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Cash Operating Income And Liquidity Management For Swine Farms (1994), B D. Elliott, Michael R. Langemeier, Allen M. Featherstone Jan 1994

Cash Operating Income And Liquidity Management For Swine Farms (1994), B D. Elliott, Michael R. Langemeier, Allen M. Featherstone

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Net cash flow measures the amount of cash remaining after all cash expense obligations are satisfied. This cash is available for additional farm investment, off-farm investment, family living, and additional debt repayment. A 5-year average monthly cash flow statement was used to determine net cash flow for 13 swine farms. Results indicate that excess cash was used primarily to invest in machinery, vehicles, and nonfarm assets and to increase the allocation for family living. Investments in buildings increased moderately over the study period, but investment in land was minimal. Investment in additional swine facilities was small. Expansion of the breeding …

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Comparison Of Norse Lt-94 (Herring Meal) To Other Protein Sources In Early-Weaned Starter Pig Diets (1994), B T. Richert, J W. Smith Ii, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1994

Comparison Of Norse Lt-94 (Herring Meal) To Other Protein Sources In Early-Weaned Starter Pig Diets (1994), B T. Richert, J W. Smith Ii, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen

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Two growth trials were conducted to compare Norse LT-94 to other protein sources in starter pig diets. In trial 1, 270 weanling pigs (initially 13.7 lb and 20 d of age) were used to compare Norse LT-94 (herring meal), select menhaden fish meal, and spraydried blood meal as protein sources in the Phase II diet. Pigs were blocked by weight with six replications of three treatments and 15 pigs per pen. During Phase I (d 0 to 7 postweaning), all pigs were fed the same high nutrient density diet. During Phase II (7 to 28 d postweaning), pigs were fed …

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Use Of Gnrh And Pgf For Synchronized Ovulation And Fixed-Time Inseminations (1994), Y. Kobayashi, Jeffrey S. Stevenson Jan 1994

Use Of Gnrh And Pgf For Synchronized Ovulation And Fixed-Time Inseminations (1994), Y. Kobayashi, Jeffrey S. Stevenson

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Holstein cows and virgin heifers were treated with GnRH and PGF in a novel 2a ovulation synchronization protocol, which involves one fixed-time insemination. One injection of GnRH is given on a Monday morning, followed in 7 days with an injection of PGF . Approximately 32 hr later, ovula- 2a tion is induced with a second injection of GnRH, and one insemination is made 18 hr later. Control cattle were given one injection of PGF and inseminated at estrus. Preg- 2a nancy rates measured between 28 and 35 days after insemination by ultrasonography were slightly, but not significantly, higher in controls …

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The Effect Of Lysine And Valine Fed During Lactation On Sow And Litter Lactation Performance (1994), B T. Richert, R G. Campbell, S Kershaw, S A. Blum, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1994

The Effect Of Lysine And Valine Fed During Lactation On Sow And Litter Lactation Performance (1994), B T. Richert, R G. Campbell, S Kershaw, S A. Blum, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen

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Two hundred two sows (98 parity 1 and 104 parity 2 sows) were used in a 2 x 3 factorial arrangement of treatments to determine the effect of dietary valine and lysine on sow lactation performance. Treatments included two levels of lysine (.8 or 1.2%) and three valine to lysine ratios (80, 100, 120% of lysine). This experiment was conducted at a research farm of a production facility in New South Wales, Australia from January to March, 1994. For all sows, increasing dietary lysine increased litter weaning weight and litter weight gain and reduced sow weight loss. Increasing dietary valine …

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Processing Procedures And Feeding Systems For Sorghum-Based Diets Given To Lactating Sows (1994), I H. Kim, Joe D. Hancock, L L. Burnham, G A. Kennedy, David A. Nichols, Robert H. Hines Jan 1994

Processing Procedures And Feeding Systems For Sorghum-Based Diets Given To Lactating Sows (1994), I H. Kim, Joe D. Hancock, L L. Burnham, G A. Kennedy, David A. Nichols, Robert H. Hines

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One-hundred twenty nine primiparous sows were used to determine the effects of alternative processing procedures and feeding systems on the nutritional value of sorghum grain-based diets for lactating sows. Treatments were a ground sorghum control, steam- flaked sorghum and extruded sorghum fed in meal form, or the ground sorghum control given as pellets or gruel (1: 1 ratio of water and feed on a volume:volume basis). Average daily feed intake was greater for sows fed pelleted and gruel forms compared to sow fed the diets with steam-flaked and extruded sorghum. However, no differences occurred in sow weight or backfat losses …

