ANIMAL SCIENCES 201: SWINE SECTION
Last Updated: October 1, 2009
Instructor:
Halina M. Zaleski
Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
Ag Sciences 314E
Phone: 956-7594
E-mail: halina@hawaii.edu
Purpose:
Relate scientific principles to management practices
Provide an overview of swine production
Students will:
Know basic facts and trends in the swine industry
Know management practices in swine production
Apply scientific principles to management practices to improve efficiency
Use appropriate terminology
Be able to identify trends and relationships and make comparisons
Lectures:
1. Pigs and Pig Farmers
UN Food and Agriculture World Statistics
National Pork Board Pork Facts
Pigs in Hawaii (Pele and Kamapua`a, People of the Islands, Wild Pigs)
Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service
2. Production Management: Reproduction
Major Breeds - National Swine Registry
Oklahoma State University: Swine Breeds
3. Production Management: Growth
4. Health and Welfare
National Pork Board Swine Care Handbook
Study guide:
1. What are the trends in world pork production? Why?
2. What are the trends in US pork production? Why?
3. What are the trends in Hawaii pork production? Why?
4. How does health/disease impact swine production? How can industry respond?
5. What is the value of swine products and byproducts?
6. How does swine production impact the economy?
7. How does swine production impact the environment?
8. How is swine production efficiency measured?
9. What affects reproductive efficiency?
10. What affects growth efficiency?
11. What are current food safety issues? How can industry respond?
Grades for Swine Section:
Quizzes 15 points
Exam 85 points
Resources on the Web:
Terminology
Sus scrofa
porcine
swine
hog
farrow
litter
breeding stock
sire
boar
barrow
stag: male pig castrated as an adult
dam
sow
gilt