The 4-H Animal Science Program offers Tennessee youth valuable educational opportunities through raising, exhibiting, and judging livestock and horses. 4-H Animal Science participants are challenged with real-life issues as they learn responsibility through raising, showing, and judging horses and livestock. Species included in the 4-H Livestock and Horse programs include Beef, Dairy, Goat, Horse, Poultry, Sheep, and Swine.
Create a project plan and record your project successes.
Activity Sheets
Additional Resources
Follow the links below to find some great online resources for your project. Surf around and see what you can learn!
- Breeds of Swine
- Livestock E-quiz (University of Illinois Extension)
- Swine Information from the 4-H Program in California
Service Project Ideas
- Plan and conduct a swine showmanship clinic for younger members.
- Arrange questions and hold a swine quiz bowl.
- Organize a judging clinic.
- Volunteer your baby pig for ag-in-the-classroom event at school.
- Volunteer to help at the county livestock judging event at the swine station.
