Lesson Plan: Swine Day 3

Course:

Unit/Week:

Standards:

Intro to Ag

8th Grade

Week:

3

Unit:

Swine

C7.0 Students understand basic animal genetics:

C7.2 Compare genetic characteristics among cattle, sheep, swine, and horse breeds.

Equipment, Supplies, Resources

To Do Before Class

PowerPoint intro to swine PP1 FINAL, Handout, Fetal Piglets (syringe and water with food coloring, scalpel, trays, teeth clippers) OR Live Piglets (teeth clippers, scalpel, gloves, iron dextran, syringe, iodine)

PowerPoint on projector (S18-23)

Set up and sanitize lab stations

Class Objective (write on board)

Introduction/ Hook

BTEOTLSWBAT identify piglet care practices and explain their purpose and perform these practices

2:26 2:35

S18 When babies are born, we cant treat them like a regular human yet. We have to follow a process that ensures that they are healthy, such as remove the umbilical cord. Similarly in piglets, there are some things we must do in order to make sure they are healthy before turning them over to their mom.

Classwork

2:35 2:45

S19 the number of piglets in a litter ranges because it depends on their breed and fertility C4U What are the main maternal breeds? (Yorkshire & Chester White) The reason our goal is 10-12 piglets per litter is because this is a manageable number for the sow. Piglets are weaned at 4-6 weeks off of their mothers milk and begin to start eating grain/hog feed. Studies have proven that keeping them on milk any longer than 4-6 weeks isnt very beneficial and provides problems for the mother.

S20 Clipping needle teeth is a necessary because otherwise, they have the potential to bite off their mothers teats and their littermates tails. This is one of those examples of short term pain with a long term benefit.

S21 Docking tails is another short term pain for a long term benefit. Because hogs are curious by nature, they discover things by biting them which is problematic when the thing they are discovering is a littermates tail.

C4U So far, what 2 things must you do care for piglets and why?

S22 A Supplemental Iron Shot is necessary because in the wild, hogs get their iron from rooting in the ground with their nose and ingesting the minerals from the soil. It gives them the extra boost they may otherwise not be able to get.

S23 Castration is the last part. We need to castrate them so the meat they produce wont be tough or taste gamy (weird) and so they are not aggressive towards the other hogs.

C4U Review, what 4 things must you do care for piglets and why?

2:45 3:05

Activity (1 of 2 possible) We are going to practice the 4 main methods of piglet care on fetal piglets. If you are at all disrespectful or attempt to use any of the tools other for their intended purpose on the piglet, then you will be sent to the office and receive a phone call home. Report to the stations around the room and follow the directions listed there.

Activity (2 of 2 possible) Now we will be performing these methods on live piglets for _____________. I will demonstrate, and then you will take turn doing this. If you are at all disrespectful or attempt to use any of the tools other for their intended purpose on the piglet, then you will be sent to the office and receive a phone call home. C4U What is the first thing we should do? Why? Demonstrate the first task and then call on the students to try it. C4U What is the second thing we should do? Why? Demonstrate the second task and then have students try it. C4U What is the third thing we should do? Why? Demonstrate the third task and then have students try it. C4U What is the last thing we should do? Why? Demonstrate the last task and then have students try it.

3:05 3:10 Collect materials and have students return to their seats.

Conclusion: What did you think of our activity? Write a quick reflection about piglet care using the vocabulary.

Adaptations

Students can be given a printed copy of the PowerPoint to copy from

Students can answer questions on dry-erase boards

Students can work with bilingual student if applicable

Students can watch but not perform tasks

Students can draw/find pictures of tasks and write explanations

Plan B/Extra Time

Ask students for the definitions of the vocab words and asked to explain concepts