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Determination of contract base payments to feeder-pig finishers

Parcell, J.L.; Langemeier, Michael R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-10)

Risks associated with independent feeder-pig finishing have prompted finishers to seek alternative finishing and marketing methods. A means of reducing risk has developed through contract feeder-pig finishing. Research ...
Determination of contract base payments to feeder-pig producers

Parcell, J.L.; Langemeier, Michael R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-10)

Risks associated with independent feeder-pig production have prompted producers to seek alternative production and marketing methods. A means of reducing risk has developed through contract feeder-pig producing. Research ...
Determining the optimal isoleucine:lysine ratio for the 25 to 50 lb pig

Bergstrom, J.R.; Loughmiller, J.A.; Musser, R.E.; Nessmith, W.B.,Jr.; Nelssen, Jim L.; Tokach, Michael D.; Goodband, Robert D.; Dritz, Steven S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

A 21-day growth trial was conducted to determine the isoleucine: lysine ratio necessary to optimize growth performance of the 25 to 50 lb nursery pig reared in a segregated early-weaning (SEW) system. Ten experimental ...
Determining the optimal isoleucine:lysine ratio in diets for the segregated early-weaned pig

Bergstrom, J.R.; Loughmiller, J.A.; Musser, R.E.; Nessmith, W.B.Jr.; Nelssen, Jim L.; Tokach, Michael D.; Goodband, Robert D.; Dritz, Steven S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

A 14-d growth trial was conducted to evaluate effects of increasing isoleucine: lysine ratios on growth performance of the segregated early-weaned pig. Twelve experimental diets included two levels of lysine (1.15%and ...
Determining the optimal threonine:lysine ratio for the 25 to 50 lb pig

Bergstrom, J.R.; Loughmiller, J.A.; Musser, R.E.; Nessmith, W.B.Jr.; Nelssen, Jim L.; Tokach, Michael D.; Goodband, Robert D.; Dritz, Steven S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

A 21-day growth trial was conducted to determine the threonine: lysine ratio necessary to optimize growth performance of the 25 to 50 Ib pig reared in a high-health, segregated early-weaning (SEW) system. Ten experimental ...
Determining the optimal threonine:lysine ratio in starter diets for the segregated early-weaned pig

Bergstrom, J.R.; Nessmith, W.B.,Jr.; Civis, C.A.; Nelssen, Jim L.; Tokach, Michael D.; Goodband, Robert D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

A 14-day growth trial was conducted to determine the threonine: lysine ratio necessary to optimize growth performance of the segregated early-weaned (SEW) pig. Twelve experimental diets included two levels of lysine ...
Dietary lysine requirement for optimal growth performance and carcass characteristics of late finishing gilts

Loughmiller, J.A.; Kim, I.H.; Woodworth, J.C.; Smith, J.W.II; Bergstrom, J.R.; Hongtrakul, K.; Nessmith, W.B.; Musser, R.E.; Nelssen, Jim L.; Goodband, Robert D.; Tokach, Michael D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

In Exp. 1, increasing dietary lysine from .40% to .70% linearly improved ADG, F/G, 10th rib fat depth, and percentage lean in finishing gilts from 200 to 250 lb. Increasing dietary lysine also tended to improve longissimus ...
Dietary methionine requirement for optimal growth performance and carcass characteristics in finishing gilts

Loughmiller, J.A.; Tokach, Michael D.; Titgemeyer, Evan C.; Bergstrom, J.R.; Kim, I.H.; Smith, J.W.II; Nessmith, W.B.; Nelssen, Jim L.; Goodband, Robert D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

In Exp. 1, increasing dietary methionine from .12 to .22% (.10 to .20% apparent digestible methionine) in diets containing excess cystine had no effect on ADG, ADFI, 10th rib fat depth, and longissimus muscle area in ...
Dietary total sulfur amino acid requirement for optimal growth performance and carcass characteristics in finishing gilts

Loughmiller, J.A.; Tokach, Michael D.; Titgemeyer, Evan C.; Kim, I.H.; Bergstrom, J.R.; Smith, J.W.II; Goodband, Robert D.; Nelssen, Jim L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

Finishing gilts (initially 163 lb) were fed .58% total lysine (.50% apparent digestible) and total sulfur amino acid (TSAA) concentrations of .26, .285, .31, .335, and .36% (.225 to .325% apparent digestible). These ...
The effect of carbohydrate source and extrusion processing on growth performance on segregated early-weaned pigs

Hongtrakul, K.; Bergstrom, J.R.; Kim, I.H.; Nessmith, W.B..Jr.; Goodband, Robert D.; Behnke, Keith C.; Tokach, Michael D.; Nelssen, Jim L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

