Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Effects of Dietary Aflatoxin on Hepatic Gene Expression in Swine
June 30, 2010By Kristi Cammack
Aflatoxins, especially aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), can be high in dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) when concentrated during the ethanol production process. Increased use of DDGS in...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Development of equations to predict the metabolizable energy content of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) samples from a wide variety of sources.
June 23, 2010By Michael Ellis
Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS), a byproduct of ethanol production from corn that is becoming available in increasing quantities, is a potentially valuable ingredient for use in...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Identification of SNP Markers Associated with Number Born, Number Weaned and Weaning to Estrus Interval in Commercial First Parity Sows
June 18, 2010By Gary Rohrer
The objective of this research was to identify genetic markers that would be predictive of first parity reproductive performance and rebreeding in an effort to improve the percentage of gilts...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of the Pork Quality of Sows Fed Diets with different levels of Distillers Dried Grains
June 16, 2010By M. Latour
Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are potentially economical feed ingredients in the swine industry, especially in the Midwest. It is well known that DDGS quality varies between...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Effect of pregnant gilt zinc and lipid supplementation on neonatal piglet brain myelination and preweaning mortality
June 14, 2010By Jeffrey Vallet
The effect of dietary supplementation of pregnant gilts with Gromega lipid supplement (JBSUnited feeds), zinc sulfate, or the two combined...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Economic Analysis of the UNL Gilt Development Project
June 3, 2010By Rodger Johnson
Restricting energy intake during gilt development lowered costs associated with gilt development and increased subsequent productivity of these females. The study modeled costs and value of market...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Energy and amino acid digestibility of corn distillers syrup by-products in growing pigs
May 5, 2010By G.C. Shurson
Increased market competition for corn between the livestock and poultry industry and the ethanol industry has led to record high feed prices in recent years. As a result, pork producers have...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Evaluation of lean content and trim of cull sows on their value at harvest
May 5, 2010By Ken Stalder
A study was conducted to estimate the lean content from the four USDA grades of cull sows, determine if standardized prediction equations for estimating cull sow lean content is possible and to...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Influence of dietary DDGS and glycerol on pork loin and bacon quality
March 12, 2010By Terry Houser
An important topic of discussion in the pork industry today is the fat quality of pork carcasses. It is well known that low quality fat (soft, oily fat) can have negative effects on the quality...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Large-Scale Association Analyses of Candidate Genes for Feed Efficiency Traits in Pig
February 25, 2010By Max Rothschild
This study was conducted with the objectives of identifying genes which impact feed efficiency in pigs, quantifying those effects, and informing producers of how to utilize this information in...
