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

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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!