A 21-day growth trial was conducted to determine the effect of various carbohydrate sources with or without moist extrusion processing on growth performance of segregated early-weaned pigs. Treatments included five different ...
Effect of dietary L-carnitine on growth, carcass characteristics, and metabolism of swine

Owen, K.Q.; Ji, H.; Maxwell, C.V.; Tremblay, G.C.; Koo, S.I.; Blum, S.A.; Nelssen, Jim L.; Goodband, Robert D.; Tokach, Michael D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

Thirty six Yorkshire gilts (initially 123 lb BW) were used to investigate the effect of dietary carnitine on growth performance, carcass characteristics, fatty acid oxidation, and enzyme kinetics. Dietary carnitine reduced ...
The effect of ingredient processing and diet complexity on growth performance of the segregated early-weaned pig

Hongtrakul, K.; Bergstrom, J.R.; Kim, I.H.; Nessmith, W.B.; Goodband, Robert D.; Behnke, Keith C.; Tokach, Michael D.; Nelssen, Jim L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

A 14-day growth trial was conducted to determine the interactive effects of ingredient processing and diet complexity on growth performance of segregated early-weaned pigs. Three processing combinations were used with ...
Effects of added choline on performance of weanling pigs

Hongtrakul, K.; Kim, I.H.; Loughmiller, J.A.; Smith, J.W.; Cao, H.; Goodband, Robert D.; Tokach, Michael D.; Nelssen, Jim L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

A 28-d growth assay was conducted to determine the effects of added choline on weanling pig performance. Pigs were fed a control diet without added choline or diets containing 150 g/ton of added choline. No differences ...
Effects of antibiotics on shedding of salmonella typhimurium in experimentally inoculated pigs

Hyatt, D.R.; Galland, J.C.; Nietfeld, Jerome C.; Irwin, C.; Davison, C.; Dritz, Steven S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

The objective of this experiment was to determine if antibiotics used as feed additives and disease treatment for livestock affect duration of shedding and colonization of tissues with Salmonella typhimurium in pigs. No ...
The effects of dietary energy density and lysine:calorie ratio on the growth performance of the 20 to 55 lb pig

Smith, J.W.II; Nessmith, W.B.Jr; Bergstrom, J.R.; Hongtrakul, K.; Loughmiller, J.A.; Musser, R.E.; Tokach, Michael D.; Goodband, Robert D.; Nelssen, Jim L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

A total of 336 barrows (initially 21.8 lb and 31 ± 2 d of age) was used to evaluate the results of increasing levels of choice white grease and lysine:calorie ratio on pig performance. Increasing levels of both choice white ...
Effects of different specialty protein sources on growth performance of starter pigs

Woodworth, J.C.; Musser, R.E.; Loughmiller, J.A.; Tokach, Michael D.; Goodband, Robert D.; Nelssen, Jim L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

Two hundred and ten weanling pigs were fed diets containing either soybean meal, spray-dried blood meal, spray-dried red blood cells, select menhaden fish meal, or synthetic amino acids. From d 0 to 7 postweaning, pigs fed ...
Effects of expanders (high shear conditioning) on growth performance in finishing pigs

Johnston, S.L.; Traylor, S.L.; Hines, Robert H.; Sorrell, S.P.; Kim, I.H.; Kennedy, G.A.; Hancock, Joe D.; Behnke, Keith C. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-10)

Diets that had been processed using standard, long-term, and expander (high shear) conditioning tended to support greater ADG than an unconditioned meal control diet. Pelleting was necessary to maximize efficiency of growth, ...
The effects of experimental potato protein on starter pig growth performance

Kerr, C.A.; Bergstrom, J.R.; Musser, R.E.; Nessmith, W.B.Jr; Goodband, Robert D.; Tokach, Michael D.; Nelssen, Jim L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

This study suggested that experimental potato protein can be an effective replacement for a portion of spray-dried animal plasma in starter diets. Pigs fed combinations of experimental potato protein and spray-dried plasma ...
Effects of fat and sodium bicarbonate on growth performance and stomach morphology in finishing pigs

Sorrell, S.P.; Kim, I.H.; Hines, Robert H.; Kennedy, G.A.; Burnham, L.L.; Hancock, Joe D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-02)

Pigs fed diets with soybean oil consumed less feed; grew more efficiently; and had greater last-rib backfat thickness, keratosis, and ulceration in their stomachs than pigs fed diets without soybean oil. Pigs fed diets ...
Effects of fat and sodium bicarbonate on growth performance and stomach morphology in finishing pigs

Sorrell, S.P.; Kim, I.H.; Hines, Robert H.; Kennedy, G.A.; Burnham, L.L.; Hancock, Joe D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-03-10)

Pigs fed diets with soybean oil consumed less feed; grew more efficiently; and had greater last-rib backfat thickness, keratosis, and ulceration in their stomachs than pigs fed diets without soybean oil. Pigs fed diets ...