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Swine Management - ANSC 443
Required Textbook: Pork Industry Handbook (PIH)

Date

Topic

Reading Assignment

Jan 14 - Lecture 8:30

Jan 16 - Lecture 8:30

Jan 16 - Lab+ 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Introduction

Realistic Production Levels

Field Trip to Baker

PIH-85, Pork Facts

 

PIH 110

 

 

 

Jan 21 - Lecture 8:30

Jan 23 - Lecture 8:30

Jan 23 - Laba 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Production Alternative/Farrowing Schedule

Study items that make up total cost

Economics of Swine Production

PIH-48, PIH 13, PIH-14, PIH 15, PIH-16, PIH-17, PIH-75, PIH-83

 

 

 

Jan 28 - Lecture 8:30

Jan 30 - Lecture 8:30

Jan 30 - Laba 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Reproduction

Reproduction

Scheduling Swine Production Units

PIH Reproduction Section

 

PIH-113

 

 

 

Feb 04 - Lecture 8:30

Feb 06 - Lecture 8:30

Feb 06 - Lab 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Reproduction

Reproduction

Pig Flow Program - Lily G431

PIH Reproduction Section

 

 

 

Feb 11 - Lecture 8:30

Feb 13 - Lecture 8:30

Feb 13 - Lab+ 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Baby Pig-Nursery Management

Farrowing Management

Reproduction Lab

PIH-11, PIH-18, PIH-20

 

PIH-46

 

 

 

Feb 18 - Lecture 8:30 

Feb 20 - Lecture 8:30

Feb 20 - Lab+a 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Hour Exam

Facilities & Waste Management1

Facilities & Waste Management

PIH-114

 

Housing and Waste

 

 

 

Feb 25 - Lecture 8:30

Feb 25 - Lecture 8:30

Feb 27 - Laba 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Facilities & Waste Management2

Facilities & Waste Management

Facilities & Waste Management

Management Section

 

 

 

Mar 04 - Lecture 8:30

Mar 06 - Lecture 8:30

Mar 06 - Laba+ 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Herd Health

Waste Management

Detailed walk through Baker

Housing and Waste Management

Waste Management Articles

 

 

 

Mar 11 - Lecture 8:30

Mar 13 - Lecture 8:30

Mar 13 - Lab 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Facilities and Waste Management

Facilities and Waste Management

ADDL Lab

 

Herd Health Article

 

 

 

Mar 18

Mar 20

Mar 20

SPRING BREAK

 

 

 

 

Mar 25 - Lecture 8:30

Mar 27 - Lecture 8:30

Mar 27 - Laba 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Herd Health

Herd Health

Term Project Workshop and
Ration Formulation

Herd Health Articles

 

 

 

Apr 01 - Lecture 8:30

Apr 03 - Lecture 8:30

Apr 03 - Laba+ 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Hour Exam

Life Cycle Nutrition

On-Farm Mixing

 

Nutrition Articles

 

 

 

Apr 08 - Lecture 8:30

Apr 10 - Lecture 8:30

Apr 10 - Laba 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Life Cycle Nutrition

Life Cycle Nutrition

Michigan State Ration Formulation
- Lilly G431

Nutrition Articles

 

 

 

Apr 15 - Lecture 8:30

Apr 17 - Lecture 8:30

Apr 17 - Laba 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Intro to Genetics Concepts - Heterosis

Calculation of Heterosis

Calculation of Heterosis

PIH-39, PIH-106

 

 

 

Apr 22 - Lecture 8:30

Apr 24 - Lecture 8:30

Apr 24 - Lab 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Concepts of Selection

Genetics by Nutrition

Term Project Discussion

PIH-9, PIH-27

 

PIH-42

 

 

 

Apr 29 - Lecture 8:30

May 01 - Lecture 8:30

May 01 - Laba 1:30-3:20, 3:30-5:20

Commercial Production Records/Marketing

Changes & Challenges in Swine Industry

Carcass Merit-Marketing

PIH-12, PIH-19, PIH-5, PIH-109

PIH-88, PIH-86

a Assignments
+ For Labs - Van will LEAVE from in front of Poultry Building for Baker Farm.


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