This is meant to be a quide only. Practical experience and knowledge of the industry will also be tested. Extension Educational MaterialsBrowse by Topic of Interest Web sites - Carcass Quality - General Management - Genetics and Selection - Health - Reproduction - Youth Livestock Judging Contest - Youth Projects
Web sites
Quality Counts (http://qualitycounts.tamu.edu) Pork Facts (http://pork.org/newsandinformation/quickfacts/contentsl.aspx) Take Care Program (http://www.pork.org/PorkScience/Documents/TC%20Manual%20Page%20by%20page.pdf) National Pork Board's Youth Producers Site (http://www.pork.org/youthproducers/default.aspx) Biosecurity (http://www.pork.org/Producers/Security%20Biosecurity/Security.aspx)
Carcass Quality
Carcass Quality - Why is it Important? by Jodi Sterle From Pen to Plate: Carcass Composition of Market Hogs by Jodi Sterle Preventing Drug Residues in Livestock by Jodi Sterle Providing a Safe, Wholesome Product: Administration of Medications to Ensure Safety and Quality by Jodi Sterle Selecting the Perfect Chop (or Steak) by Jodi Sterle Youth Pork Quality Assurance Program Slides and Script by Jodi Sterle and Rachel Williams
General Management
Baby Pig Basics by Jodi Sterle Isolation Procedures for Farrowing Operations by Bruce Lawhorn
Genetics and Selection
Elimination of the Porcine Stress Gene: What the Show Pig Indsutry Needs to Know by Jodi Sterle From the Ground Up: Importance of Structural Soundness by Jodi Sterle The Frequency of the Porcine Stress Gene in Texas Show Pigs by Jodi Sterle Understanding the Genetic and Environmental Interactions by Jodi Sterle
Health
Atrophic Rhinitis by Bruce Lawhorn Diarrheal Disease in Show Swine by Bruce Lawhorn Plan for Herd Health When Starting a Swine Operation by Bruce Lawhorn Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome by Bruce Lawhorn Swine Pneummonia by Bruce Lawhorn The Facts About Paylean - Ractopamine for Swine by Jodi Sterle Vaccines for Farrowing Operations by Bruce Lawhorn
Reproduction
Artificial Insemination of Swine by Jodi Sterle
Youth Livestock Judging Contest Publications
Breeding Swine Selection by Chris Skaggs and Chris Boleman Evaluating Market Swine by Chris Boleman
Youth Projects
Baby Pig Basics by Jodi Sterle Carcass Quality - Why Is It Important by Jodi Sterle Diarrheal Disease in Show Swine by Bruce Lawhorn Elimination of the Porcine Stress Gene: What the Show Pig Industry Needs to Know by Jodi Sterle From the Ground Up: Importance of Structural Soundness by Jodi Sterle From Pen to Plate: Carcass Composition of Market Hogs by Jodi Sterle Keeping Show Gilts as Replacements by Jodi Sterle NEW Paylean Use in Show Pigs by Jodi Sterle Preventing Drug Residues in Livestock by Jodi Sterle Preventing Lameness in Show Pigs by Jodi Sterle Providing a Safe, Wholesome Product: Administration of Medications to Ensure Safety and Quality by Jodi Sterle Starting Them Off Right! Getting Your New Show Pigs on the Right Track by Jodi Sterle The Facts About Paylean - Ractopamine for Swine by Jodi Sterle The Frequency of the Porcine Stress Gene in Texas Show Pigs by Jodi Sterle Texas 4-H Swine Guide Youth Pork Quality Assurance Program Slides and Script by Jodi Sterle and Rachel Williams