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Comparison Of Lactation Diets Containing Various Protein Sources On Sow And Litter Performance (1994), Steven S. Dritz, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1994

Comparison Of Lactation Diets Containing Various Protein Sources On Sow And Litter Performance (1994), Steven S. Dritz, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen

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A total of 188 lactating sows was used in Exp. 1 to determine the influence of a complex lactation diet containing oats, linseed meal, and alfalfa meal compared with a corn-soybean meal diet on sow and litter performance. No differences in sow and litter performance were observed. Therefore, a simple corn-soybean meal diet was adequate 10 maximize sow productivity. Average daily feed intake (ADFI) of sows by parity was also examined in Exp. 1. The ADFI of parity 1 sows was considerably lower than that of parity 3 sows, but litter weaning weights were similar. Thus, lactation diet formulation should …

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Influence Of Dietary Methionine On Body Weight Gain And Composition In High-Lean Growth Gilts Fed From 100 To 240 Lb (1994), K G. Friesen, K Q. Owen, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, John A. Unruh Jan 1994

Influence Of Dietary Methionine On Body Weight Gain And Composition In High-Lean Growth Gilts Fed From 100 To 240 Lb (1994), K G. Friesen, K Q. Owen, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, John A. Unruh

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One hundred-fourteen high-lean growth gilts (initial wt of 100 lb) were used to determine the level of digestible methionine required to optimize growth performance and carcass characteristics from 100 to 240 lb. The experiment was designed as a randomized complete block with blocks based on initial BW. Three pigs per pen and six pens per treatment were used. Gilts were fed a corn and soybean meal-based diet containing .21, .24, .27, .30, .33, or .36% digestible methionine (.25 to .425% total methionine) in both the grower and finisher periods. The grower diet (fed from 100 to 165 lb) was formulated …

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Calculating Feed Costs With Alternative Lysine Diets For High-Lean Growth Gilts (1994), K G. Friesen, Michael A. Boland, A P. Schinckel, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1994

Calculating Feed Costs With Alternative Lysine Diets For High-Lean Growth Gilts (1994), K G. Friesen, Michael A. Boland, A P. Schinckel, Jim L. Nelssen

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Data from two experiments were used to determine the feed cost per I of lean gain for high-lean growth gilts fed various digestible lysine levels (.54 to 1.04%). The cost for producing 1 lb of lean increased as live weight increased from 75 to 160 lb (Exp 1) and from 160 to 300 lb (Exp 2). However, in Exp I, the cost per lb of lean gain was minimized for gilts fed 1.04 and .94% digestible lysine (1.25 and 1.15% total lysine, respectively) from 75 to 90 lb and from 90 to 160 lb, respectively. These data are similar to …

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The Use Of Growth Models To Evaluate The Changing Response To Digestible Lysine In High-Lean Growth Gilts (1994), K G. Friesen, A P. Schinckel, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach Jan 1994

The Use Of Growth Models To Evaluate The Changing Response To Digestible Lysine In High-Lean Growth Gilts (1994), K G. Friesen, A P. Schinckel, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach

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Conventional response criteria for amino acid research include mean live weight gain and tissue accretion rates over a given weight interval. However, these methods fail to characterize the changing response of tissue accretion to dietary amino acids as body weight increases. For this reason, growth modeling was used to characterize the response to digestible lysine in two experiments (114 gilts each) from 80 to 160 lb and 160 to 300 lb, respectively. Corn-soybean meal diets were formulated to assure that lysine (.54 to 1.04% and .54 to .94% digestible lysine for Exp 1 and 2, respectively) was the first limiting …

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Influence Of A Single Injection Of Beta Carotene And/Or Vitamin A At Weaning On Subsequent Reproductive Performance Of Sows (1994), Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1994

Influence Of A Single Injection Of Beta Carotene And/Or Vitamin A At Weaning On Subsequent Reproductive Performance Of Sows (1994), Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen

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A total of 956 sows was used to determine the influence of a single injection of beta carotene, vitamin A, or the combination of beta carotene and vitamin A at weaning on subsequent reproductive performance. At weaning, sows were allotted randomly to one of the following four treatments: 1) 5 ml of saline (control); 2) 5 ml of beta carotene (200mg); 3) 2 ml of vitamin A (1,000,000 IV); or 4) 5 ml of beta-carotene and 2 ml of vitamin A. A total of 718 sows farrowed following a normal return to estrus « 30 days) and normal gestation length. …

