TTU Swine Unit

About the Swine Unit

The Texas Tech New Deal farm consists of over 980 acres and has multiple research programs within Tech's Department of Animal and Food Sciences and the Department of Plant and Soil Science. The unit was founded in 1978 and originally was located on the North side of the livestock area later moved to the farm for a larger expansion.  TTU is planning a new swine unit in the near future.

A few legacy sites of the facility include:

• An indoor swine research program and swine farrowing facility for the study of pigs
• A metabolism center for the detailed study of animal nutrition of various feed sources passing through the animal

The research farm is located on FM 1729, about 6 miles east of the town of New Deal, and a 20-minute drive from the Texas Tech campus. The farm has an elevation of 3,262 feet, and an average annual rainfall of 18.6 inches.

The Swine Unit is used for both research and education. Teaching laboratories are held at the farm and the facility is visited regularly by producers, school children, research partners, students and international visitors from all over the world.

 

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Tour the swine unit

 

Aerial View of the Farm and Swine Unit

 

 

Office

 

 Research Building

 

Gestation Barn

Outside View

Inside view

 

Farrowing and Nursery Barn

Outside view

Inside View (East Wing Nursery)

 

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Farm Staff