Kansas Swine Day 2011
Proceedings of the Kansas Swine Day 2011 conference which was held at Kansas State University's (KSU) Alumni Center on 17 November 2011. A list of presentation titles is given, together with a link to the proceedings.The event was organised by Kansas State University, Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service.
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Herd Health
- A PRRS CAP Update on the Regional Control and Elimination of PRRSV
- Is Aerosol Transmission an Important Risk for PRRSV Transmission? An Example of How Simple Biosecurity Procedures Can Prevent Virus Spread Within a Barn
- Utilising Vaccination for Porcine Circovirus Type 2 as a Tool to Aid Elimination of PCV2 from Swine Populations
Nursery Nutrition and Management
- The Effects of Orally Supplemented Vitamin D3 on Serum 25(OH)D3 Concentrations and Growth of Pre-Weaning and Nursery Pigs
- The Effects of High-Sulfate Water and Zeolite (Clinoptilolite) on Nursery Pig Performance
- Effects of Feeding Copper and Feed-Grade Antimicrobials on the Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs
- Effects of Liquitein on Weanling Pigs Administered a Porcine Circovirus Type 2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Vaccine Strategy
- Effect of Total Lysine:Crude Protein Ratio on Growth Performance of Nursery Pigs from 15 to 25 lb
- Effect of Replacing Commonly Used Specialty Protein Sources with Crystalline Amino Acids on Growth Performance of Nursery Pigs from 15 to 25 lb
- Evaluation of Heparin Production By-Products in Nursery Pig Diets
- Evaluating the Effects of Pelleting Deoxynivalenol-Contaminated Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles in the Presence of Sodium Metabisulfite on Analyzed DON Levels
- Evaluating the Effects of Pelleting, Corn Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles Source, and Supplementing Sodium Metabisulfite in Nursery Pig Diets Contaminated with Deoxynivalenol
- Evaluating the Effects of Pelleting, Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles Source, and Supplemental Sodium Metabisulfite in Nursery Pig Diets Contaminated with Deoxynivalenol
- Effects of Increasing Dietary Wheat Middlings on Nursery Pig Growth Performance
- The Effects of Sorghum Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Nursery Pig Performance
- Effects of XFE Liquid Energy and Choice White Grease on Nursery Pig Performance
- Influence of Standardized Ileal Digestible Tryptophan:Lysine Ratio on Growth Performance of 13- to 21-lb Nursery Pigs
- Influence of Dietary Isoleucine:Lysine Ratio on the Optimal Tryptophan:Lysine Ratio for 13- to 24-lb Pigs
Finishing Nutrition and Management
- Determining the Effects of Tryptophan:Lysine Ratios in Diets Containing 30 per cent Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Growth Performance of 157- to 285-lb Pigs
- Determining the Effects of L-Tryptophan Addition to Diets Containing 30 per cent Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Finishing Pig Growth Performance
- Determining the Effects of Tryptophan:Lysine Ratio in Diets Containing Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Growth Performance of Finishing Pigs
- Determining the Effect of the Ratio of Tryptophan to Large Neutral Amino Acids on the Growth Performance of Finishing Pigs
- The Effects of Sorghum Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Finishing Pig Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Fat Quality
- Effect of Regrinding Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Finishing Pig Growth Performance
- Effects of Lowering Dietary NDF Levels Prior to Marketing on Finishing Pig Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Carcass Fat Quality, and Intestinal Weights
- Effects of Increasing NDF from Either Dried Distillers Grains With Solubles or Wheat Middlings, Individually or in Combination, on the Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Carcass Fat Quality in Growing- Finishing Pigs
- Effects of Xylanase in Growing-Finishing Diets Varying in Dietary Energy and Fiber on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Nutrient Digestibility
- The Effect of Bacillus Probiotic on Growth Performance and Fecal Consistency of Growing-Finishing Pigs
- The Effects of Diet Form and Feeder Design on the Growth Performance of Finishing Pigs
- The Effects of Feeder Design (Conventional Dry vs. Wet-Dry) in the Nursery and in the Finisher on Growth Performance of Finishing Pigs
- Effects of Stocking Density on Lightweight Pig Performance Prior to Marketing
- Evaluation of Ractopamine HCl Feeding Programs on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Finishing Pigs
- Effects of Diet Mix Time on Growth Performance of Finishing Pigs Fed Ractopamine HCl
- Effects of Abrupt Changes between Mash and Pellet Diets on Growth Performance in Finishing Pigs
- Effects of Sorghum Particle Size on Milling Characteristics, Growth Performance, and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Pigs
- Effects of Adding Cracked Corn to a Pelleted Supplement for Nursery and Finishing Pigs
- Effect of Sample Size and Method of Sampling Pig Weights on the Accuracy of Estimating the Mean Weight of the Population
- Effects of Dietary L-Carnitine and DDGS on Growth, Carcass Characteristics, and Loin and Fat Quality of Growing-Finishing Pigs
- Effects of Dietary Astaxanthin and Ractopamine HCl on the Growth and Carcass Characteristics of Finishing Pigs and the Color Shelf-Life of Longissimus Chops from Barrows and Gilts
Meat Quality
- Effect of Sorghum Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Composition, Retail Stability, and Sensory Attributes of Ground Pork from Barrows and Gilts