Objective: To evaluate effects of ractopamine
HCl (RAC) dose and treatment
period on growth performance and carcass
composition in a commercial finishing
environment.
Materials and methods: In Experiment
One, a total ...
Objective: To determine the accuracy of three different types of gestation feed drops.
Materials and methods: Econo, Accu, and Ultra feed drops (Automated Production Systems, Assumption, Illinois) were attached to feed ...
Objective: To determine the effects of creep feeder design and feed accessibility on preweaning performance and the proportion of eaters of creep feed.
Materials and methods: A total of 54 sows and their litters were ...
There is increasing pressure for livestock producers to minimize
the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in food animals. Supplementing
beneficial microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract
is one potential ...
Copper and zinc play important roles in many physiological
processes. Dietary copper levels of 5 to 10 ppm and zinc levels of
50 to 125 ppm are generally enough to meet the pig’s nutrient
requirement for these processes. ...