Browsing Swine Day, 1984 by Author "Hines, R.H."

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Browsing Swine Day, 1984 by Author "Hines, R.H."

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  • Comparison of feeding systems for finishing swine
    Hines, R.H.; Vargas Vargas, J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1984)
    Two feeding trials using 240 finishing pigs were conducted to evaluate meal feeding and ad libitum dry and wet feeding. Growth rate was significantly improved by wet feeding in trial 1. Overall, a 5% improvement in growth ...
  • Effect of reduced nighttime temperature on nursery pig performance
    Nichols, D.A.; Blecha, Frank; Hines, R.H.; Johnston, M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1984)
    A total of 144 weaned pigs were used to evaluate the effect of reduced nighttime temperatures on pig performance. No differences were observed in average daily feed intake, daily gain, or feed efficiency regardless of ...
  • Effects of Compudose® implants on performance carcass, meat quality traits and serum testosterone in young boars
    Timmis, T; Dikeman, M.E.; Hunt, M.C.; Hines, R.H.; Highfill, G.; Stevenson, J.S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1984)
    Implanting boar pigs at 100 lb with 24 mg of Compudose 200® (estradiol 17β) had no significant effect on "boar odor" in meat, rate of gain, feed efficiency, carcass leanness or meat quality traits. The presence of a 7 to ...
  • Time-restricted feeding of pigs: social and feeding behavior
    Vargas Vargas, J.; Craig, J.V.; Hines, R.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1984)
    Twenty finishing pigs were used to evaluate effects of time-restricted feeding on social interactions and feeding patterns of pigs at feeding time. Correlation analysis for pairs of traits, involving feeding activities, ...