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  • Effects of mannanoligosaccharide and sodium chlorate on growth performance of nursery pigs during an acute enteric disease challenge with salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium
    Burkey, T.E.; Dritz, S.S.; Nietfeld, J.C.; Johnson, B.J.; Minton, J.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    A 28-day experiment was conducted to compare the effects of feeding mannanoligosaccharides (mannan) and sodium chlorate (chlorate) to weanling pigs as a possible substitute for the commonly used antimicrobialcarbadox. Pigs ...
  • Effects of paylean (ractopamine⋅HCl) on finishing pig growth and variation
    Barker, M.R.; Dritz, S.S.; Goodband, R.D.; Tokach, M.D.; Groesbeck, C.N.; Hanni, S.M.; Hastad, C.W.; Keegan, T.P.; Lawrence, K.R.; Young, M.G. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    A total of 336 pigs were used in a 21-day trial to determine the effect of Paylean (9.0 g/ton Ractopamine·HCl) on finishing pig growth and variation. Pigs were allotted based on weight so that all pens had the same initial ...
  • Effects of ractopamine (paylean) dose and feeding duration on pig performance in a commercial finishing facility
    Main, R.G.; Dritz, S.S.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    A total of 1,035 gilts were used in a 28- day trial conducted in a commercial research facility to determine the influence of ractopamine (PayleanTM) dose (4.5 or 9.0 g/ton) and feeding duration (7, 14, 21, or 28 days ...
  • Effects of soybean meal source and level on growth performance of weanling pigs
    Lawrence, K.R.; Goodband, R.D.; Tokach, M.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Dritz, S.S.; DeRouchey, J.M.; Hastad, C.W.; Hanni, S.M.; Young, M.G.; Webster, M.J.; Barker, M.R.; James, B.W.; Groesbeck, C.N. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    A total of 525 weanling pigs (initially 13.0 lb) were used in two experiments to evaluate the effects of soybean meal source and level on growth performance of early weaned pigs. In both experiments, dietary treatments ...
  • Effects of weaning age on costs and revenue in three-site production
    Main, R.G.; Dritz, S.S.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Two trials were completed to determine the effects of weaning age on growing pig costs and revenue within a three-site production system. Cost and revenue were measured by applying operationally dependant information to ...
  • Effects of weaning age on pig performance in three-site production
    Main, R.G.; Dritz, S.S.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Two trials (n = 5,728 weaned pigs) were conducted to determine the effects of weaning age (12 to 21.5 days) on pig performance in a three-site production system. The second trial also examined the effects of modifying nursery ...
  • Effects of weaning age on post-weaning belly nosing behavior and umbilical lesions
    Main, R.G.; Dritz, S.S.; Goodband, R.D.; Tokach, M.D.; Nelssen, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Pigs (n=2272) were weaned at 12, 15, 18, or 21 days of age to determine the effect of weaning age on post-weaning belly nosing behavior and associated umbilical lesions. A reduction (quadratic, P<0.01) in belly ...
  • Evaluation of the effects of wheat gluten source and animal plasma blends on the growth performance of nursery pigs
    Lawrence, K.R.; Goodband, R.D.; Tokach, M.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Dritz, S.S.; DeRouchey, J.M.; Hanni, S.M.; Groesbeck, C.N.; Hastad, C.W.; Young, M.G.; James, B.W.; Keegan, T.P. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    A total of 472 weanling pigs (initially 13.5 lb) were used in two experiments to evaluate the effects of wheat gluten source (WG) and combinations with spray-dried animal plasma (SDAP) on growth performance of ...
  • Evaluation of wheat gluten and spray-dried animal plasma on growth performance of nursery pigs
    Lawrence, K.R.; Goodband, R.D.; Tokach, M.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Dritz, S.S.; DeRouchey, J.M.; Hastad, C.W.; Hanni, S.M.; Barker, M.R.; James, B.W. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    A total of 440 weanling pigs (initially 14.3 lb) were used in two studies to evaluate the effects of increasing wheat gluten (WG) and spray-dried animal plasma (SDAP) on growth performance of early weaned pigs. In Exp. ...
