Swine Project

A. Up to four hogs may be tagged 2-market and 2-carcass.

B. There will be a $10.00 project support fee per tag.

C. No Boars will be tagged.

D.    The exhibitor must provide proof of ownership as per the Arizona State Livestock Board requirements.

E.     The exhibitor must provide a Seasonal Pass per the Arizona Department of Agriculture at tagging

F. Ownership and registration papers must be in the exhibitor's name or proof of possession of same documents at the time of ear-tagging, tattooing, or registration.

G. All out-of-state swine must meet “State Veterinarian” guidelines.

H. Youth members must be present at ear-tagging. A family must make contact with the Project Coordinator and Pima County 4-H Agent to make arrangements if youth cannot be at tagging. Project Coordinator and Pima County 4-H Agent decisions are made on a case by case basis.

I.  Market hog class weights:

a. Minimum weight at tagging:                        None

b. Maximum weight at tagging:                       None

c.  Minimum weight at Fair:                              225 lbs

d. Maximum weight at Fair:                             300 lbs

i.          Please note that an exhibitor will be paid for a maximum sale weight of 280 pounds. lbs. Please reference the Pima County Junior Livestock Sales, Inc. Auction Rules.

J.      If ear-tagging deadline is missed, Project Coordinator must be notified within two days after second ear-tagging.

a. Your case must be heard at the next regularly scheduled Swine Leaders' Committee meeting.

b. Receipt of purchase must be submitted when appearing to prove exhibitor has complied with ownership deadline.

K. In the event that a Pima County 4-H enrolled Member:

a. fails to comply with ear-tagging deadlines.

b. is late for Pima County Fair weigh-in.

i.          Exhibitor may be eligible to appeal automatic disqualification to the Swine Leaders' Committee.

ii.          In all instances the animal will not be allowed to show or sell in market and will only be allowed in showmanship or carcass class.

iii.       The two rule infractions listed above will be the only violations heard by the Swine Leaders’ Committee

L. All exhibitors must participate in no less than one Pima County Swine Clinic or a swine jackpot show prior to the Pima County Swine Check-In at the Pima County Fair. Both the exhibitor and one of their swine must be in attendance at the show or clinic. The Pima County Swine Project Show/Clinic Checklist Form must be filled out and turned into the Pima County Swine Project Coordinator’s at the Swine Check-in.

a. The Form can be found here: https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/programs/PC_Swine_Show_Clinic_Form.pdf

b. FAILURE TO ATTEND EITHER A PIMA COUNTY SWINE CLINIC OR A SWINE SHOW WILL RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE PIMA COUNTY SWINE PROJECT.

M.   Swine Leaders' Committee will consist of one enrolled 4-H leader or teen leader from each club. A majority will consist of 51% or more of the leaders in attendance.

N. Swine may not be unloaded prior to weigh-in at Fair.

O. All exhibitor’s must have a valid Arizona Department of Ag Seasonal Pass for each of their swine projects.

P. An animal will only go across the scale once. At the time of weighing, the recorded weight will stand.

Q.    Any animal with lice, ticks or any other visible signs of parasites and/or abnormalities will be turned away at the scales. Any sick, diseased, or injured animals may be rejected and sent home immediately. The Project Coordinator and Project Superintendent jointly with a Veterinarian have the right to reject any exhibit showing evidence of the above, notification must also be given to the Barn Superintendent.

R.    If an exhibitor brings two pigs to the Fair and one is underweight and/or overweight, that pig must go home immediately following weigh-in.

S.     All market swine will be classified by breed and then by weight for judging at the  Pima County Fair.

T.     The following will be the breed classes used for classifying: Duroc, Hampshire, Yorkshire, Berkshire, Poland China, Spotted, Chester White, Landrace, Other Dark Purebred, Other Light Purebred, Dark Crossbred or Light Crossbred.

U. If a breed is not listed on the entry form, the hog will show in the Crossbred class.

V. These breed classifications are the guidelines that will be used for the Pima County Fair.

W.  All pigs at the time of weigh-in/check-in at the Pima County Fair will be subject to re-classification. The decision of the classifier(s) is final if an animal is re-classified. This is not reviewable by the ethics committee.

X.    Any hog that has lost an ear tag throughout the year will be re-ear tagged on the scale at Fair Check-In. In the event of a lost tag, please contact the County 4-H Extension Agent with-in 48 Hours of losing the tag.

Y.     Breed classes with fewer than 5 entries will be placed in the appropriate Other Purebreds Class at the discretion of the Swine Project Coordinator.

