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Selecting Pigs for Youth Swine Shows 1

Marshall, Timothy T.; Walker, WIlliam R.; Prichard, David L.; and TenBroeck, Saundra H.2

Selecting Pigs for Youth Swine Shows (4H SWG 04) is an animal science publication for 4-H members ages 9 and over. This reference manual will help youth select hogs for show and also guide members through feeding their hog and the topic of weight gain.

In EDIS this publication is DLN 4H 210.

Visit the 4-H Youth Development Curriculum Web Site for more information on related project materials.

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Footnotes

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This document is 4H SWG 04 from 4-H Youth Development, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, INstitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611. Reviewed January 2009.

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Marshall, Walker and TenBroeck are Assistant Professors, Animal Science Department, Gainesville. Prichard is Assistant Professor, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, IFAS, University of Florida.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Interim Dean.