Animal Science
Using objective behavioral measurements to build robust producer tools for detecting, scoring and treating lameness in sows
March 5, 2013By Anna Johnson
Lameness associated with painful joint lesions has been identified as a welfare challenge for confined sows. It has been ranked as the number 3 reason for culling sows; comprising 15% of the culls...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Genome-wide association analyses of sow reproduction and lifetime productivity
February 28, 2013By Daniel Ciobanu
Concurrent with increased prolificacy, high sow death losses and replacement rates are serious economic and welfare issues facing producers. Reproductive failure is the most frequent reason for...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Using objective behavioral measurements to build robust producer tools for detecting, scoring and treating lameness in sows
December 10, 2012By Anna Johnson
Lameness associated with painful joint lesions has been identified as a welfare challenge for confined sows. It has been ranked as the number...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Reducing feed cost through improved knowledge of using soybean hulls in modern commercial swine nursery and finishing diets
November 30, 2012By J.M. DeRouchey
The objectives of this research were to expand on current limited knowledge of feeding soybean hulls in diets for nursery and finishing pigs. A series of four experiments were conducted in...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Re-evaluating moderate to severe feed processes in light of high ingredient prices and the increasing use of fibrous feedstuffs.
November 30, 2012By Leland McKinney
The objectives of this research were to evaluate a broad range of moderate to severe feed processing of both nursery and finishing pig diets on growth performance, caloric efficiency, economics...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Phosphorus digestibility and concentration of digestible and metabolizable energy in corn, corn co-products, and bakery meal fed to growing pigs
November 21, 2012By Hans H. Stein
The main aim of this research was to determine P digestibility and concentration of digestible and metabolizable energy in corn, corn co-products, and bakery meal fed to growing pigs. It was also the...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of lipid source and peroxidation level on digestible and metabolizable energy concentration, and the impact of lipid peroxidation on intestinal barrier function
August 9, 2012By Brian Kerr
BACKGROUND: A better understanding of methods to assess quality and feeding value of feed fats and oils is needed because of variability in composition and quality. Commonly used lipid...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Predicting the iodine value of pork carcass fat from the iodine value of dietary fat supplied by different fat sources at different levels of inclusion in the diet
July 12, 2012By John Patience
With input costs continuously rising, the industry has been resourceful in using alternative ingredients to remain profitable. ...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of lipid oxidation levels in DDGS sources and impact of feeding (with or without antioxidants) on swine health, performance, and metabolic oxidation
April 23, 2012By Gerald Shurson
Background: Oxidative damage in feedstuffs represents a significant economic loss because it negatively affects pig health and growth performance. Lipid peroxidation occurs during the production...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluating the contribution of ion pumps and protein turnover towards feed efficiency in finisher pigs selected for low and high residual feed intake
January 26, 2012By Nicholas Gabler
Feed costs are on the rise and are a major variable cost in swine production. As such, the overall objective of this proposal was to...