Z.     Hogs will be classified at tag-in in January. All hogs failing to meet classification guidelines for the breed will be transferred to the appropriate crossbred class. White-Out is not allowed to alter pigs color. Hogs must enter throguh wash rack before weighing in. Animals should be washed/cleaned before coming to the scale, no re-classifications will be done after the animal has come through the scale.

a. Duroc:

i.          Must be red in color and possess Duroc Breed Character. (ears must be down and medium size)

ii.          Must NOT have any white hair located on the animal.

iii.          Must NOT have any black hair.

iv.          Must NOT have more than three black spots on the skin and none of these spots can be larger than two inches in diameter.

v.          Must NOT have any shading or indication of a belt.

b. Hampshire:

i.          Must be black in color with a white belt starting on the front leg. The belt may partially or totally encircle the body.

ii.          Must possess Hampshire Breed character. (ears must be erect and not rounded)

iii.          Must NOT have any white hair or indications of streaking on the forehead.

iv.          Must NOT have any red hair.

c.  Yorkshire:

i.          Must be white in color and possess Yorkshire Breed character. (ears must be erect)

ii.          Must NOT have any colored hair other than white.

iii.          Must NOT have colored skin pigmentation larger than one U.S. minted silver dollar.

iv.          Must NOT have masking above the eyes larger than a silver dollar.

d. Berkshire: (dark)

i.          A black and white animal with erect ears exhibiting Berkshire character.

ii.          A Berkshire must have white on all four legs, face and tail (unless tail is docked). One of the white leg points may also be missing.

iii.          A Berkshire must NOT have a solid white or a solid black face from the ears forward.

iv.          A Berkshire must NOT have a solid black nose (rim of nose).

v.          White is allowed on the ears, but NO solid white may appear on the ears.

vi.          Occasional splash of white may appear on the body.

e. Poland China: (dark)

i.          Must possess Poland China Breed character.

ii.          Must be black with six white points (face, feet and tail) with an occasional splash of white on the body. A hog may not possess more than one black leg and be determined as a Poland China. (Tail docking is permissible eliminating that white point.)

iii.          Must have ears down.

iv.          Must NOT have evidence of belt formation.

v.          Cannot have any red or sandy hair and/or pigment.

vi.          Hogs that have weighted ear tags or evidence of tampering with possible ear tags are ineligible.

f.  Spotted: (dark)

i.          Must be black and white in color.

ii.          Must possess Spotted Breed character.

iii.          Ears must not be erect.

iv.          Any red tinted or sandy brown spots are ineligible.

v.          No solid black head from ears forward.

vi.          No distinct white belt pattern (hair or skin) encircling and extending down and onto each shoulder.

g. Chester White: (light)

i.          Must possess Chester White Breed Character.

ii.          Must be solid white in color, no color on the skin larger than a silver dollar, no colored hair.

iii.          Ears must be down and medium size.

Any signs of weighted ear tags or evidence of past existence of such ear tags are determined to be not permissible and are grounds for disqualification.

h. Landrace: (light)

i.          Must be white in color and possess Landrace Breed character. (ears must be down)

ii.          Must NOT allow any color hair other than white.

iii.          Must NOT allow more than three spots of skin pigmentation.

iv.          Must NOT allow any spot of skin pigmentation larger than one U.S. minted quarter.

i.   Dark Crossbred:

i.          Any nontraditional marked Hampshire, Red colored or any Dark Swine determined to be outside of the breed guidelines.

j.   Light Crossbred:

i.          Any blue or over marked Yorkshire, Hereford, or any Light-colored swine determined to be outside of the breed guidelines.

AA.  Any Hog that is exhibiting signs of not being fully castrated will be immediately disqualified.

BB. A minimum of one leader and/or parent from each club shall be present in the club area at all wash times and at all shows.

CC. Water must be available to your pigs at all times during the fair.

DD.Hogs may be washed at the fairgrounds, ONLY AT THE SWINE WASH RACK, during the Fair.

EE.  Exhibitor assumes full responsibility in keeping his/her hog under control and must have the help of a parent and his/her leader or advisor.

FF.  No corded electric clippers may be used at any time in the swine area.

GG. All non-sale swine must be off premises by 6pm on Friday April 25th, 2025. Release times are 6am to 8am and 5pm-6pm with proper release papers.

a.     Non-Sale Swine owner or representative must be present to load packer swine onto trailers on Friday Morning

HH.Herdmanship will be judged randomly between 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM all days of the Pima County Fair (except Monday) at least once per day.

a.     Criteria

i.          Clean pen (not necessarily free of manure)

ii.   Water is available and semi-full

iii. Clean aisle

iv. Organized tack area

v.   Clinic/show requirement met for entire club

vi. Educational displays are visible to the public

II.     During Market and Showmanship Showtimes, only volunteers wearing designated visibility vests will be allowed in the Swine Pen Area excluding exhibitors.

A.   Up to four hogs may be tagged 2-market and 2-carcass.

B.       There will be a $10.00 project support fee per tag.

C.   No Boars will be tagged.

D.       Cost to enter is $25.00; there will be no refunding of entry fees. Please note this in addition to the ear tagging fee. The entry fee will be collected at carcass check-in at fair.

