{"id":601,"date":"2026-01-02T21:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-luis-valley\/?post_type=4h-project-cpt&#038;p=601"},"modified":"2026-01-12T22:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:35:07","slug":"4-h-swine-project-san-luis-valley","status":"publish","type":"4h-project-cpt","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-luis-valley\/4h-project\/4-h-swine-project-san-luis-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Swine Project &#8211; San Luis Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-section-title-font-size\"><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\"><em>Animal Science<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">4-H Swine Project<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Colorado 4\u2011H Swine Project teaches youth how to properly raise, feed, and care for pigs while strengthening responsibility, goal\u2011setting, and record\u2011keeping skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Beginners are introduced to pig anatomy, nutrition, common diseases, animal evaluation, and producing safe, high\u2011quality pork products. Intermediate members learn more about herd management, exhibiting swine, using technology in production, and improving sportsmanship and public speaking. Advanced participants explore current issues affecting the swine industry, develop leadership abilities, investigate swine\u2011related careers, and build meaningful friendships through project involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Youth may also take part in Livestock Judging, Livestock Quiz Bowl, and Livestock Skill\u2011a\u2011Thon contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-project\/4-h-swine-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-H Swine project on Colorado 4-H<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-luis-valley\/slv-4-h\/4-h-clubs\/\">Find a County Club<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-pdf-download\"><a aria-label=\"View Overview &amp; Tips PDF for the 4-H Beef Project\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/11\/Swine-PT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overview &amp; tips<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1259\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-luis-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/pexels-mali-110820.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A pig stands outside on a farm\" class=\"wp-image-773 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-luis-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/pexels-mali-110820.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-luis-valley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/pexels-mali-110820.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, 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alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__outer-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__container\"><span class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__label\">Quick Links:<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__links-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__links\"><li class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__item\"><a href=\"#Official-Materials\" class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__link\">Official Materials<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__item\"><a href=\"#Curriculum\" class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__link\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__item\"><a href=\"#Clubs\" class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__link\">Clubs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__item\"><a href=\"#County-Details\" class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__link\">County Details<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__item\"><a href=\"#Important-Info-and-Dates\" class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__link\">Important Info and Dates<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__item\"><a href=\"#Events\" class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__link\">Events<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__item\"><a href=\"#More-Resources\" class=\"wp-block-csu-quick-section-links__link\">More Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Official-Materials\">Official Project Materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-content-selector--grid wp-block-csu-content-selector\" data-grid-columns=\"4\">\n\n\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--material post-4481\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow is-style-eyebrow-light\">\n\t\t\t\tProject e-Records\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\tSow Supplemental e-Record for Breeding\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-card__material-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/11\/SowRecord.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View Doc for Sow Supplemental e-Record for Breeding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-doc\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoc\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/11\/SowRecord.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View PDF for Sow Supplemental e-Record for Breeding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-pdf\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--material post-4234\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow is-style-eyebrow-light\">\n\t\t\t\tProject e-Records\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\tLivestock e-Record (Senior)\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-card__material-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/01\/LivestockRecordSr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View PDF for Livestock e-Record (Senior)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-pdf\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/11\/LivestockRecordSr.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View XLS for Livestock e-Record (Senior)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-xls\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tXLS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--material post-4230\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow is-style-eyebrow-light\">\n\t\t\t\tProject e-Records\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\tLivestock e-Record (Intermediate)\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-card__material-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/01\/LivestockRecordInt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View PDF for Livestock e-Record (Intermediate)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-pdf\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/11\/LivestockRecordInt.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View XLS for Livestock e-Record (Intermediate)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-xls\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tXLS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--material post-4232\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow is-style-eyebrow-light\">\n\t\t\t\tProject e-Records\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\tLivestock e-Record (Junior)\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-card__material-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/11\/LivestockRecordJr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View PDF for Livestock e-Record (Junior)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-pdf\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/11\/LivestockRecordJr.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View XLS for Livestock e-Record (Junior)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-xls\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tXLS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-accent-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c1ff0596fb1fcad1e9330caa267707b6 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96d3ed4e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c5e668c0540f59dac688dffe2c9f2637\" id=\"Curriculum\">Materials &amp; Curriculum<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-materials-listing-filter\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Materials Filter -->\n\t\t<form class=\"wp-block-csu-materials-filter\" role=\"search\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csu-materials-filter__row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csu-materials-filter__select-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"has-small-font-size\" for=\"csu-materials-filter-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFilter by Category\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"csu-materials-filter-select\" class=\"wp-block-csu-materials-filter__select js-materials-filter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\" selected>All Categories<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"project-aid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProject Aid\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"project-manuals\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProject Manuals\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"button button-primary button-light has-white-background-color js-materials-filter-submit\" type=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wp-block-csu-materials-listing\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFind\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\n\t<!-- Materials Listing -->\n\t<div id=\"wp-block-csu-materials-listing\" class=\"wp-block-csu-materials-listing js-materials-listing\">\n\n\t\t<span role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"screen-reader-text js-materials-filter-status\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csu-materials-default js-materials-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-posts grid-posts__4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--material post-6499\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow is-style-eyebrow-light\">\n\t\t\t\tProject Aid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t2026 CSU Request Carcass Data Collection\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-card__material-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/2026-CSU-Request-Carcass-Data-Collectoin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View PDF for 2026 CSU Request Carcass Data Collection\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-pdf\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--material post-6493\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow is-style-eyebrow-light\">\n\t\t\t\tProject Aid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t4-H Animal Care and Housing Form\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-card__material-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-card__material-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/AnimalCareForm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View PDF for 4-H Animal Care and Housing Form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-pdf\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card-post c-card-post--material post-4228\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow is-style-eyebrow-light\">\n\t\t\t\tProject Aid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t4-H Animal Care &#038; Meat Quality Assurance Resources\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-proj-material\/4-h-animal-care-meat-quality-assurance-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\tView Materials\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article 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Most clubs meet once a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-70da71f9 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-luis-valley\/offering\/san-luis-valley-4-h\/4-h-clubs\/\">Find a Club<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/gunnison\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/Cow.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A brown cow in a field of grass\" class=\"wp-image-357 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"County-Details\">San Luis Valley Swine Project Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Preparing for and showing livestock can be an extremely rewarding and educational experience for youth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lessons learned in showing and raising livestock are invaluable. 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