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Pork Resources for Youth

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National Pork Board has compiled a one-stop resource for a number of pork resources for youth, developed by Pork Checkoff and by other organizations. These fun, interactive resources are categorized by audience. In order to simplify the material selection process, the following table groups materials by content area and provides a suitability rating by audience to help narrow the selection of materials. Clicking each underlined title will take the user directly to the source where the item is available for ordering or downloading.

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Title

Deliv.

Pub.Year

K-2

3-5

6-8

9-12

Facilitator/
Teacher

Nutrition

Food Fun for Kids

Print

1996, 2006

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Not Applicable

Kids Pork Cookbook

Print

1997, 2006

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Meat Quality Factsheet

CD

2005

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Pack a Powerful Punch with Protein

DVD

2006

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Pick Protein

Print

2003

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Pork Puzzlers

Print

1996, 2006

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Super Pork Recipes

CD

2006

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

What Part of the Oink Don't You Understand

DVD

No Date

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Production

4-H Swine Chart

Print

1986

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Animal Handling Safety

Video

2005

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Artificial Insemination

Video

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Artificial Insemination Video (web based)

Video

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Beef, Sheep and Swine Selection and Evaluation

Print

1995

Not Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Breed Classification Guidelines

Web

2007

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Breeds of Swine 4-H Quiz Gram

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Clipping Show Pigs

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Dehydration: The Need for Water

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Estrus Detection

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Estrus Detection Video (web based)

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Ethics in Youth Livestock Programs

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Everything but the Oink! Activities

Print

1995

Not Applicable

Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Feeding and Managing Replacement Gilts

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Fertilizing Crop Land with Swine Manure

Print

1998

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Fitting and Showing Swine

Print

1978

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Fitting and Showing your 4-H Pig

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Food Safety

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Food Safety and Quality Assurance Leaders Manual

Print

2006

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Food Safety and Quality Assurance Members Manual

Print

2004

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Formulating Farm-Specific Swine Diets

Print

1994

Not Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Not Applicable

Handling and Management to Prevent Stress in Show Pigs

Video

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Hogs Your Way

Print

2001

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Not Applicable

How Inheritance Works in Swine

Video

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Livestock Judging

Video

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Minnesota 4-H Swine Parts Crossword Puzzle

Print

1994

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Modern Livestock & Poultry Production

Print

2002

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Pigs: The Codes of Practice

Video

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Porcine Stress Gene-Show Pigs

Video

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Questions and Answers Regarding Body Clipping and Shaving Pigs

Video

No Date

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Raising Pigs at Home

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Selection of Swine Breeding Stock

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Semen Management

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Semen Management (web based)

CD

No Date

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Swine 1 Squeal Appeal

Print

1994

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Swine 2 Hamming It Up

Print

1994

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Swine 3 Going Whole Hog

Print

1994

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Swine Care Handbook

Print

2003

Not Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Swine Ear Notching

Print

No Date

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Swine Project Guide

Print

2002

Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Swine Welfare

Print

No Date

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Welcome To Our Farm Booklet

Print

1999

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Welcome To Our Farm Teachers Packet

Print

1999

Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Welcome To Our Farm Video

Video

1999

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Your 4-H Market Hog Project

Print

1992

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Youth PQA Plus

Print

2007

Not Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Image

A Tale of a Minnesota Pig

Print

No Date

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Comparing the Commercial Swine Industry and the Show Pig Industry

CD

2006

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Everything but the Oink! Brochure

Print

No Date

Not Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Learning about Pork

Print

1996, 2005

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

Pig Talk

Print

2007

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Applicable

Very Applicable

Pigtionary

Print

2002

Applicable

Very Applicable

Applicable

Not Applicable

Applicable

The Amazing Pig

CD

2005

Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

Very Applicable

  • K-2: young child who is learning to read, not old enough for 4-H
  • 3-5: beginning 4-H member, intermediate reading level, beginning level of interest in swine industry
  • 6-8: intermediate 4-H member, advanced reading level, intermediate interest in swine industry
  • 9-12: advanced 4-H member, FFA member, high school student preparing for a career in agriculture
  • Facilitator/Teacher: adult facilitator that educates youth, such as a vocational agriculture teacher, 4-H leader, FFA advisor or parent

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