Nolan Matuba, Alvin Alvarado, Bernardo Predicala – The overarching goal of this research project is to investigate the optimum environmental temperature requirements of sows...
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Tail-biting is a persistent welfare problem in growing-finishing pigs. Identifying pigs that initiate tail-biting and understanding factors predisposing pigs to tail biting remains challenging....
Experimentally infected pigs
Today, we are sharing a recent publication from the Torremorell lab exploring a new technology aiming at preventing the transmission of airborne...
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This study evaluates the effects of complex versus simple diets on post-weaning performance, feeding behavior, and economic outcomes in piglets during the nursery phase....
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An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that increasing duration time of heat treatment reduces the concentration of reactive Lys and the standardized...
Overcoming Vaccine-associated Enhanced Respiratory Disease in Swine Flu with Lipid Nanoparticle-DNA Technology
Authors
The Nguyen, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
First Advisor
Hiep L. X. Vu
Committee Members
Hiep Vu,...
Pistachio blanks are coproducts of pistachio processing and are discarded due to their hollow shells or immature nuts, which make them unusable as human...
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Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) on growth performance, immunity, antioxidant capacity, and gut morphology of nursery...
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Pigs are the only mammalian livestock species encoding functional proteins for the second form of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH-II) and its receptor (GnRHR-II). In the...
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Background: The state of Kansas (KS) has been called the “agricultural heartland” of the United States. Vector-borne and parasitic diseases (VBPD) have a major...