Bryan Miller
Overview
• Quality Assurance • Expenses • Selecting a pig • Environment • Feed • Growth Chart • Weight monitoring • Fair
Expenses
• Weiner Pig • Feed • Health Care
– De-wormer
• Materials & Supplies – Shelter and bedding – Fencing – Water Supply – Feeder
Choosing a pig
Choosing a pig
Comfort Zone
Shelter
• Dry • Warm
– Straw Bedding
• Blocks the wind • Clean
Pen
• Location – Accessibility
• Secure Fence – At least 15 sq ft
per pig
• Shade • Feed and Water at
opposite ends – Promotes exercise
Feed
• Types – Starter (20% protein) – Grower (18% protein) – Finisher (16% protein)
• Contents – Barley – Soybean Meal – Supplements
• Lysine
Feed Prices
Retailer Price Amount Style Brand
Cenex $20.99 50lb Pellet Champion
Murdoch's $16.99 50lb Pellet Showmaster
North Valley Ag $18.50 50lb Pellet Purina
Fisher's $11.50 50lb
Ground $165.00 1000lb
Hedstrom’s $12.00 50lb Ground
Average Daily Gain
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0
2.4
10 50 90 130 170 210 250
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Weight of Pig
Average Growth
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Goal
Weighing Your Pig
• Livestock Scale • Tape Measure
– Heart Girth x Heart Girth x Length / 400
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Fair Excitement
• Sunday – Pigs check in
• Monday – Weigh-in
• Wednesday – Show Day
• Saturday – Sale
Fair Expenses
• Fair Equipment – Feeder – Washing Supplies – Show Stick – Soft Brush – Show Clothes
• Sale/Ultrasound Fee • Poster/Decorations • Thank You Gift
Fair Paperwork
• Registration due on or before August 1st
• Each exhibitor/pig can
enter three classes – Market Class – Showmanship Class – Carcass Class
Wrap-up
• Volunteers are what
make this possible
• Most importantly: – Smile – Have fun out there!