Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Interactive effects of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and housing system on sow performance and longevity
December 31, 2011By Lee J. Johnston
Background: Use of DDGS in diets for growing swine has been the focus of much research effort in the past 5 – 7 years with little attention paid to DDGS use in diets for breeding females....
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Regulation of Amino Acid Transport Efficiency by the Porcine Mammary Gland
October 14, 2011By Nathalie L. Trottier
Industry Summary: Modern swine production systems require highly productive animals. Thus, continued development of nutritional strategies to improve milk production and litter weight gain is...
Animal Science
Determinants of Profitability in Alternative Swine Production Systems
September 2, 2011By Gary Apgar
Production and financial records for 42 niche pork producers from 2006 are analyzed for the determinants of profitability. All of the producers were specialized in “natural” pork...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Preparing for the inevitable increase in fiber content in practical pig diets
September 1, 2011By John Patience
Our approach was to evaluate the best ways to characterize dietary fiber from corn co-products, and to determine the site of digestion of dietary fiber in the pig to better understand its...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
The influence of increasing dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acid concentration on postpartum hypophagia and energy output in the milk via alterations in lipolytic activity and insulin sensitivity of the adipose tissue.
August 31, 2011By Denise Beaulieu
Introduction:In the hog industry it is imperative that we maximize the reproductive performance of sows in order to optimize pig flow and thus improve the economics of pork production....
Animal Science
Improving net returns in pork production by improving our management of the fallback pig: Characterizing biological and physiological differences in fallback pigs to determine optimal management and handling practices
August 13, 2011By John Patience
The last decade’s unprecedented rise in litter size has resulted in an increased number of fallback pigs. Fallback pigs are those that fail to achieve performance in the barn equal to that of...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Using objective mechanical and physiologic measurement to build robust producer tools for detecting, scoring and treating lameness in sows
August 3, 2011By Locke Karriker
The main objectives of this study were: 1) To produce a robust observational lameness scoring system with accompanied visual educational material, (2) to assess sodium salicylate and flunixin...
Animal Science
Development of an in vitro model of heat stress during pig oocyte maturation and its impact on embryonic developmental competency
August 3, 2011By Jason Ross
Heat stress has a significant negative impact on agriculture production. A significant portion of this loss is recognized through lost reproductive ability in swine herds during periods of elevated...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Impacts of Feeding DDGS to Swine: Aerial Emissions and Potential Management Strategies
July 8, 2011By Hongwei Xin
Feeding corn dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) to swine is becoming common in pork production. With feed being the primary cost in pork production and continued interest in...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Assessment of the effects of diets containing DDGS with supplemental tallow on fat digestibility, growth performance, carcass and fat quality in growing-finishing pigs
June 27, 2011By Gerald Shurson
The use of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in swine diets has increased dramatically in recent years due to the increased availability and cost competitiveness of this corn...
