Pork Resources for Youth

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.

Web

DVD

VHS Tape

Very Applicable

Applicable

Not Applicable

	Title	Deliv.	Pub.Year	K-2	3-5	6-8	9-12	Facilitator/ Teacher
Nutrition	Food Fun for Kids Bookmark		1996, 2006
	Kids Pork Cookbook		1997, 2006
	Meat Quality Factsheet		2005
	Pork Puzzlers		1996, 2006




Production

	Artificial Insemination		No Date
	Artificial Insemination Video (web based)		No Date


	Breeds of Swine 4-H Quiz Gram		No Date
	Clipping Show Pigs		No Date
	Dehydration: The Need for Water		No Date
	Estrus Detection		No Date
	Estrus Detection Video (web based)		No Date
	Ethics in Youth Livestock Programs		No Date

	Feeding and Managing Replacement Gilts		No Date



	Food Safety		No Date
	Food Safety and Quality Assurance Leaders Manual		2006
	Food Safety and Quality Assurance Members Manual		2004

	Handling and Management to Prevent Stress in Show Pigs		No Date

	How Inheritance Works in Swine		No Date
	Livestock Judging		No Date



	Porcine Stress Gene-Show Pigs		No Date
	Questions and Answers Regarding Body Clipping and Shaving Pigs		No Date

	Selection of Swine Breeding Stock		No Date
	Semen Management		No Date
	Semen Management (web based)		No Date



	Swine Care Handbook		2003


	Swine Welfare		No Date
	Welcome To Our Farm Booklet		1999
	Welcome To Our Farm Poster		1999


	Youth PQA Plus		2007
Image	Producer, Pigs and Pork Storybook
	Producer, Pigs and Pork Coloringbook

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

Pork Resources for Youth

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