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Natasha Knapp, sophomore in Natasha Knapp, sophomore in Animal Science/Pre-VetAnimal Science/Pre-Vet

Internship with Nebraska Pork Internship with Nebraska Pork Partners in Albion, NebraskaPartners in Albion, Nebraska

Worked in all stages of the Worked in all stages of the swine industryswine industry

Worked from May 20 through Worked from May 20 through August 3August 3

Nebraska Pork PartnersNebraska Pork Partners 3 year old company found in 3 year old company found in

August 2003 formally known August 2003 formally known as Furnas County Farmsas Furnas County Farms

1616thth largest pork producer in largest pork producer in USUS

Employs around 450 people Employs around 450 people across Nebraska, Iowa, South across Nebraska, Iowa, South DakotaDakota

Headquarters located in Headquarters located in Columbus, NebraskaColumbus, Nebraska

Some of the competitors Some of the competitors include Progressive Swine include Progressive Swine Tech (PST), Iowa Select Tech (PST), Iowa Select Farms, Cargill, and othersFarms, Cargill, and others

Nebraska Pork PartnersNebraska Pork Partners I saw and worked in all I saw and worked in all

stages of the swine stages of the swine industryindustry

FarrowingFarrowingGestation Gestation Breeding Breeding

NurseryNurseryFinisherFinisher

Visited:Visited:Transfer StationTransfer StationTruck WashTruck WashBoar StudBoar StudFeeding MillFeeding Mill

Nebraska Pork PartnersNebraska Pork Partners6 Weeks at NuAge Farrowing in 6 Weeks at NuAge Farrowing in Albion, NeAlbion, Ne

Farrwoing: Farrwoing: walked the farrowing barns to check for walked the farrowing barns to check for deaddeadMoved sows and gilts from breeding up to farrowingMoved sows and gilts from breeding up to farrowingPicked up afterbirth and deadPicked up afterbirth and deadFed 3 day farrowing sowsFed 3 day farrowing sowsHelped sorting pigletsHelped sorting pigletsProcessed pigletsProcessed pigletsTreated pigletsTreated pigletsSleeved sows Sleeved sows WeanedWeanedMistral matsMistral matsPosted dead sowsPosted dead sowsPowerwashed Powerwashed

Nebraska Pork PartnersNebraska Pork PartnersBreeding:Breeding:

Walk gestation and breeding barns Walk gestation and breeding barns

Heat checked sows and giltsHeat checked sows and gilts

Artificially Inseminated sows and giltsArtificially Inseminated sows and gilts

Moved sows, gilts, and culls Moved sows, gilts, and culls

Helped to preg/checkHelped to preg/check

Swiped the allies Swiped the allies

Nebraska Pork PartnersNebraska Pork Partners3 weeks at Nursery:3 weeks at Nursery:

Unloaded pigsUnloaded pigsSorted pigsSorted pigsVaccinated against PRRS Vaccinated against PRRS virus with needless gunsvirus with needless gunsFed pigs in the barnsFed pigs in the barnsSet up barnsSet up barnsFixed and replaced water Fixed and replaced water nipplesnipplesLoaded pigs using hot shotsLoaded pigs using hot shotsBurying deadBurying deadPosting deadPosting dead

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2 Weeks at Finisher2 Weeks at FinisherCounted pigsCounted pigs

Broke down barns Broke down barns

Picked out sick pigs for Picked out sick pigs for the hospital pensthe hospital pens

Treated sick pigsTreated sick pigs

Posted deadPosted dead

Set up barns and spread Set up barns and spread feed on the floorfeed on the floor

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Had an opportunity to Had an opportunity to visit:visit:

Transfer station-Transfer station- where they get where they get the piglets off the weaning trailers the piglets off the weaning trailers on to the big scale to take the on to the big scale to take the weight of the whole group and weight of the whole group and then load on to the semi-truckthen load on to the semi-truck

Truck wash- Truck wash- where trucks get where trucks get washed by the powerwasher and washed by the powerwasher and then backed to kill all the then backed to kill all the pathogenspathogens

Boar Stud- Boar Stud- has about 3000 boars has about 3000 boars and has a lot of new equipmentand has a lot of new equipment

Feeding Mill- Feeding Mill- learned how the learned how the feeds get mixed and distributed feeds get mixed and distributed