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Environmental Prevalence And Persistence Of Salmonella Spp. In Outdoor Swine Wallows, Anna K. Johnson, T. R. Callaway, J. L. Morrow, J. W. Dailey, F. M. Wallace, E. A. Wagstrom, J. J. Mcglone, A. R. Lewis, S. E. Dowd, T. L. Poole, T. S. Edrington, R. C. Anderson, K. J. Genovese, J. A. Byrd, R. . Harvey, D. J. Nisbet
Environmental Prevalence And Persistence Of Salmonella Spp. In Outdoor Swine Wallows, Anna K. Johnson, T. R. Callaway, J. L. Morrow, J. W. Dailey, F. M. Wallace, E. A. Wagstrom, J. J. Mcglone, A. R. Lewis, S. E. Dowd, T. L. Poole, T. S. Edrington, R. C. Anderson, K. J. Genovese, J. A. Byrd, R. . Harvey, D. J. Nisbet
Anna K. Butters-Johnson
Swine can harbor Salmonella in their gastrointestinal tracts. It has been estimated that up to 48% of the U.S. swine herd may carry Salmonella. Housing sows in farrowing stalls has become controversial due to animal welfare-based criticisms. An alternative production system is to keep sows outdoors on pasture with access to individual farrowing huts. This study was designed to determine the effects of two production systems on indicator bacteria and Salmonella of sows housed indoors in farrowing stalls (n = 52) compared to sows housed outdoors (n = 52) in English style huts. Each farrowing radial contained one wallow, from …
Organ Hypertrophy And Responses Of Colon Microbial Populations Of Growing Swine To High Dietary Protein, James S. Dickson, Wilson G. Pond, Vincent H. Varel, Friday O. I. Anugwa, Gary S. Ross
Organ Hypertrophy And Responses Of Colon Microbial Populations Of Growing Swine To High Dietary Protein, James S. Dickson, Wilson G. Pond, Vincent H. Varel, Friday O. I. Anugwa, Gary S. Ross
James S. Dickson
Thirty-two castrated male crossbred growing pigs (average initial wt 26.9 kg) were used to determine the effect of a high level of dietary protein (37%) compared with a normal level of protein (15%) on enterobacteria and Campylobactersp. inhabitation in the large intestine and on visceral organ hypertrophy and the interrelationships between these two factors. Pigs were kept in pairs (eight pens of two pigs/diet) and fed their respective diets ad libitum. Eight pigs (two pens of two pigs fed each diet) were killed at wk 4, 8. 12 and 16 without fasting. Fecal samples were obtained every 2 wk from …
Effects Of Dietary Fiber And Protein Concentration On Growth, Feed Efficiency, Visceral Organ Weights And Large Intestine Microbial Populations Of Swine, James S. Dickson, Friday O. I. Anugwa, Vincent H. Varel, Wilson G. Pond, Lennart P. Krook
Effects Of Dietary Fiber And Protein Concentration On Growth, Feed Efficiency, Visceral Organ Weights And Large Intestine Microbial Populations Of Swine, James S. Dickson, Friday O. I. Anugwa, Vincent H. Varel, Wilson G. Pond, Lennart P. Krook
James S. Dickson
Finishing barrows (average initial weight 55.5 ±2.4 kg) were used to determine the effects of high dietary fiber or protein on performance, visceral organ weights and large intestine microbial populations and to monitor the duration of regression of swine visceral organ mass and microbial populations to control values following trans fer from the high fiber or high protein diet to the control diet Four pigs from each diet were killed on d 17, 34, 48 and 66. From d 34 until slaughter 14 and 32 d later, all remaining pigs were fed the control diet ad libitum. High fiber resulted …