E.   All Carcass swine must have a market ear tag.

F.        The exhibitor must provide proof of ownership as per the Arizona State Livestock Board requirements.

G.      The exhibitor must provide a Seasonal Pass per the Arizona Department of Agriculture prior to weigh-in/check-in at the Pima County Fair.

H.      Ownership and registration papers must be in the exhibitor's name or proof of possession of same documents at the time of ear-tagging, tattooing, or registration.

I.           All out-of-state swine must meet “State Veterinarian” guidelines.

J.         A family must make contact with the Project Coordinator and Pima County 4-H Agent to make arrangements if youth cannot be at tagging. Project Coordinator and Pima County 4-H Agent decisions are made on a case by case basis.

K.  Carcass hog class weights:

a.          Minimum weight. at tagging:         None

b.          Maximum weight at tagging:          None

c.          Minimum weight at Fair:                240 lbs (2% discount per 10lbs. under)

d.          Maximum weight at Fair:               310 lbs (2% discount per 10lbs. over)

L.   Any carcass class swine that does not make weight can withdrawal from Carcass and enter the same swine in the Market Class.

M. Carcass swine must be declared at weigh in for carcass class.

N.        All carcass swine exhibitors must be present at time of Carcass Swine Loadout on Sunday, April 21, 2023 at 6:00 AM.

O.      Swine Carcass animals will be consigned to packer at the current market price established by the packer or processed for home use only. If for home use, slaughter and processing fees will be paid by exhibitor. No sales of this class will be through the Livestock Auction.

P.   Premium money will be divided on the following basis:

a.          Carcass

i. 1st = 25%

ii. 2nd  = 15%

iii. 3rd  = 10%

b.          Live

i. 1st = 25%

ii. 2nd  = 15%

iii. 3rd  = 10%

Q.         All entry fees and donations (if any) will be collected by the Project Coordinator and forwarded to the Pima County 4-H Leaders Council to disperse to the contestants. No more than $1400.00 will be awarded in prize money per year.

R.   National Pork Producers criteria will be used in judging.

S.   Minimum Requirements: Carcass Rail

a.          Minimum Hot Carcass Weight        150 lbs (2% discount per 10 lbs. under)

b.          Minimum Carcass Length               29.5 in. (1% discount per 1 in. under)

c.          Minimum average back fat thickness 0.4 inches (1% discount per 0.1 in. under)

d.          Loin Eye Area Minimum                 8 sq. inches( 1% discount per 1 in. under)

e.          Color Score                                     2-4 (1,5 or 6 will result in a 5% discount)

f.            Marbling Score                   1-4 (3 will result in a 1% increase, 4 will result in a 2% increase)

g.          Firmness                                         2-5 (Any deviations will result in a 1% discount)

h.          PSE (Pale, Soft, Exudations) and DFD (Dark, Firm, Dry) carcasses will be placed at the bottom of the class and be heavily discounted by 10%

i.            % acceptable quality lean under

i. 62.00% and highter- Rosette

ii. 58.005-61.99%- Blue Ribbon

iii. 54.00% -57.99% Red Ribbon

iv. 53.99% and below- White Ribbon

j.            All carcass hogs will be scalded upon harvesting.

A. The exhibitor must provide proof of ownership as per the Arizona State Livestock Board requirements.

B. Ownership and registration papers must be in the exhibitor's name or proof of possession of same documents at the time of ear-tagging, tattooing, or registration.

C.     All out-of-state swine must meet “State Veterinarian” guidelines.

D.    Tagged market or carcass gilt may be shown as breeding gilt at the breeding gilt show.

E. This is no longer an open show; 4-H or FFA official dress is required

CLASSES AND LOTS FOR THE SWINE PROJECT

CLASS 1: BREEDING

Lots:

1   – Sow & Litter

2   – Breeding Gilt – Born May 1st, 2023– November 30th, 2023

CLASS 2: CARCASS HOG

Lots:

1   – Carcass class live judging

2   – Carcass class on the rail judging

CLASS 3: MARKET HOG

Lots:

1   – Duroc,

2   – Hampshire

3   – Yorkshire

4   – Berkshire

5   – Poland China

6   – Spotted

7   – Chester White

8   – Landrace

9   – Other Dark Purebred

10    – Other Light Purebred

11    – Dark Crossbred

12    – Light Crossbred

13    – Championship – Grand and Reserve Champion Market Hogs

CLASS 4: ARIZONA BRED & FED

Lot:

1 – ARIZONA Bred & Fed Market Hog

CLASS 5: PIMA COUNTY BRED & FED

Lot:

1 – Pima County Bred & Fed Market Hog

CLASS 6: SWINE SHOWMANSHIP

Lots:

1   – Junior Novice Showmanship

2   – Junior Showmanship

3   – Intermediate Novice Showmanship

4   – Intermediate Showmanship

5   – Senior Novice Showmanship

6   – Senior Showmanship