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Injection Of Vitamin A At Insemination And Reproductive Performance In Gilts (1994), D Schoneweis, M Nelson, Duane L. Davis Jan 1994

Injection Of Vitamin A At Insemination And Reproductive Performance In Gilts (1994), D Schoneweis, M Nelson, Duane L. Davis

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This experiment tested the hypothesis that an injection of vitamin A on the day of first detected estrus would improve reproductive performance of gilts. Gilts (432) were assigned to either receive vitamin A (1,000,000 IV) or placebo injected intramuscularly on the first day of estrus. No differences in farrowing rate, number of pigs farrowed per litter, or birth weight of pigs were detected. Possibly, gilts do not respond to vitamin A with improved fecundity. Other workers have reported an improvement in litter size for sows. Alternatively, treatment with vitamin A may need to precede estrus to improve litter size or …

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Nursery Growth Performance Of Intact Males And Barrows (1994), M M. Rantanen, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock Jan 1994

Nursery Growth Performance Of Intact Males And Barrows (1994), M M. Rantanen, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock

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A total of 100 weanling pigs with an average initial body wt of 11.8 lb and average age of 17 d was used in a 38-d growth assay to determine the effect of castration on growth performance of nursery pigs. All pigs were fed the same Phase I, II, and III diets formulated to 1.6, 1.4, and 1.35% lysine, respectively. Data indicated no differences in growth performance between intact males and barrows in the first 38 d postweaning (12 to 48 lb).; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 17, 1994

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Influence Of Buffered Propionic And Fumaric Acids On Starter Pig Performance (1994), J R. Bergstrom, T L. Signer, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1994

Influence Of Buffered Propionic And Fumaric Acids On Starter Pig Performance (1994), J R. Bergstrom, T L. Signer, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen

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A 28 d growth trial was conducted to determine the effects of adding organic acids to a Phase I starter diet on pig performance. At weaning (13 ± 2 d of age and 8.86 lb), 300 pigs were blocked by weight and allotted to each of five diets. The control diet was corn-soybean meal based; contained 20% dried whey, 7.5% spray-dried porcine plasma, and 1.75% spray-dried blood meal; and was formulated to 1.5% lysine, .9% Ca, and .8% P. Luprosil NC (.4%; a buffered liquid propionic acid), Luprosil salt (.4%; a buffered dry propionic acid), fumaric acid (1.5%), and a …

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The Effects Of Added Salt In The Phase Ii Starter Pig Diet (1994), C A. Kerr, B T. Richert, J R. Bergstrom, W B. Nessmith, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen, Steven S. Dritz Jan 1994

The Effects Of Added Salt In The Phase Ii Starter Pig Diet (1994), C A. Kerr, B T. Richert, J R. Bergstrom, W B. Nessmith, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen, Steven S. Dritz

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A total of 178 pigs (initially 10.5 Ib and 19 d of age) was used to compare the effects of added salt in the Phase II (d 14 to 28 postweaning) diet. Pigs were alloted by sex and inital weight and placed in pens containing either nine or 10 pigs. All pigs were fed the same Phase I diet for the first 14 d postweaning. The Phase I diet contained 20% dried whey, 7.5% spry-dried porcine plasma (SDPP), and 1.75% spray-dried blood meal (SDBM) and was formulated to contain 1.5% lysine and .42% methionine. On day 14, pigs were assigned …

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Influence Of Β-Glucan On Nonspecific Immunity And Growth Performance In Weanling Pigs (1994), Jishu N. Shi, T L. Kielian, M M. Chengappa, J E. Smith, Frank Blecha, Steven S. Dritz, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach Jan 1994

Influence Of Β-Glucan On Nonspecific Immunity And Growth Performance In Weanling Pigs (1994), Jishu N. Shi, T L. Kielian, M M. Chengappa, J E. Smith, Frank Blecha, Steven S. Dritz, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach

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Three experiments, using 344 pigs, were conducted to evaluate the influence of β-glucan (MacroGardâ„¢-S) on neutrophil and macrophage function, resistance to Streptococcus suis challenge, and growth performance in weanling pigs. β-glucan, when fed at inclusion rates of .05 and .1 %, did not influence neutrophil or macrophage function or increase overall growth performance. Similarly, .025% β-glucan did not alter neutrophil or macrophage bactericidal activity or production of superoxide anion. However, diets containing.025% β-glucan increased average daily gain, average daily feed intake, and pigs weights and decreased plasma haptoglobin levels on d 21. Unfortunately, pigs fed a diet containing .025% that …

