Lecture #17 ~ Horses + Swine Farm Tour #2

Animal Science

Who is the horse practicum and person who gave us the tour?

Emma Feeney

How many horses at Rutgers?

9

How many horses (of 9) are in the teaching heard?

5

How many horses (of 9) are in the research heard?

2

What are the names of the research horses?

Art and Jolie

Who leads the equine research on the farm?

Dr. Elisa Herps

How fast can horses run

up to 35 mph

Describe what’s in the research barn

Whole lab, only 4 stalls since it’s a holding area, stocks for restraint

Whats a mare?

Female horse

What’s a gelding?

Castrated male horse

Age of horses on farm

Most over 20

Who rides the community service horses sometimes?

Police officers

True or false: the equestrian team’s horses are owned by the people on the farm

False

How many horses of the 9 are standardbred

7

Describe standardbred

Athletic

Describe thoroughbred

Athletic, anxious, sensitive to change

How many of the 9 horses are thoroughbred?

1

Who manages the swine program and farm tours?

Ms. Felicia Sheblesky

What are the three different places for swine on the farm?

Farrowing house, field, finishing platform

What is a sow?

Female pig who has had a litter

What is a gild?

Female swine who has not had a piglet

What is a boar?

Male pig who is intact

What is a barrow?

Castrated male pig

What are some signs in development that it is time for the pig to give birth?

Milk development, mammary development, milk production

What is a clear sign that the pig is close to having the baby?

Utonmium discharge

Where do pigs in labor go? 

Creshing cage

Where do piglets go when they are born to nurse and establish a teating order?

Mammary system

How to process piglets?

Cut and trim umbilical cord, give iron injection to protect against anemia

Where do baby piglets stay?

Farrowing houses

Are pigs non-seasonall or seasonal polyestrous breeders?

Non-seasonal = anytime

Whats the averge litter size for pigs?

9-12

What happens when the pig litter size is too small?

Pregnancy will terminate

Who goes on the pig fields?

House breeding herd

What are the two names of the Berkshire and Yorkshire boars on the farm?

Ebay and Franklin

Crossed between __ breeds

5

What happens on the finishing platforms?

Green diet that’s high in essential amino acids

How much weight do pigs gain on the finishing platform in 6 months?

300 (from 3 to 300 lbs)

True or false: pigs are good at thermoregulating

False

True or false: pigs are smart, need stimulation and enrichment; love to forage and dig

True

Describe yorkshire:

White in color, colored ones are black ones and blueish grey ones

Describe irish sport horse

Large, middle between Irish draft and thoroughbred, nice temperament, patience comes from draft, athleticness from thoroughbred

Most horses are ____. Describe

Bay; black body, black area

Norman is a big ____ horse, because _____ is not a horse color

grey; white

1 hand = ___ inches

4

Hypsodont structure in horses describe:

Filing teeth down constantly, grind teeth, different jaw shape up and down = uneven teeth

How often are teeth floated, and who does it

Once a year, by a vet

What could happen if horses aren’t floated?

Ulcers near teeth and gums

2 horses on the farm needed to get incisors removed bc of gum disease, but they stil have ___ and might ____

molars; drool