2008 Nebraska Swine Report

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Date of this Version

January 2008

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Published in 2008 Nebraska Swine Report. Prepared by the staff in Animal Science and cooperating Departments for use in Extension, Teaching, and Research programs. Copyright © 2007 by The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Web site: http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/swine/pigpdf.htm

Abstract

Table of Contents

Pork Central's Al Prosch Retires

Nutrition
The Effect of Corn Distillers Dried Grain with Solubles (DDGS) on Growth Performance of Growing-Finishing Pigs ● The Effect of Corn Distillers Dried Grain with Solubles (DDGS) on Carcass Characteristics and Pork Quality ● Effects of Increasing Concentrations of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) on Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs ● Dietary Fiber in Sow Gestation Diets—An Updated Review ● Effects of Nutrition During Gilt Development on Lifetime Productivity of Sows of Two Profile Maternal Lines: Summary Growth Characteristics and Sow Productivity—2008 ● Effects of Nutrition During Gilt Development and Genetic Line on Farrowing Rates through Parity 3, Causes of Culling, Sow Weights and Backfats through Parity 4, and Factors Affecting Farrowing Rates ● Estimation of the Lysine Requirements for High-Lean Growth Pigs ● Effect of Increasing Lysine: Net Energy Ratio on Growth Performance and Plasma Urea Nitrogen Concentration of Late-finishing Barrows Fed Low-protein Amino Acid-supplemented Diets and Ractopamine

Health
Does Dam Parity Affect Progeny Health Status? ● Key Points from the 48th Annual George A. Young Swine Health and Management Conerence

Odor Management
Validating the Odor Footprint Tool Using Field Data ● Association of Odor Measures with Annoyance: Results of an Odor-Monitoring Field Study

Meats
Effects of Organic Acid Salts on the Quality Characteristics of Whole Muscle Hams

Appendix
Explanation of Statistics Used in this Report

Issued January 2008