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Kansas State University Swine Enterprise Record Summary (1994), B T. Richert, Michael R. Langemeier, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1994

Kansas State University Swine Enterprise Record Summary (1994), B T. Richert, Michael R. Langemeier, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen

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Approximately 15 swine operations are enrolled in the 1993 to 1994 Kansas Swine Enterprise Record Program provided by Kansas State University. This program evaluates biological and economic performance and is part of a cooperative record-keeping project with extension personnel and swine producers in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Records are summarized every 6 months, and the corresponding data are pooled to form state and regional averages. This summary includes the combined data for the 38 farrow-to-finish operations in the three-state region. The semi-annual data represent the first 6 months of 1994, whereas the annual data are for the 12-month period …

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The Effect Of Dietary L-Carnitine On Growth Performance And Tissue Accretion Rates In The Early-Weaned Pig (1994), K Q. Owen, S A. Blum, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Steven S. Dritz Jan 1994

The Effect Of Dietary L-Carnitine On Growth Performance And Tissue Accretion Rates In The Early-Weaned Pig (1994), K Q. Owen, S A. Blum, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Steven S. Dritz

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A total of 216 pigs (initially 11.7 Ib and 21 d of age) was used in a 35-weight, ancestry, and sex in a randomized complete block design, resulting in six pigs per pen (three barrows and three gilts) and six pens per treatment. Experimental diets were fed in two phases from d 0 to 35 postweaning. During Phase I (d 0 to 14 postweaning), the control diet was corn-soybean meal based; included 7.5% spray-dried porcine plasma, 25% dried whey, and 1.75% spray-dried blood meal; and was formulated to contain 1.6% lysine; and .44% methionine. On d 14, all pigs were …

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Effect Of Chelated Trace Minerals On Nursery Pig Growth Performance (1994), B T. Richert, L J. Kats, D E. Nuzback, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach Jan 1994

Effect Of Chelated Trace Minerals On Nursery Pig Growth Performance (1994), B T. Richert, L J. Kats, D E. Nuzback, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach

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A total of 442 weanling pigs (initial age and wt of 22 d and 14.4 lb, respectively) was used on a commercial farm in northeast Kansas to evaluate growth performance with diets containing a chelated trace mineral premix or an inorganic trace mineral premix. Minerals evaluated in the premixes provided 16.5 ppm Cu, 165 ppm Fe, 40 ppm Mn, and 165 ppm Zn. For the inorganic trace mineral treatment, the mineral sources were copper sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, and zinc oxide. The chelated trace mineral premix had the following fractions of these minerals provided as amino acid chelates: 109.7% …

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Successful Hog Marketing Groups (1994), J Mintert, R Tynon, Michael D. Tokach, Michael R. Langemeier, Ted C. Schroeder Jan 1994

Successful Hog Marketing Groups (1994), J Mintert, R Tynon, Michael D. Tokach, Michael R. Langemeier, Ted C. Schroeder

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Ten hog marketing groups located in Kansas and Iowa were surveyed during 1993 to determine the success, operation, and management of hog marketing groups. Results offer insights into the structure and organization of cooperative hog marketing efforts. Several guidelines for organizing successful hog marketing groups are proposed. Producers interested in forming a marketing group should consider having a written agreement, hiring a marketing group coordinator, and marketing hogs on a carcass merit basis.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 17, 1994

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Hog Marketing Groups (1994), J Mintert, R Tynon, Michael D. Tokach, Michael R. Langemeier, Ted C. Schroeder Jan 1994

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Hog Marketing Groups (1994), J Mintert, R Tynon, Michael D. Tokach, Michael R. Langemeier, Ted C. Schroeder

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Ten hog marketing groups located in Kansas and Iowa were surveyed during 1993 to determine the success, operation, and management of hog marketing groups. Marketing group leaders were asked to identify principal advantages and disadvantages of marketing hogs in groups. Survey responses indicated that marketing hogs in groups led to producers receiving higher sale prices for their hogs and helped reduce their marketing costs. Commonly cited disadvantages of group marketing, included a loss in marketing flexibility, difficulties in coordinating loads among group members, and concerns about increased susceptibility to diseases from other herds.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 17, 1994

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Effects Of Interaction Between Zinc Oxide And Copper Sulfate On Starter Pig Performance (1994), J W. Smith Ii, B T. Richert, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen, Steven S. Dritz Jan 1994

