Browsing Swine Day, 1985 by Subject "Finishing pigs"

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Browsing Swine Day, 1985 by Subject "Finishing pigs"

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  • Dry vs. wet ad libitum feeding of finishing swine
    Hines, R.H.; Vargas Vargas, J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1985)
    Two hundred finishing pigs were used to evaluate wet vs. dryad libitum feeding. Growth rate of finishing pigs was significantly improved (5%) by wet feeding. Feed utilization was improved 4.5% by wet feeding. Dry feeder ...
  • Effect of mixing on performance of finishing swine
    Hines, R.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1985)
    Two feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the effect of mixing finishing pigs on subsequent performance. Growth rate of heavier pigs was reduced 15-35% in the two weeks after mixing when compared to the non-mixed pigs. ...
  • Evaluation of barley for finishing swine
    Goodband, R.D.; Hines, R.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1985)
    Three-hundred and ten crossbred finishing pigs averaging 110 lbs. were utilized in two growth trials to evaluate the effects of feeding barley to finishing hogs. In both experiments, there were no differences in average ...