  • Influence of dietary carnitine and/or chromium on blood parameters of gestating sows
    Woodworth, J.C.; Tokach, M.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Goodband, R.D.; Dritz, S.S.; Koo, S.I.; Minton, J.E.; Owen, K.Q. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Gestating sows (n=44; parity=2.0; BW=458 lb) were used to determine the effects of dietary Carnitine and/or chromium picolinate on daily blood parameter profiles. Diets were formulated as a 2 × 2 factorial with carnitine ...
  • Interactive effects among L-carnitine, paylean (ractopamine⋅HCl), and dietary energy density on commercial finishing pig growth performance and carcass characteristics
    James, B.W.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Dritz, S.S.; Owen, K.Q.; Woodworth, J.C. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Growth performance and carcass characteristics were evaluated on 1,104 pigs fed combinations of L-carnitine, Paylean, and added fat in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Dietary treatments of L-carnitine (0 or 50 ppm) ...
  • Interactive effects between paylean (ractopamine⋅HCl) and dietary L-carnitine on finishing pig growth performance and carcass characteristics
    James, B.W.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Dritz, S.S.; Owen, K.Q.; Unruh, J.A.; Lawrence, T.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality were evaluated from 126 pigs fed combinations of Paylean and L-carnitine arranged in a 3 × 3 factorial. Dietary L-carnitine (0, 25, or 50 ppm) was fed from 74 ...
  • Linear effects of increasing weaning age in three-site production
    Main, R.G.; Dritz, S.S.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Two studies were conducted to measure the biologic and economic effects of weaning age in a three-site production system. Wean-to-finish growth and financial performance improved linearly as weaning age increased up ...
  • Measuring emission rates of particulate matter from fan ventilated swine barns
    Predicala, B.Z.; Maghirang, R.G. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Methods for measuring concentrations and emission rates of particulate matter (PM) from mechanically ventilated livestock buildings were evaluated in a laboratory facility and in a swine-finishing barn. Concentrations of ...
  • The optimal true ileal digestible lysine requirement for nursery pigs between 27 to 44 lb
    James, B.W.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Dritz, S.S.; Hastad, C.W.; Lawrence, K.R.; Usry, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    A 20-d growth assay was conducted to determine the appropriate true ileal digestible lysine requirement to maximize growth performance of pigs between 27 to 44 lb. The basal diet (1.0% true ileal digestible lysine; 20.1% ...
  • The optimal true ileal digestible threonine requirement for nursery pigs between 24 to 49 lb
    James, B.W.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Dritz, S.S.; Nelssen, J.L.; Usry, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    A 22-d growth assay was conducted to determine the appropriate true ileal digestible threonine requirement to maximize growth performance of pigs between 24 and 49 lb. The 10 experimental treatments consisted of two basal ...
  • Phosphorus requirements of grow-finish pigs raised in a commercial environment
    Hastad, C.W.; Dritz, S.S.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; DeRouchey, J.M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    We conducted three experiments to identify available phosphorus (aP) requirements of pigs reared in commercial facilities. In a pilot study (Exp. 1), 600 gilts (PIC, initially 95.2 lb) were randomly allotted to a low or ...
  • Pilus genes in Escherichia coli isolated from pigs with diarrhea
    Nietfeld, J.C.; Yeary, T. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    A retrospective survey of the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory records was made for Escherichia coli isolated from pigs with diarrhea. There were 111 E. coli isolates that carried genes for attachment pili ...
  • Supplementation of L-carnitine and paylean improve growth performance of pigs in a commercial finishing facility
    James, B.W.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Dritz, S.S.; Owen, K.Q.; Woodworth, J.C. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Our previous experiments evaluating the interactive effects of dietary L-carnitine and Paylean have primarily focused on improved meat quality benefits of feeding carnitine in combination with Paylean. Although there were ...
  • Using heart girth to determine weight in finishing pigs
    Groesbeck, C.N.; Goodband, R.D.; DeRouchey, J.M.; Tokach, M.D.; Dritz, S.S.; Nelssen, J.L.; Lawrence, K.R.; Young, M.G. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Heart girth and body weight were measured on 100 growing-finishing pigs (50 to 273 lb) at the KSU Swine Teaching and Research Center. Heart girth, in inches, was measured using a cloth measuring tape. The tape was placed ...