2018 Swine Skill-a-thon Study Guide - Hancock...2018 Swine Skill-a-thon Study Guide Confirmation...
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2018 Swine Skill-a-thon Study Guide
Confirmation
-Review Chapter 3 of the Swine Resource Handbook. Pages 3-7 through 3-15 have great
information regarding ideal structural characteristics.
-Be familiar with leg and pastern structural abnormalities and be able to identify the
abnormality by picture. There are 2 documents also posted with the study guide for reference.
-Understand why poor confirmation is not desirable and how to improve confirmation in
your herd.
Feed
-Review Chapter 8 of the Swine Resource Handbook.
-Be familiar with you would feed in order for your animal to gain weight or stay at an
even weight.
-Be able to identify some common feed. Pages 8-8 through 8-10 of the Swine Resource
Handbook will be a useful study tool.
Thank you notes
-Understand the importance of a thoughtful thank you note.
-Practice statements to make it personal. Tell your buyers what you learned from your
4-H project or what life skills your livestock project has taught you.
Swine Evaluation
Swine Structure
Desirable Skeleton
Swine Structure
Undesirable Skeleton
Swine Structure
Desirable Skeleton
Swine Structure
Undesirable Skeleton
Even toes and correct angle to
pastern
Upright and straight pastern
”Rigid”
Long and weak pastern
“Flat Footed”
Differences in Structure
Front Skeleton
Knee coming forward due to upright pastern
Knee is correct even with weak
pastern
Correct curve and set to knee
Differences in Structure
Front Skeleton
Extremely upright angle to
blade
Very slight upright angle to
blade
Correct angle to blade
Differences in Structure
Front Skeleton
Differences in Structure
Even toes, feet point forward
Uneven toes, feet point in “Pigeon Toed”
Uneven toes, feet point out “Toes Out”
Front Skeleton
Differences in Structure
Center Skeleton
Level and flexible spine High and tight spine
Differences in Structure
Rear Skeleton
Steep hip and extra set to hock (sickle hocked)
Level hip and correct set to hock and pastern
Somewhat level hip and straight set to hock and
pastern
Differences in Structure
Rear Skeleton
Correct hock placement“True and Square”
In at his hock “Cow Hocked”
Differences in Structure
Desirable
Undesirable