Pork Checkoff provides many educational materials, most of which are available at no cost to U.S. Pork Producers. 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 appropriate for a producer segment.

Move your mouse over each title to view a short description of the item. Clicking on the underlined titles will take the user directly to the Pork Store where the item is available for ordering or to another location on Pork.org for downloading. Other items are available by calling 800-456-PORK (7675).

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	Title & Description	Deliv.	Fee	Pub. Year	Youth	Small Scale O/O	Owner/ Operator	Stock person	Prod. Mgr.	Bus. Mgr	Niche
Production & Management Systems	Symbol III Poster			2005
	Symbol III Brochure			2005
	Troubleshooting Guide for Pork Production¹			2005
	Pig Husbandry²			2004
	Farrowing Management²			2003
	Grower-Finisher Management²			2003
	Nursery Management²			2005
	Breeding & Gestation Management²			2004

Business Management	Financial Analysis Tool¹			2005
Human Resources	Swine Caretaker²			2006
Human Resources	Human Resources Management¹			2005
Swine Health	PCVAD Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases			2006
	PRRS Compendium, Producer Edition 2003			2003

	Use of Rodenticide Baits Poster			-
	Bait & Switch Poster			2004
	Take Care Antibiotics Brochure			2005
	Take Care Antibiotics Manual			2005
	Rodent Control Techniques			-
	Rodent Control for the Pork Industry			1999
	Overview of Rodent Control Fact Sheet			2002
	Biosecurity in Pork Production²			2005
	Swine Disease Recognition & Treatment²			2006
Animal Behavior and Well-being	Swine Handling for Pork Producers (English)			2001
	Swine Handling for Pork Producers (Spanish)			2001
	Animal Ethics Fact Sheet			2002
	Code of Practice Fact Sheet			2002
	Swine Stress Fact Sheet			2002
	Welfare During Transport Fact Sheet			2002
	Sows and Space			2004
	Neonatal Management Practices Fact Sheet			2003

	On Farm Euthanasia of Swine			2001
	Swine Care Handbook			2003
	Animal Handling			2005
	Sow Housing Alternatives Calculator¹			2006
	On-Farm Euthanasia of Swine²			2003
	Effective Handling of Pigs²			2003
Breeding and Genetics
Breeding and Genetics	Gilt Selection Pocket Guide			2005
Facilities and Equipment	Ventilation Management²			2005
Environmental Stewardship
	Air Management Practices Assessment Tool (web based)			2006

	Manure Management Practices			1994
Pork Quality	Swine Nutrition and Pork Quality			2001

	Transport Quality Assurance Program Book (English)			2007
	Transport Quality Assurance Program Book (Spanish)			2007
	System for Assuring Pork Quality

Pork Safety	Mixing Medicated Feed for Pigs			2005
	Medication Handling and Storage			1997

	One is Too Many -laminated wall chart			-
	One is Too Many -brochure			-
	Salmonella in the Pork Production Chain			2003
	Basic Guidelines of Judicious Use of Antimicrobials			2002
	How Do Violative Residues Happen in Swine?			2003
	Pork Quality Assurance Plus			2007
	Pork Quality Assurance Plus (Spanish)			2007
Worker Health and Safety	Safety System Introductory Kit			2004

Youth: Enrolled in school, typically FFA/4H projects and show pigs.
Small Scale Owner/Operator: Part-time farmer, works off farm, may have other farm enterprises or crops, resposible for all tasks.
Owner/Operator: Fulltime farmer, livestock and crops main enterprise, may have a few employees.
Stockperson: Works directly with pigs, alone or in team, generalist or specific tasks/phase.
Production Manager: Manages daily activities at production site(s), manages one or more stockpersons.
Business Manager: Directs production operations and production manager(s), responsible for financial and business management.
Niche: Produces identity preserved product, involved in multiple downstream segments of supply chain (processing, distribution, marketing/retail), simple to complex business, responsible for production and business management.

¹Available as part of a Manager Series CD/DVD set ordered as a single unit. ²Available as part of a Production Series CD/DVD set ordered as a single unit.

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