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  • Effect of extrusion on the nutritional value of soybeans and sorghum grain in finishing pigs
    Hines, R.H.; Hancock, J.D.; Fitzner, G.E.; Weeden, T.L.; Gugle, T.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    A total of 112 finishing pigs (avg initial wt of 139 lb) was used to determine the effects of adding extruded soybeans and/or sorghum grain to diets for finishing pigs. Treatments were: 1) sorghum-soybean meal control ...
  • Effect of L-carnitine on starter pig performance and fat utilization
    Weeden, T.L.; Nelssen, J.L.; Hansen, J.A.; Fitzner, G.E.; Goodband, R.D.; Li, D.F.; Blum, S.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Three hundred early-weaned pigs with average initial weights of 12.3 and 13.2 lb, respectively, were utilized in two 5-wk experiments to determine the effect of L-carnitine on growth Performance. Diets contained 20% dried ...
  • Effect of replacing dried skim milk with soy products on function and morphology of the small intestine in nursery pigs
    Jones, D.B.; Hancock, J.D.; Reddy, P.G.; Klemm, R.D.; Blecha, Frank (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Sixty-six pigs (averaging 21 d of age and 11.8 lb) were used in a 7-d experiment to evaluate the effects of specially processed soy products on function and morphology of the small intestine. Treatments were: 1) corn-milk ...
  • Effect of replacing dried skim milk with specially processed soy products on digestibility of nutrients and growth performance of nursery pigs
    Jones, D.B.; Hancock, J.D.; Reddy, P.G.; Klemm, R.D.; Blecha, Frank (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    One hundred twenty-eight pigs (21 d of age and 11.7 lb) were used to determine the effects of feeding specially processed soy products and lactose versus dried skim milk on growth performance and nutrient digestibility. ...
  • Effect of substituting spray-dried plasma protein for milk products in starter pig diets
    Hansen, J.A.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Friesen, K.G.; Weeden, T.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Two growth trials utilizing 444 weaned pigs were conducted to determine the efficacy of substituting spray-dried porcine plasma protein (PP) for dried skim milk (DSM) and/or dried whey (DW) in starter pig diets. Trial 1 ...
  • The effects of additional niacin during gestation and lactation on sow and litter performance
    Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Weeden, T.L.; Li, D.F. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    One hundred and twenty-one first-litter sows were utilized to evaluate the effects of additional niacin on sow and litter performance through two parities. The control diet provided sows with 50 mg/d niacin during gestation ...
  • Effects of daily administration of porcine somatotropin on performance of growing pigs (55 to 130 lb)
    Fitzner, G.E.; Hines, R.H.; Nelssen, J.L.; Kropf, D.H.; Weeden, T.L.; Goodband, R.D.; Hancock, J.D.; Healy, B.J.; Schricker, B.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Sixty crossbred barrows initially weighing 55.7 lb were used to evaluate six experimental treatments during a 5-wk growth trial. Pigs received one of three levels of dietary lysine (1.0, 1.5, or 2.0%) and were injected ...
  • The effects of dietary threonine and porcine somatotropin dosage on nitrogen balance in finishing swine
    Swanson, J.A.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Schricker, B.R.; Li, D.F.; Hansen, J.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Fifteen crossbred barrows were utilized to determine the effects of porcine somatotropin (pST) administration in combination with increasing dietary threonine levels on nitrogen retention and growth performance. Barrows ...
  • Effects of modified atmosphere packaging and carcass chill rate on pork loins
    Kropf, D.H.; Sorheim, O.; Hunt, M.C.; Menninen, M.; Warren, K.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Use of 10% oxygen in a modified gas atmosphere package resulted in more off-odor, higher microbial counts, and a less desirably colored loin and loin chops. Furthermore, it reduced chop display life and is not recommended.
  • Effects of porcine somatotropin and dietary lysine level on growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing swine fed to 280 lb.
