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1988

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Factors Affecting Feeder Pig Auction Price Differentials (1988), Ted C. Schroeder, J M. Jones, David A. Nichols Jan 1988

Factors Affecting Feeder Pig Auction Price Differentials (1988), Ted C. Schroeder, J M. Jones, David A. Nichols

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A survey of feeder pig sales was conducted at two Kansas feeder pig auctions during the spring and summer of 1988. Several factors were identified that helped explain a large portion of the short-run price differentials observed in feeder pig prices. Physical characteristics of the feeder pigs and changing market fundamentals during the data collection period accounted for 80 percent of the variability in feeder pig prices. The most significant physical characteristics affecting price included weight lot size health, structural soundness, lumps, ruptures and lot uniformity. There are clear incentives for producers to attempt to sell feeder pigs in healthy, …

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Effect Of Processing On Physical Characteristics, Handling Properties And Utilization Of Wheat Middlings (1988), C H. Fahrenholz, G L. Allee, D Eustace, Keith C. Behnke Jan 1988

Effect Of Processing On Physical Characteristics, Handling Properties And Utilization Of Wheat Middlings (1988), C H. Fahrenholz, G L. Allee, D Eustace, Keith C. Behnke

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Wheat middlings were pelleted and ground through different types of grinders. The resulting products were incorporated into finishing pig diets and a digestion trial was conducted to determine the effect of processing on nutrient utilization. Pelleting and grinding midds prior to use in pelleted finishing diets improved pelleting throughput and efficiency. Results of the digestion study showed there were no detrimental effects on nutrient utilization because of processing. This, along with reduced shipping costs and improved handling characteristics, indicate that pelleting wheat midds at the flour mill would be beneficial to the feed industry and could result in lower feed …

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Effects Of Raw Soybeans, Roasted Soybeans, And Soybean Oil On Finishing Pig Performance (1988), Robert D. Goodband, Robert H. Hines Jan 1988

Effects Of Raw Soybeans, Roasted Soybeans, And Soybean Oil On Finishing Pig Performance (1988), Robert D. Goodband, Robert H. Hines

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Two trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of raw soybeans, roasted soybeans, and soybean oil on finishing pig performance. In trial 1 pigs were fed a low protein control diet containing 7.5% soybean meal and synthetic lysine. Raw soybeans were added at levels of 8.75, 11.90, 15.05, and 18.20% of the diet. The raw soybean additions replaced the synthetic lysine and part of the milo in the diet and provided lysine levels of .60, .67, .74, and .81% as raw soybean level increased, respectively. Increasing level of raw soybeans had no affect on average daily gain (ADG) or average …

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Comparison Of Wet Versus Dry Feeding For Starter Pigs (1988), R C. Thaler, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1988

Comparison Of Wet Versus Dry Feeding For Starter Pigs (1988), R C. Thaler, Jim L. Nelssen

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Two studies utilizing a total of 480 pigs (21 days old) were conducted to compare wet versus dry feeding during a 4 wk starter period. Pigs were fed a pelletized, high nutrient density diet for the first 2 wk and a semi-complex diet (meal form) for the last 2 wk. Aqua® feeders were used in all pens. During the first 2 wk of the study, feeding method had no effect on daily gain or feed intake; however, pigs fed dry diets required less feed per pound of gain than did pigs consuming wet diets (P<.0002). For the overall 4 wk trial, gains and feed intake did not differ between treatments, but pigs fed the wet diets were less efficient than pigs receiving the dry diets. Based on these results, wet feeding is not advantageous to starter pig performance.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 17, 1988

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Effect Of A Probiotic On Prevention Of Salmonellosis In Pigs (1988), K B. Beeman, D E. Erickson, B J. Henning Jan 1988

Effect Of A Probiotic On Prevention Of Salmonellosis In Pigs (1988), K B. Beeman, D E. Erickson, B J. Henning

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

An experiment was conducted to determine if a commercial probiotic compound could be used to bring about competitive exclusion of Salmonella organisms. The probiotic material was added to the feed of one group of pigs and was not added to the feed of a control group. Both groups of pigs were dosed orally with 10^6 CFU of Salmonella cholerasuis. All pigs were affected; however, the treated group demonstrated less illness than the control group.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 17, 1988

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Wet Vs. Dry Ad Libitum Feeding Of Growing-Finishing Swine (1988), David A. Nichols, Robert H. Hines Jan 1988

Wet Vs. Dry Ad Libitum Feeding Of Growing-Finishing Swine (1988), David A. Nichols, Robert H. Hines

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Two hundred and twenty-four growing-finishing pigs were used to evaluate wet vs. dry ad libitum feeding utilizing the Pride of the Farm Maxima®feeder. Growth rate, average daily feed intake, and feed/gain were the same for those pigs fed with feeders having water nozzles in the trough (wet) or (Finishing, Wet vs. Dry) without the nozzles in the trough of the feeder (dry).; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 17, 1988

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Hedging Opportunities For Feeder Pig Finishers (1988), Ted C. Schroeder Jan 1988

Hedging Opportunities For Feeder Pig Finishers (1988), Ted C. Schroeder

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

This study examined the frequency of profitable, short, hedging opportunities that have been available to feeder pig finishers in recent years. The results indicate that there have been periods offering frequent opportunities to "lock in" a profit by hedging. However, there have not been many extended periods beyond 6 mo offering frequent profitable hedging opportunities, and over several feeding periods, no trading day offered profitable hedging opportunities. Though not always offering a profit, the futures market offered some improved returns relative to the cash market. During a few feeding periods, improved return opportunities were present in excess of 80% of …

