Marcos Rostagno Archives

Does the inclusion of distillers dried grains with soluble (DDGS) in the diet of grow-finish pigs affect their susceptibility to and colonization with Salmonella enterica?

April 1, 2013

As an alternative to counteract the increased feed costs, dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) have been increasingly included in pig diets. Much research has been conducted recently to...

Does pre-slaughter transportation and lairage affect Salmonella enterica shedding prevalence and levels in market pigs?

August 31, 2009

This research was conducted with the objective of determining the effect of pre-slaughter transportation and lairage on Salmonella enterica shedding prevalence, shedding levels of total...

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, 2009

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...

Investigator: Marcos Rostagno

Does the inclusion of distillers dried grains with soluble (DDGS) in the diet of grow-finish pigs affect their susceptibility to and colonization with Salmonella enterica?

Does pre-slaughter transportation and lairage affect Salmonella enterica shedding prevalence and levels in market pigs?

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