Department 5: Swine
| Event | Day and Date |
|---|---|
| Judging | Tuesday, August 15 at 8:00 am – Market Classes Thursday, August 17 at 8:00 am – 4-H Master Exhibitor Show |
| Deadline for all entries | August 1 |
| Drop Off | 4-H entries must enter fairgrounds on Sunday, August 13 from 7:00 am – 11:00 am. |
| Contact | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superintendent | Kevin Borove | 570-510-1312 | [email protected] |
| Superintendent | Abby Cook | 570-533-3548 | [email protected] |
Department Rules
Exhibitors must adhere to the General Rules for the Harford Fair listed here.
Exhibitors must adhere to the IAFE Code of Ethics which can be found here.
- To enter: go to www.harfordfair.com and click on the link and follow the directions to enter online or use the Swine Entry Blank below. Please include the entry fee of $2.00 per animal.
- Pens and aisleways must be kept clean and presentable at all times by exhibitors. All pig pens must be cleaned prior to 8:30am each day. After the third violation of a dirty pen or not cleaning pen by 8:30am, animals will be removed from the Fairgrounds, and violators will be prohibited from exhibiting animals the following year.
- Only shavings may be used for bedding pens. Shavings will not be provided.
- Pens must be completely cleaned at the end of the fair, but no later than 11:00 AM on Sunday. Violators will not be allowed to exhibit the following year.
- Water nipples must be functional at all times; they must not be plugged or covered.
- Barn feeding times will be 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Exceptions: open feeding Monday night after 5:00 pm and Wednesday night after 9:00 pm. Feeding time is 6:00 am on Tuesday and Thursday.
- Based on superintendents decision, under and overweight hogs (under 220 and over 290 lbs.), as per Susquehanna County 4-H Livestock Handbook, may remain in the Swine Barn and be shown in the Market Class Show on Tuesday, August 15.
- The Swine Barn Superintendents will have the final judgment on all rules and regulations.
- Entry deadline is August 1. All weight classes will be determined by the Swine Department Superintendents. Purebreds and crossbreds are eligible in all classes.
Department 5 - Swine - 2023 Health Rules
Requirements for Pennsylvania Swine Entering the Fairgrounds:
- All animals must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued within 14 days of the Fair. The CVI will remain with the Superintendent after check-in.
- All animals must be permanently identified by an official 840 series radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tag and that ear tag number must be recorded on the CVI.
- Has been visually inspected and found to be free of signs of contagious disease immediately prior to unloading at the Fair by an accredited veterinarian or appointed swine health monitor.
Requirements for Out of State Swine Entering the Fairgrounds
- All animals must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued within 14 days of the Fair. The CVI will remain with the Superintendent after check-in. The CVI shall include a statement that the swine have not been fed raw garbage.
- If an animal comes from a state in which Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) has been identified, or a bordering state, the CVI shall include a statement verifying that “all animals identified on this CVI have been examined and found to be free from VS. During the past 90 days, these animals have neither been exposed to VS nor located within 10 miles of a site where VS has been diagnosed.”
- All animals must be free of infectious, contagious, or parasitic diseases and a statement of this is required on the CVI.
- All animals must be permanently identified by an official 840 series radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tag and that ear tag number must be recorded on the CVI.
- Has been visually inspected and found to be free of signs of contagious disease immediately prior to unloading at the Fair by an accredited veterinarian or appointed swine health monitor.
- a) No brucellosis test is required if the animal originates from a Validated Brucellosis-free Herd (the herd number and date of the last test must be included on the CVI); b) If the animal does not originate from a Validated Herd, out of state swine must be negative to an official brucellosis test within 30 days prior to the start of the Harford Fair, and the negative results and date of test must be included on the CVI or the animal must be accompanied by a negative laboratory test report (or copy of).
- Pseudorabies: a) No pseudorabies test is required if the animal originates from a Qualified Pseudorabies-negative Herd. A Qualified Pseudorabies-negative Herd shall not be construed to mean every swine herd from a Stage V state, but only those herds in compliance with individual herd testing plans. If from a Qualified Herd, the herd number and date of last test must be included on the CVI; b) If the animal does not originate from a Qualified Herd, out of state swine must be negative to an official pseudorabies test within 30 days prior to the start of the Harford Fair, and the negative results and date of test must be included on the CVI or the animal must be accompanied by a negative laboratory test report (or copy of).