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Transient Hypersensitivity To Soybean Meal In The Early-Weaned Pig (1988), D F. Li, G Reddy, Frank Blecha, Joe D. Hancock, G Allee, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1988

Transient Hypersensitivity To Soybean Meal In The Early-Weaned Pig (1988), D F. Li, G Reddy, Frank Blecha, Joe D. Hancock, G Allee, Jim L. Nelssen

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

An experiment was conducted to determine if baby pigs develop intestinal hypersensitivity to dietary soy protein. Challenging nursery pigs with soybean meal following oral infusion of soybean meal from day 7 to day 14 of age resulted in villus atrophy and lower average daily gain by 28 days of age. At 56 days of age, there were no differences in weight gains between pigs fed soy protein and pigs fed milk protein. Pigs exposed to soybean meal before weaning had increased anti-soybean protein immnoglobulin titers at 4 wk (7.2 vs 4.0) and at 8 wk (7.6 vs 4.2). Thus, challenging …

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Effect Of Fat Source And Fat Combinations On Starter Pig Performance (1988), R C. Thaler, G L. Allee, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1988

Effect Of Fat Source And Fat Combinations On Starter Pig Performance (1988), R C. Thaler, G L. Allee, Jim L. Nelssen

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Two 5-wk trials utilizing a total of 324 weanling pigs (21 ± 3 d) were conducted to determine the effects of different fat sources and combinations on starter pig performance. Treatments consisted of a control (CONT) with no added fat and fat additions of either soybean oil (SOY), coconut oil (COCO), choice white grease (CWG), 1/2 SOY: 1/2 COCO (SOCO), or 1/2 CWG: 1/2 COCO (CWCO). Diets were supplemented with 10% fat for the first two wk of the study, and 5% fat for the next three wk. Daily feed intake (ADFI) was decreased for the first 2 wk when …

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An Alternative To Sulfa-Containing Antibiotics For Starter Pigs (1988), R C. Thaler, Jim L. Nelssen Jan 1988

An Alternative To Sulfa-Containing Antibiotics For Starter Pigs (1988), R C. Thaler, Jim L. Nelssen

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

An on-farm starter trial was conducted to compare the efficacy of a non-sulfa containing antibiotic (Mecadox®) to that of a sulfa-containing antibiotic (ASP-250®). Two hundred and forty pigs weaned at 3 wk of age were placed in a hot-nursery and all fed a high nutrient density diet containing the antibiotic apramycin (Apralan®) for 1 week. For the next 3 wk, pigs received complex diets containing either ASP-250 or Mecadox. Pigs were then moved. to a cold nursery and fed simple diets with the same antibiotic treatment for the final 2 wk. Average daily gain, average daily feed intake, and feed …

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Litter Traits For Gilts Fed 4 Or 7.4 Lb Feed During The First Ten Days After Breeding (1988), Duane L. Davis, Z Zhang, Jeffrey S. Stevenson Jan 1988

Litter Traits For Gilts Fed 4 Or 7.4 Lb Feed During The First Ten Days After Breeding (1988), Duane L. Davis, Z Zhang, Jeffrey S. Stevenson

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

We tested the effects of feeding 4 or 7.4 lb of a complete gestation diet to gilts during days 0 to 2 or 3 to 10 after first detected estrus (day 0) and mating. There was a tendency (P = .11) for the 7.4 lb/day treatment to increase litter size when fed from day 0 to 2 and to decrease (P = .17) litter size when fed from day 3 to 10. Gilts artificially inseminated at puberty farrowed fewer (P<.05) pigs than gilts inseminated at a second or later estrus.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 17, 1988

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Low Investment Farrowing Facilities (1988), James P. Murphy Jan 1988

Low Investment Farrowing Facilities (1988), James P. Murphy

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Low investment farrowing facilities can be divided into three categories, depending on the level of investment. At the lowest investment level, an individual farrowing shelter that has no floor is utilized. The shelter can be as simple as two sheets of plywood nailed together to create an A frame. Sometimes, rounded "quonset" shelters also are utilized. Since the weather protection is somewhat limited, these types of shelters are normally used to farrow only in the spring and fall. This is sometimes called the two-litter system. Farrowing is normally done on pastures. The shelters utilize no supplemental heat and have no …

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Seed-Bourne Virus Diseases In Annual Pasture Legumes, R A C Jones Jan 1988

Seed-Bourne Virus Diseases In Annual Pasture Legumes, R A C Jones

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

No abstract provided.

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Pests Of Native Flowers, W M. Woods Jan 1988

Pests Of Native Flowers, W M. Woods

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

For millions of years native insects have used Australia's native plants for food and shelter. Today, we wish to cultivate these plants to produce beautiful flowers and foliage for export. However, the insects that live on the plants in the wild will attack those plants grown in cultivation, and these insects themselves will be attacked by their own predators and parasites. The challenge in floricultural entomology is to use this natural biological control as part of a cheap and effective pest management system.

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Murex Medic : A New Pasture Species, Dennis J. Gillespie Jan 1988

Murex Medic : A New Pasture Species, Dennis J. Gillespie

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Murex medic (Medicago murex) is a new species of medic not previously used commercially anywhere in the world. The first variety, Zodiac, was developed by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture and released to seed producers throughout Australia in 1988. Other varieties are being evaluated and further releases are likely in a few years.

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