 100 lbs16-20% 100 to 15016-18% 150 to market14-18% These levels may need adjusting depending on your pigs specific needs and requirements

4. Pig Comfort Zone Weight (lb) (degrees F) Newborn 2-6 93-100 Nursing 6-12 85-95 Weaner 12-18 80-90 Feeder 18-50 70-85 Grower 50-130 60-75 Finisher 130-275 55-75

5. Doing the Right Thing Livestock Show Ethics

6. “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

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

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

9. 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