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Effects Of Feeding Finishing Pig Diets Differing In Ca:P Ratio, Added Phytase And Vitamin D Sources On Growth Performance, Weight Variation, Serum 25(Oh)D3, Carcass Characteristics, Bone Characteristics, And Economics, Hilario M. Cordoba, Jason C. Woodworth, Robert D. Goodband, Joel M. Derouchey, Mike D. Tokach, Jordan T. Gebhardt, Jon R. Bergstrom

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A total of 2,160 grow-finish pigs (PIC 337 × 1050; initially 71.8 ± 1.4 lb) were used in a 114-d trial to determine the effects of feeding diets differing in Ca:P ratio and added phytase or phytase and 25(OH)D₃ (Hy-D, DSM Nutritional Products, Parsippany, NJ) on growth performance, weight variation, serum 25(OH)D₃, bone characteristics, and economics. Pigs were housed in mixed gender pens with 27 pigs per pen and 20 pens per treatment. The four treatments were structured as a randomized complete block design and consisted of: 1) a high phosphorus (HP) diet formulated to a 1.25:1 …

The Impact Of Dietary Analyzed Calcium To Phosphorus Ratios And Standardized Total Tract Digestible Phosphorus To Net Energy Ratios On Growth Performance, Bone, And Carcass Characteristics Of Pigs, Hadley R. Williams, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Joel M. Derouchey, Robert D. Goodband, Jordan T. Gebhardt, Carine M. Vier, Ning Lu, Ron Navales, Matthew Spindler, Uislei Orlando, Luis Zaragoza, Alyssa M. Betlach

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A total of 2,184 pigs (PIC 337 × 1050; initially 27.3 lb) were used to evaluate the effects of feeding varying analyzed calcium to phosphorus (Ca:P) ratios at two levels of standardized total tract digestible (STTD) P:NE. Pens of pigs (26 pigs per pen) were assigned to 6 dietary treatments in a randomized complete block design with 14 pens per treatment. Diets consisted of two levels of STTD P:NE, including the PIC recommendation (1.8, 1.62, 1.43, 1.25, 1.10, and 0.99 g STTD P/Mcal NE from 25 to 50, 50 to 90, 90 to 130, 130 to 180, 180 to 230, …

Effect Of Calcium Carbonate Level With Or Without Benzoic Acid On Weanling Pig Growth Performance, Fecal Dry Matter, And Blood Calcium And Phosphorus Concentrations, Alan J. Warner, Joel M. Derouchey, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Robert D. Goodband, Jordan T. Gebhardt

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A total of 360 barrows (DNA Line 200 × 400; initially 13.6 ± 0.07 lb) were used in a 38-d study to evaluate the interactive effects of added dietary calcium carbonate and benzoic acid on nursery pig growth performance, fecal dry matter, and blood Ca and P concentration. Upon arrival to the nursery research facility, pigs were randomly assigned to pens (5 pigs per pen) and pens were allotted to 1 of 6 dietary treatments with 12 pens per treatment. Dietary treatments were formulated to provide 0.45, 0.90, or 1.35% calcium carbonate, with or without 0.5% benzoic acid (VevoVitall, DSM …

Effects Of Dietary Total Calcium To Total Phosphorus Ratio On Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Bone Mineralization, And Economics In 58- To 281-Lb Pigs, C. M. Vier, S. S. Dritz, M. D. Tokach, M. A. Gonçalves, U. A. Orlando, J. R. Bergstrom, J. C. Woodworth, R. D. Goodband, J. M. Derouchey

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A total of 1,134 barrows and gilts (PIC; 359 × Camborough) with an initial pen average body weight (BW) of 58.0 ± 1.57 lb were used in a 110-d growth trial to determine the effects of feeding different analyzed total calcium to phosphorus (Ca:P) ratios on performance of growing-finishing pigs from 58 to 281 lb. Pens of pigs were randomly assigned to 1 of 6 dietary treatments in a randomized complete block design with BW as a blocking factor. There were 7 replicate pens per treatment and 27 pigs per pen. The experimental diets were corn-soybean meal-based, and were fed …

Effects Of Dietary Calcium And Phosphorus Concentrations And Addition Of Phytase On Growth Performance Of Nursery Pigs, F. Wu, M. D. Tokach, J. M. Derouchey, S. S. Dritz, J. C. Woodworth, R. D. Goodband

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A total of 720 nursery pigs (PIC 1050 × 280, initially 13.4 ± 0.47 lb) were used in a 42-d growth study to determine the effects of feeding 2 calcium (Ca) and 3 standardized total tract digestible (STTD) phosphorus (P) concentrations on growth performance and bone ash content. Pens of pigs (10 pigs/pen, 12 pens/treatment) were blocked by initial pen weight, and within blocks pens were allotted randomly to 1 of 6 dietary treatments. Dietary treatments were arranged in a 2 × 3 factorial, with 2 levels of Ca (0.58 vs. 1.03%) and 3 levels of STTD P (0.33 and …

Effects Of Dietary Ca And P Concentrations On Growth Performance Of 13- To 25-Lb Pigs, F. Wu, M. D. Tokach, J. M. Derouchey, S. S. Dritz, J. C. Woodworth, R. D. Goodband

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A total of 360 nursery pigs (PIC 1050 × 280, initially 13.3 ± 2.39 lb) were used in a 45-d growth study to determine the effects of feeding 2 standardized total tract digestible (STTD) P and 3 Ca concentrations on growth performance. In a completely randomized design, pens of pigs (10 pigs per pen, 6 pens per treatment) were allotted randomly to 1 of 6 dietary treatments. Dietary treatments were arranged in a 2 × 3 factorial, with 2 levels of STTD P (at or above NRC requirement estimates) and 3 levels of Ca (0.65, 0.90, and 1.20%). Diets formulated …

Assessment Of Sampling Technique From Feeders On Copper, Zinc, Calcium, And Phosphorus Analysis, A. M. Jones, J. C. Woodworth, C. Vahl, S. S. Dritz, M. D. Tokach, R. D. Goodband, J. M. Derouchey

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

While numerous research articles have been published on how to collect a representative sample, and analytical or laboratory-to-laboratory variation, we are unaware of any studies to examine exactly how many samples to collect from feeders, or whether they should be pooled or not to minimize analytical variation. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate different sampling procedures and the number of samples to collect, and achieve an accurate assessment of nutrient fortification in swine diets.

Diet samples were collected from a study evaluating the effects of increasing Cu on growth performance of finishing pigs. Treatments were arranged in a split-plot …