Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Identification of biological factors responsible for differences in feed efficiency between selection lines for residual feed intake- NPB 07-161, Selection lines to enhance genetic selection for feed efficiency – NPB 07-139
September 18, 2009By Jack C.M. Dekkers
Feed for the growing phase is the largest variable cost in pork production and these costs are on the rise. Thus, research that reduces feed required for pork production can result in substantial...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Ileal and total tract apparent and true digestibility of fat in distillers dried grains with solubles and other corn oil products fed to growing pigs
July 7, 2009By Hans Stein
The objective of this research was to test the hypothesis that oil in distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and other co-products from the ethanol industry such as high protein distillers...
Animal Science
Association of compositional traits and structural soundness with the ability ofcommercial line of sows to complete parities two and three A continuation of the original project titled: Association of compositional,structural soundness, and health with the ability of a commercial line of youngsows to successfully complete parity one (NPB#05-081)
July 1, 2009By Ken Stalder
Poor sow longevity has both economic and welfare ramifications for the commercial swine industry. According to PigCHAMP ™ reports, between years 1998 and 2008, the average culling frequency of...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Identification of quantitative trait nucleotides (QTN) for pork tenderness.
June 15, 2009By Dan Nonneman
The identification of predictive DNA markers for pork quality would allow U.S. pork producers and breeders to more quickly and efficiently select genetically superior animals for production of...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
In vitro estimation and in vivo determination of metabolizable energy in corn co-products
May 21, 2009By Brian Kerr
Energetics will continue to be of great importance to the swine industry because energy contributes a significant expense to feed which contributes more than 60% of pig production costs. Changes in...
Animal Science
Understanding the relationship between immune response, intestinal microbial ecology and growth performance in nursery pigs fed diets with, or without in-feed antibiotics or a combination of beta-glucan and vitamin C
March 13, 2009By Marcos Rostagno
Weaning and the subsequent nursery phase represent a time of gastrointestinal and immune instability for the pig. This research project was developed to understand the effect(s) of two commonly used...
Animal Science
Effect of Neonatal Litter Size and Early Puberty Stimulation on Sow Longevity and Reproductive Performance
February 23, 2009By W. L. Flowers
The current study was designed to examine the effects of neonatal environments and puberty induction strategies for replacement gilts on their longevity and reproductive performance over six...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Utilizing Glycerol in Swine Diets: I. Feed Manufacturing Considerations and Nutritional Strategies to Reduce Dietary Costs
February 13, 2009By Leland McKinney
Biodiesel is an alternative to petroleum-based diesel fuel and according to the National Biodiesel Board, there are currently 105 biodiesel production facilities operating in the United States, and...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Assessment of Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) from Ethanol Production on Performance and Carcass Quality of Growing-Finishing Swine
February 10, 2009By G.L. Cromwell
A large collaborative experiment involving 560 crossbred pigs was conducted at nine experiment stations to assess the effects of feeding high levels of corn distillers dried grains with solubles...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Net energy of three sources of distillers dried grains with solubles fed to growing and finishing pigs
February 5, 2009By Hans Stein
In North America, when energy is considered in formulation of swine diets, it is usually expressed as either digestible energy (DE) or metabolizable energy (ME). An energy system includes energy...
