Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Quantifying the Presence of Viral Material in Feed Delivered in Iowa
May 20, 2022By Trey A. Kellner
Despite evaluating a feed sample for 14 feed mills for 16 weeks, there was no detection of PRRSV, PEDV, PDCoV, and TGEV in any of the 224 collected feed samples. These results do not disprove that...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Targeted use of mega-doses of phytase in late finishing pigs to improve overall growth performance and profits
July 12, 2019By Dr. Eric Van Heugten Ph.D.
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Impact of dietary fiber on nutrient utilization by the pig and on the efficacy of the phytase enzyme
October 1, 2018By John Patience
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Improving pig performance and economic return by application of ultra-high doses of phytase in finishing pigs
August 31, 2018By Dr. Eric Van Heugten Ph.D.
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Strategies to modify fiber structure and increase digestible energy in corn distillers dried grains with soluble
August 1, 2018By Dr. Pedro Urriola Ph.D.
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Effects of body weight and research conditions on the determination of the productive energy content of corn germ meal fed to growing-finishing pigs.
June 29, 2018By Dr. Michael Ellis Ph.D.
Corn germ meal (CGM), a co-product of the corn wet milling industry, is an ingredient that could be used to reduce the cost of swine diets. Efficient use of any ingredient requires an accurate...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Improving the economic efficiency of fat utilization in pig diets by better quantifying the energy value of fat sources based on their chemical composition
February 21, 2018By Dr. John Patience Ph.D.
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Determining the optimal dietary lysine:energy ratios for health challenged grow-finish pigs
January 9, 2018By Dr. Nicholas Gabler Ph.D.
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Novel feed processing methods of cold pelleting and fine ground corn segregation to maximize feed efficiency, nutrient utilization and economic return
May 22, 2017By Charles Stark
Swine producers continue to grind to extremely fine particle sizes, which inherently produces a significant portion of the diet that is fine powder. The fine particles (< 150 microns) create...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Energy and nutrient digestibility in 11 sources of wheat middlings
January 14, 2017By Hans H. Stein
Wheat middlings and red dog are co-products from the wheat processing industry and are the high-fiber leftovers from production of wheat flour. There is an estimated total annual production of...
