ANSC 4540 MONOGASTRIC PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
FALL TERM 2007
Lecture: Slot 8: 1:30 - 2:20 MWF
Room: AnSc 107
Labs: Slot 25: 2:30 - 5:30
Instructor: C.M. Nyachoti Rm 226 Animal Science; Email: nyachoti@ms.umanitoba.ca
Tel. (204) 474 - 7323.
Teaching Assistant: Florence Opapeju, Rm 148 ANSC; flomobola@yahoo.com
Office hours: MWF 9:00 am to 12 noon or as required.
Course Objectives: To facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of the
swine industry - its size, complexity and relationship to the economy - and of the
breeding, feeding, management and marketing practices of modern production units.
The relationships, economic importance and management practices of equine ranching
will also be discussed.
The acquisition of this knowledge will be encouraged through lectures, laboratory
exercises, farm and industry related tours and term assignments. The Topic Review
will allow individual students to prepare an essay and an oral presentation on a topic of
particular interest to them. Topics are to be chosen from the list provided or by approval
of the instructor. All essay topics must be chosen/approved by September 27th.
Presentations will be made in class during the last 3 lectures. The Farm Plan
Assignment is the main student project that will be prepared by a small group of no
more than three people. For a group farm project, each individual will receive the same
mark unless a strong case can be made to the contrary.
EVALUATION
Term Test 1 (Oct. 12)
Term Test 2 (Nov. 23)
Lab Reports
Topic Review (due Nov. 16)
Written part
Oral presentation
Farm Plan (due Nov. 30)
15%
20%
15%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
Late submission of assignments will be penalized by 10% of the mark per day, unless
prior permission has been approved.
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Please refer to the General Academic Regulations and Policy section of the 2007-2008
University undergraduate calendar and in particular the statements on 'plagiarism and
cheating' (p28; 7.1) and 'examinations-personations' (p27; 4.2.8).
ANSC 4540 MONOGASTRIC PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Lecture Outline – Fall 2007
Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday – 1:30 – 2:20 p.m.; AnSc 107.
September
October
November
December
07
Introductions
10, 12, 14
Swine Production Systems; Swine Industry in Manitoba
17, 19
Environmental Requirements of Swine: Thermal Comfort;
Codes of Practice; Handling; Bio-security
21, 24
Principles of Genetics and Genetic Improvement (Dr. Crow)
26, 28
Reproduction – Principles Revisited (Dr. Connor)
01, 03
Feeds & Feeding; Evaluation of pig feed ingredients
05, 11, 15
Management & Nutrition of the Breeding Herd: Replacement
Stock, Breeding & Gestation, The Boar
08
Thanksgiving - NO CLASSES
12
Term Test 1
17, 19
Management & Nutrition ~ Farrowing & Lactation,
22, 24
Management & Nutrition of the Suckling and Weaned Pig
26
Pig Growth, body composition, carcass and meat quality
29, 31
Management & Nutrition of Growing - Finishing Pig
02, 05
Disease & Sanitation (Dr. Lewis)
07
Marketing and Quality Assurance (Berry Mohr)
09
Economics & Sustainability of Production
12
Remembrance Day – NO CLASSES
14, 16, 19,
21
Other Monogastric Production Systems - Equine
23
Term Test 2
26
New and Alternative Concepts & Future Trends
28
Presentations of Topic Reviews
30
Presentations of Topic Reviews
03
Presentations of Topic Reviews
05
LAST DAY OF CLASSES - COURSE EVALUATION
ANSC 4540 MONOGASTRIC PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Laboratory Outline – Fall 2007
Time: Wednesday – 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
September
October
November
December
12
Orientation – TK Cheung Centre for Animal Science Research
19
Tour – Glenlea Research Station – Conventional Swine Unit
26
Tour – Glenlea Research Station – Alternative Swine Unit
03
Group Meetings – Main Course Project
10
17
Farm tour – Commercial Swine Operation
Feed formulation and Feeding Programs
24
Feed formulation and Feeding Programs
31
Group Meetings – Main Course Project
02
Hog Slaughter and Pork Processing – Video Show
07
Swine Building Design/Planning (Gary Plohman)
14
Tour – Manitoba Pork Council
21
Farm tour** – PMU / Video Show
28
Swine Records
05
Wrap up
**Farm tours to PMU operations are tightly controlled by Ayerst Organics and, therefore, organizing a trip
of this kind might not always be possible.