Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of an in vitro digestibility procedure for dietary fiber in high fiber feed ingredients fed to growing pigs
August 7, 2015By Gerald Shurson
Use of high fiber feed ingredients in commercial swine diets is a common strategy to decrease feed costs during times of high corn and soybean meal prices. However, the addition of high fiber...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Improving energy utilization in high by-product diets with copper
August 4, 2015By R.D. Goodband
The overriding objective is to determine if energy utilization from diets containing high levels of by-products and differing in energy content can be improved with supplemental Cu in commercial...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Should Producers Invest in 2-High, 3-High, or 4-High Roller Mills?
July 31, 2015By Michael Tokach
The overall objective of this research is to help producers decide whether they should invest in a 2-High, 3-High, or 4-High roller mill when considering technology to reduce particle size to...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Enhancing feed utilization and nutrient digestibility through management of particle size and feed processing options
July 6, 2015By John Patience
The overall goal for this experiment was to determine the impact of average particle size of corn, wheat and corn DDGS with two different grinding technologies on the digestion of energy and...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluating the use of long-term conditioning or extrusion to extract nutrients from low energy feedstuffs
June 30, 2015By Cassandra Jones
A shift in three major issues affecting feed manufacturing for pork production has occurred simultaneously in recent years. First, high...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Impact of disease on amino acid requirements of growing pigs
May 1, 2015By Anoosh Rakhshandeh
A total of 40 gilts (initial BW 9.4 ± 0.9 kg) were used in three experiments (Exp) to evaluate the impact of disease induced either by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or porcine...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Applying Enzyme Technology to Optimize the Utilization of Fibrous Feed Ingredients in Swine Diets – Nutrient Digestibility
March 2, 2015By Eric Van Heugten
The increasing industrial demand for feed grains, partly for biofuel production, has raised the price forecast for feed grains. Co-products are a short-term solution for commercial swine production...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Investigation of the impact of increased dietary insoluble fiber through the feeding of dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) on the colonic microbiota of pigs with and without Brachyspira-associated colitis
February 23, 2015By Eric Burrough
The diversion of an increasing portion of the U.S. corn crop to ethanol production has resulted in increased feed costs for pork producers. To mitigate this trend, many pork producers have...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Understanding the effects of increased fiber from corn origin on the supply of energy and nutrients to the pig
February 8, 2015By John Patience
Objective: An experiment was conducted, using the ileal-cannulated animal model, to determine the nutrient value of fiber from corn and its co-products, and the effect of its increase in the...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Effects of pelleting and extrusion on energy and nutrient digestibility in diets fed to pigs
September 15, 2014By Hans H. Stein
The objective of the present work was to determine if extrusion, pelleting or the combination of extrusion and pelleting has the ability to...