    Johnston, M.E.; Nelssen, J.L.; Goodband, R.D.; Kropf, D.H.; Hines, R.H.; Schricker, B.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    One hundred twenty barrows with an initial wt of 130 lb were utilized to determine the effects of dietary lysine level and porcine somatotropin (pST) injection on growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing ...
  • Feed mills for on-farm feed manufacturing
    Murphy, J.P.; Harner, J.P. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Quality feed can be manufactured on farm using hammer or roller mills for particle size reduction and volumetric or weighing devices for proportioning ingredients. An understanding of each of the seven steps involved ...
  • Improving on-farm mixing efficiency
    Goodband, R.D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Particle size reduction has a great impact on efficiency of feed utilization. Decreasing particle size improves digestibility of nutrients by increasing surface area and allowing for greater interaction with digestive ...
  • Interrelationship between hypersensitivity to soybean proteins and growth performance in early-weaned pigs
    Li, D.F.; Nelssen, J.L.; Reddy, P.G.; Blecha, Frank; Klemm, R.; Goodband, R.D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    One hundred twenty-five pigs were orally infused with 6 g/d of either dried skim milk, soybean meal (48% CP), soy protein concentrate, extruded soy protein concentrate, or experimental soy protein concentrate from 7 to ...
  • Litter size for gilts fed higher levels of folic acid and Riboflavin during gestation
    Davis, D.L.; Nelssen, J.L.; Zhang, C.; Li, D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    We fed gilts diets containing either additional folic acid throughout gestation (1.5 g/ton, 4.5 lb/gilt daily), additional riboflavin (100 mg/gilt daily) from d 4 to 10 of gestation, both folic acid and riboflavin, or ...
  • Low test-weight sorghum for growing-finishing swine
    Hansen, J.A.; Goodband, R.D.; Thaler, R.C.; Hancock, J.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Hines, R.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Two growth studies were conducted to determine the effects of substituting lower test-weight sorghum (35 lb/bu as LOW or 45 lb/bu as MED) for normal test-weight sorghum (55 lb/bu NORM), in growing and finishing swine diets. ...
  • Postfinishing mineralization of skeletal tissue in replacement gilts
    Nicholson, R.I.; Hines, R.H.; Fitzner, G.E.; Hancock, J.D.; Goodband, R.D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Thirty-two crossbred gilts averaging 250 /b were selected for the experiment at the conclusion of the finishing phase. Eight of the gilts were slaughtered on d 0 to serve as a pretreatment control group. The remaining 24 ...
  • Price discovery and basis risk for live hogs
    Schroeder, T.C.; Goodwin, B.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    The short- and long-run daily price relationships between cash and futures markets for live hogs were examined over the 1975-89 period. Price discovery generally originates in the futures market with about 65% of new ...
  • Processing method affects the nutritional value of low-inhibitor soybeans for nursery pigs
    Hancock, J.D.; Lewis, A.J.; Jones, D.B.; Giesemann, M.A.; Healy, B.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    One hundred weanling pigs (16.5 lb avg initial wt) were used in a 35-d growth assay to determine the effects of processing method (roasting in a Roast-A-Tron roaster vs extrusion in an Insta-Pro extruder) on the nutritional ...
  • Protein sparing effect of a fermentation product in pig diets from weaning to market
    Hancock, J.D.; Swanson, J.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    One hundred eighty pigs (avg wt of 21.11b) were used in an experiment to determine if a fermentation product improves performance and reduces last rib fat thickness in pigs when added to a low-protein diet regimen. ...
  • Utilization of surimi-like products from pork with sex-odor in restructured, precooked pork roasts
    Garcia Zepeda, C.M.; Kastner, C.L.; Kropf, D.H.; Hunt, M.C.; Kenney, P.B.; Schwenke, J.R.; Schleusener, D.S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)
    Surimi-like materials from boar and sow muscle and Alaska pollack surimi were evaluated at a 5% inclusion level in a restructured, precooked (158°F) pork roast. Meat batches were formulated to contain 95% chunked ham ...