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Hands-On with Hogs: Students Tackle Swine Production in Immersive Internship

Jan. 17, 2025
Ohio State students and staff member atop Country View Family Farm’s Feed Mill in Indiana. From left to right: Reagan Saunders, Ellen Fuller, Maegan Walters, and Kara Flaherty.

Throughout summer and fall of 2024, Animal Sciences students participated in Swine Bootcamp, an immersive internship experience provided by the Pork Prospect program. Students gained valuable experience in all aspects of swine production through hands-on activities hosted at commercial swine farms located across Ohio and Indiana. From learning about pig health and medicine to nutrition and facility design, students walked away with improved knowledge of the industry and its career pathways. Learn more about their experience and Pork Prospect at the Ohio Pork Information Center website.