Admission/Application Essay, English

Project description
Watch the video tour of the “OSU Swine Center” and answer the following questions:

Production Challenges:
(To help you answer this think of where Oregon is located and compare it to where a majority
of hog production is and why?)

What is the purpose of the boar at the OSU Swine Center?

What type of flooring is utilized? Describe the manure management methods used at
the OSU Swine Center.

Why is the farrowing room kept at such a high temperature when the babies are born?
What type of shot must baby pigs receive after they are born?

Management Facts

Typical Feedstuffs:
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Estrous Cycle Length: ______________days

Estrus Cycle Duration: ___________hrs

Gestation Length: _______________days or ________________________________

Age at First Parturition: mths

Age at Second Parturition: _____________mths

Swine Production Virtual Tour

You will be going on a virtual tour of a swine farm in Canada. Follow the link posted below:
http://www.virtualfarmtours.ca/en/pigFarms/index.html

Follow the directions of the tour. Click on the question marks, and watch the various videos
• Select “Tour an Ontario Farrowing Hog Farm”
§ There will be eight question marks (click on each one)
• Several more question marks will be displayed (be sure to scroll all the
way to the left or right)
o If a video is associated with the question marks please watch it.

• Select “Tour an Ontario Market Hog Farm”
§ There will be six question marks (click on each one) § Several more question marks will be displayed (be sure to scroll all the
way to the left or right)
• If a video is associated with the question marks please watch it.
Farrowing Hog Farm

1.) Describe the biosecurity practices Farmer John has in place.

2.) Piglet Care
• What must all piglets receive within a few hours of being born?
• What extra care measures are performed on piglets within a few days of being born?
Please name at least three.

3.) Feeder Pigs
• Is there a specific way pens of feeder pigs are grouped? If so, how are they organized
and why?

4.) List two concepts or facts you learned or found interesting.

Market Hog Farm

1.) Name two breeds of pigs.

2.) How old are pigs when they are ready for market? How does this compare to beef cattle?

3.) Describe the role technology plays for this hog operation.

4.) List two concepts or facts you learned or found interesting.

Reproduction

Follow the links below to view how estrus is detected and watch a video of a sow being
artificially inseminated. Make sure you watch all videos associated with each link.

http://www.pork.org/Resources/2477/EstrusDetection.aspx

http://www.pork.org/Resources/385/ArtificialInsemination.aspx

1.) Name two signs that may indicate a sow or gilt is in heat.
2.) Describe the steps involved when performing the artificial insemination process.
Step 1: You will be going on a several virtual tours. First, watch the video about Willamette Egg
Farm located in Canby, Oregon.
Willamette Egg Farm:

• Please provide three facts or concepts you learned or found interesting.

Step 2: Next, take a tour of a chicken farm in Canada. Follow the link posted below:

http://www.virtualfarmtours.ca/en/chickenFarms/index.html
Follow the directions of the tour. Click on the question marks, and watch the various videos.
• Select “Tour a Canadian Chicken Farm”
o There will be 6 questions marks (click on each)
o Several more question marks will be displayed (be sure to scroll all the way to the
left or right)
o In the lower left hand corner, click on ‘Farm Family Videos’. There will be five
videos, please watch each video.

• Answer the following questions:
1.) Describe the biosecurity program used by Farmer William.

2.) Why are most chickens raised indoors? Why is barn ventilation important?

3.) What feedstuffs are fed to chickens? Name four ingredients.

4.) How long does it take a chicken to reach market weight?

5.) What breed of chickens lays white eggs? What breed lays brown eggs?

6.) Provide two facts or concepts you learned or found interesting.

Step 3: Next, take a tour of an egg farm in Canada. Follow the link posted below:

http://www.virtualfarmtours.ca/en/eggFarms/index.html

• Select “Tour a Conventional Canadian Egg Farm” Page 2 of 2

o There will be 4 questions marks (click on each)
§ Several more question marks will be displayed (be sure to scroll all the
way to the left or right)
§ In the lower left hand corner, click on ‘Farm Family Videos’. There will
be four videos, please watch each video.
o *Optional: You may visit the Free Run, Free Range, Aviary, and Enriched Colony
egg farm operations as well, but are not required to.*

• Answer the following questions.
1.) In the egg storage cooler, what two factors need to be controlled and monitored in order
to ensure egg quality/freshness?
2.) After leaving the farm and prior to being delivered to a store, what process must all eggs
go through?
3.) What are the three stages of egg production?
4.) What significance does lighting have in regard to laying eggs?
5.) Describe the difference between the Free Run System and Free Range System.
6.) Provide two facts or concepts you learned or found interesting.

Step 4: Finally, take a tour of a turkey farm in Canada. Follow the link below:
http://www.virtualfarmtours.ca/en/turkeyFarms/index.html
• Select “Tour a Canadian Turkey Farm”
o There will be 7 question marks (click on each)
§ Several more question marks will be displayed (be sure to scroll all the
way to the left or right)
§ In the lower left hand corner, click on ‘Farm Family Videos’. There will
be three videos, please watch each video.
• Answer the following questions.
1.) Name the three farms a typical turkey will live at during its life cycle.
2.) At what age are turkeys typically fully grown?
3.) Provide two facts or concepts you learned or found interesting

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