Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Evaluation of lean content and trim of cull sows on their value at harvest
May 5, 2010By Ken Stalder
A study was conducted to estimate the lean content from the four USDA grades of cull sows, determine if standardized prediction equations for estimating cull sow lean content is possible and to...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Energy and amino acid digestibility of corn distillers syrup by-products in growing pigs
May 5, 2010By G.C. Shurson
Increased market competition for corn between the livestock and poultry industry and the ethanol industry has led to record high feed prices in recent years. As a result, pork producers have...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Influence of dietary DDGS and glycerol on pork loin and bacon quality
March 12, 2010By Terry Houser
An important topic of discussion in the pork industry today is the fat quality of pork carcasses. It is well known that low quality fat (soft, oily fat) can have negative effects on the quality...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Large scale SNP association analyses of feed efficiency and longevity
February 25, 2010By Max Rothschild
Many traits financially important to hog producers are either expensive or time-consuming to measure or difficult to successfully select animals for based on low heritability of the targeted traits....
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Association of genetic markers with structural soundness and its relationship to gilt development and sow longevity
February 25, 2010By Max Rothschild
Sow longevity or sow productive life (SPL) is an important complex trait for total profitability of pig production. Proper gilt development and selection are important means to reduce the culling and...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Large-Scale Association Analyses of Candidate Genes for Feed Efficiency Traits in Pig
February 25, 2010By Max Rothschild
This study was conducted with the objectives of identifying genes which impact feed efficiency in pigs, quantifying those effects, and informing producers of how to utilize this information in...
Animal Science
Development of a three dimensional digital model of the skeleton and muscular anatomy of the pork carcass including several learning modules
February 12, 2010By Steven J. Jones
Increase demand for pork requires that new uses for existing muscles in the pork carcass be utilized in new and novel ways. To do this, different fabrication procedures need to be developed and then...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Validation of commercial DNA tests for production efficiency, meat quality, and maternal traits in purebred swine
February 1, 2010By Clint Schwab
As our knowledge about the genetic factors affecting economically important traits increases, application of such information may add to the efficiency of pig improvement programs through extra...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Sulfur Concentration in Distiller’s Dried Grains with Soluble (DDGS) and Its Impact on Palatability and Pig Performance.
January 31, 2010By Yanhong Zhang
The study has provided a comprehensive investigation on whether or not increasing concentrations of sulfur in distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) can impact the palatability and performance...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Development of a Soy Allergenicity Model in Swine
October 1, 2009By Niels Nielsen
A problem that seriously impacts both the swine and soybean industries is the adverse reactions of young piglets to soy based rations. The responses of early-weaned piglets to soy-based rations are...
