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A Survey of Farm of Origin and Slaughter Plant Effects on Pork Quality
Written on 18 Jan, 2011 at 8:15 in Illinois Swine Technical Articles | Comments
INTRODUCTION The issue of meat quality has grown to be of major concern in the swine industry. Cannon et al. (1995) reported that the condition referred to as pale, soft, and exudative (PSE) pork caused U.S. packers significant losses. It... (Continue reading)
Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in diets fed to swine
Written on 5 Jan, 2011 at 8:01 in Illinois Swine Commentaries | Comments
Hans H. Stein Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in diets fed to swine (see attached web site below) Attached File: DDGS in Swine Diets-Stein.pdf... (Continue reading)
Duration of Infection and Proportion of Pigs Persistently Infected with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus†
Written on 27 Oct, 2010 at 6:50 in Nebraska Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Robert W. Wills,* Alan R. Doster, Judith A. Galeota, Jung-Hyang Sur,‡ and Fernando A. Osorio Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0907 *Corresponding author. Present address: P.O. Box 6100, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Phone: (662)... (Continue reading)
Foaming Manure
Written on 5 Jul, 2010 at 7:12 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
A warning about the danger of explosions when manure forms a foam, from Robert Chambers, engineer specializing in swine and sheep housing and equipment with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) in the latest issue of... (Continue reading)
Iowa State University Reports
Written on 22 Apr, 2010 at 12:10 in Iowa Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Publications 2010 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2010 Iowa State University Swine Research/ Extension faculty (pdf) Managing for Herd Health in Alternative Swine Systems, a herd health guidebook funded through USDA NCR-SARE, the Value Chain Partnerships Project, and Pork... (Continue reading)
Estimation of the Lysine Requirements for High-Lean Growth Pigs- December 2009
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 9:40 in Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
Phillip S. Miller, University of Nebraska – Lincoln2 Roman Moreno, University of Nebraska – Lincoln3 Thomas E. Burkey, University of Nebraska – Lincoln4 Rodger K. Johnson, University of Nebraska – Lincoln5 Comments Published in 2008 Nebraska Swine Report. Prepared by... (Continue reading)
Low Test Weight Corn For Swine Dr Lee J. Johnston- January 2010
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 9:13 in Minnesota Swine Commentaries | Comments
Dr. Lee Johnston Introduction The concentration of protein, fibre and minerals usually increases and concentrations of starch and fat decrease as test weight of corn declines. This results in a higher protein, lower energy grain compared with corn of normal... (Continue reading)
The REFLECT statement: Methods and processes of creating reporting guidelines for randomized controlled trials for livestock and food safety – Feb 4 2010
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 7:20 in Iowa Swine Commentaries | Comments
A. M. O’Connor, BVSc, MVSc, DVSc, FACVSc; J. M. Sargeant, DVM, MSc, PhD; I. A. Gardner, BVSc, MPVM, PhD; J. S. Dickson, MS, PhD; M. E. Torrence, DVM, PhD; and consensus meeting participants: C. E. Dewey, DVM, MSc, PhD; I.... (Continue reading)
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