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Pb1635-Nutrient Management Plan Assistance Guide, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1635-Nutrient Management Plan Assistance Guide, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Animals/Livestock
This publication is designed to assist you in preparing the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) to be submitted to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) for animal feeding operations permitted under the Tennessee Class II General Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) designation.
Pb1606-Porcine Stress Syndrome, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1606-Porcine Stress Syndrome, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Animals/Livestock
P orcine stress syndrome (PSS) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder in pigs (6). The PSS condition is controlled by a defective gene which results in three possible genotypes (normal, carrier and positive). The PSS condition was first described by Topel et al. (38), who noted physically stressed, susceptible pigs would collapse in a shock-like state and die (Figure 1). Much attention has been given to how the PSS gene affects the muscle quality and performance of market hogs since its discovery. Increasing consumer and packer demand for lean meat has led to an increase in the use of terminal sires …