Effects Of Interaction Between Zinc Oxide And Copper Sulfate On Starter Pig Performance (1994), J W. Smith Ii, B T. Richert, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen, Steven S. Dritz

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Two experiments were conducted to examine the effects of supplementing starter pig diets with zinc oxide and (or) copper sulfate on starter pig performance. In experiment 1, two hundred forty pigs were used in a 28-day growth assay. Four dietary treatments were used: 1) control (165 ppm zinc and 16.5 ppm copper), 2) 3,000 ppm zinc, 3) 250 ppm copper, and 4) 3,000 ppm zinc + 250 ppm copper. The pigs were blocked by weight and allotted to each of the four dietary treatments in a 2 x 2 factorial design with 9, 10, or 11 pigs per pen and …

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Financial Performance Measures For Kansas Swine Farms, 1983-1992 (1994), Michael R. Langemeier, B M. Purdy Jan 1994

Financial Performance Measures For Kansas Swine Farms, 1983-1992 (1994), Michael R. Langemeier, B M. Purdy

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Financial performance measures assist managers in making strategic plans and in tracking progress in relationship to a firm's goals. Kansas Farm Management Association data were used to compute benchmark financial performance measures for swine farms from 1983 to 1992. Annual average net farm income during the study period was $36,370 and ranged from a loss of $6,808 in 1983 to a profit of $69,418 in 1990. Return on investment ranged from -9.36% to 12.09% and averaged 3.71%over the period. The average debt to asset ratio was above 40% in every year except 1989, 1990, and 1992. The average debt to …

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Influence Of Postmortem Injection Of Calcium Chloride On Tenderness Of Pork Longissimus Muscle (1994), B J. Mcfarlane, John A. Unruh Jan 1994

Influence Of Postmortem Injection Of Calcium Chloride On Tenderness Of Pork Longissimus Muscle (1994), B J. Mcfarlane, John A. Unruh

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Twenty-seven pork carcass sides were assigned randomly to either blast chilling for 1 h at -13°F followed by 23 h chill at 34°F or a standard chill at 34°F for 24 h. At 24 h postmortem, the longissimus muscle from the center loin region was removed and divided into anterior and posterior halves. Halves were assigned randomly to either calcium-chloride (CaCI2) injection or non-injected controls. Those receiving CaCl2 were injected with a .3 molar solution at 10% pump by weight. Muscles then were stored for 3 d at 34OF before 1-in chops were removed, cooked to an internal temperature of …

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Roasting And Extruding Affect Ileal Digestibility Of Nutrients From Soybeans In Growing And Finishing Pigs (1994), I H. Kim, M S. Kang, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock Jan 1994

Roasting And Extruding Affect Ileal Digestibility Of Nutrients From Soybeans In Growing And Finishing Pigs (1994), I H. Kim, M S. Kang, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock

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Eight crossbred barrows (initial body wt of 90 lb and 180 lb for four growing and four finishing pigs, respectively) were fitted with T-cannulas at the distal ileum and used in 36-d metabolism experiments (4 x 4 Latin squares) to determine the effects of roasting and extruding full-fat soybeans on nutrient utilization. Treatments were 1) soybean meal, 2) roasted soybeans, 3) extruded soybeans, and 4) soybeans extruded with an extrusion enhancer (sodium sulfite). The soybean meal and soybeans were mill-run. The control diet was cornstarch-based, with .9% lysine, .65% Ca, and .55% P for the growing pigs and .75% lysine, …

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The Effect Of Novel Carbohydrate Sources On Nursery Pig Growth Performance (1994), M M. Rantanen, M R. Cabrera, I H. Kim, L L. Burnham, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock Jan 1994

The Effect Of Novel Carbohydrate Sources On Nursery Pig Growth Performance (1994), M M. Rantanen, M R. Cabrera, I H. Kim, L L. Burnham, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock

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Two growth assays were conducted to determine the effects of novel carbohydrate sources in Phase I and II starter diets on growth performance. In Exp. 1, 90 weanling pigs (avg initial body wt of 12.4 lb and 18 d of age) were used in a 38-d trial evaluating three carbohydrate sources: corn, tapioca, and rice flour. The carbohydrate sources were substituted for corn in diets formulated to 1.55 and 1.3% lysine for Phase I (d 0 to 10) and Phase II (d 10 to 24), respectively. All pigs were fed the same sorghum-soybean meal-based diet from d 24 to 38 …

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Mix Time Affects Diet Uniformity And Growth Performance Of Nursery And Finishing Pigs (1994), S L. Traylor, Keith C. Behnke, C R. Stark, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock Jan 1994

Mix Time Affects Diet Uniformity And Growth Performance Of Nursery And Finishing Pigs (1994), S L. Traylor, Keith C. Behnke, C R. Stark, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock

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Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of mix time on diet uniformity and growth performance of nursery and finishing pigs. For Exp. 1, 120 weanling pigs (average initial body wt of 12.1 lb) were used in a 27-d growth assay. The same Phase I diet (pelleted) was fed to all pigs for 7 d postweaning, then the pigs were switched to Phase II diet treatments for d 7 to 27. Treatments were mixing times of 0, .5, 2, and 4 min per 1,000 lb batch of complete feed in a double-ribbon mixer. From d 7 to 27, ADG …

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Effect Of Feeder Design On Finishing Pig Growth Performance (1994), M M. Rantanen, B T. Richert, Robert D. Goodband, Robert H. Hines, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach Jan 1994

Effect Of Feeder Design On Finishing Pig Growth Performance (1994), M M. Rantanen, B T. Richert, Robert D. Goodband, Robert H. Hines, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach

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A total of three hundred pigs (initial BW = 111.6 lb) was used in two identical 70-d growth trials to determine the effect of feeder design on finishing pig growth performance. Pigs were allotted by initial body weight and were assigned to pens with one of three different feeder designs. Five replications of each treatment were evaluated during the summer (July through September) and another five replications during winter months (November through January). All pigs were fed the same milo-soybean meal diet formulated to contain .65% lysine, .65% Ca, and .55% P and fed in meal form. Feeder design had …

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Influence Of Oats And Oat Products In Phase I And Ii Diets On Growth Performance Of Weanling Pigs (1994), M M. Rantanen, M R. Cabrera, L L. Burnham, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock Jan 1994

Influence Of Oats And Oat Products In Phase I And Ii Diets On Growth Performance Of Weanling Pigs (1994), M M. Rantanen, M R. Cabrera, L L. Burnham, Robert H. Hines, Joe D. Hancock

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Two experiments were conducted to determine the nutritional value of oats and oat products in diets of weanling pigs. In Exp. 1, 115 weanling pigs (avg initial body wt of 12.4 lb and avg age of 19 d) were used in a 38-d growth assay. Treatments were 1) a corn-soybean meal-based control, 2) ground oats, 3) oat groats, and 4) oat flour. Phase I diets were formulated to 1.55% lysine, and at d 10 postweaning the pigs were switched to a Phase II diets formulated to 1.3% lysine. At d 24 postweaning, all pigs were changed to a sorghum-based Phase …

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Effect Of Chelated Manganese On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Finishing Pigs (1994), L J. Kats, K G. Friesen, K Q. Owen, B T. Richert, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Steven S. Dritz Jan 1994

Effect Of Chelated Manganese On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Finishing Pigs (1994), L J. Kats, K G. Friesen, K Q. Owen, B T. Richert, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Steven S. Dritz

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A total of 80 medium-lean growth crossbred barrows (initially 77 lb) was used in a study to evaluate the effect of manganese level (24, 44, or 88 ppm) and source (inorganic vs chelated manganese) on growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs. Barrows were allotted by weight to pens containing two pigs per pen in a randomized complete block design. Pigs were assigned to one of four dietary treatments with 10 replications per treatment. Pigs were housed in pens (5 ft x 5 ft) in an environmentally regulated finishing barn and allowed ad libitum access to feed and water. …

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Evaluation Of Modified Potato Starch In Diets For The Early-Weaned Pig (1994), C A. Kerr, B T. Richert, J R. Bergstrom, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1994

Evaluation Of Modified Potato Starch In Diets For The Early-Weaned Pig (1994), C A. Kerr, B T. Richert, J R. Bergstrom, Robert D. Goodband, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen

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Two growth trials were conducted to compare the effectiveness of replacing either corn or lactose with modified potato starches in diets for conventionally and early-weaned pigs. In Exp. 1, 198 pigs (initially 9.4lb and 19 d of age) were used to determine if modified potato starch (potato starch 1) can replace a portion of the lactose in a high nutrient dense diet. Pigs were allotted by weight, gender, and ancestry to each of six dietary treatments with either five or six pigs per pen and six pens per treatment. The control diet contained 10% dried whey (7.2% lactose), 7.5% spray-dried …

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