Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Life Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Animal Sciences

Growth performance

2021

Articles 1 - 4 of 4

Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences

The Effect Of Increasing Valine, Isoleucine, And Tryptophan:Lysine Ratios On Pigs’ Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics When Fed Diets With Increased Levels Of Dietary Leucine:Lysine, Hadley R. Williams, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Joel M. Derouchey, Robert D. Goodband, Jordan T. Gebhardt, Chad W. Hastad, Zach B. Post Jan 2021

The Effect Of Increasing Valine, Isoleucine, And Tryptophan:Lysine Ratios On Pigs’ Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics When Fed Diets With Increased Levels Of Dietary Leucine:Lysine, Hadley R. Williams, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Joel M. Derouchey, Robert D. Goodband, Jordan T. Gebhardt, Chad W. Hastad, Zach B. Post

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A total of 4,076 pigs (initially 86.5 ± 1.24 lb) were used across 2 experiments to evaluate the effect of increasing ratios of Val, Ile, and Trp to Lys on pig growth performance and carcass characteristics in corn-soybean meal-DDGS-based diets containing increased levels of dietary Leu:Lys. In both experiments, the 4 dietary treatments were as follows: 1) high soybean meal and low feed grade amino acids (control); 2) low soybean meal and high feed grade amino acids, with Val:Lys, Ile:Lys, and Trp:Lys at 67, 55, and 18, respectively, (low ratio); 3) same as diet 2 except Val:Lys, Ile:Lys, and Trp:Lys …


Effects Of Increasing Soybean Meal In Corn-Based Diets On Growth Performance Of Late Finishing Pigs, Julia P. Holen, Robert D. Goodband, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Joel M. Derouchey Jan 2021

Effects Of Increasing Soybean Meal In Corn-Based Diets On Growth Performance Of Late Finishing Pigs, Julia P. Holen, Robert D. Goodband, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Joel M. Derouchey

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A total of 1,793 pigs (L337 × 1050, PIC, Hendersonville, TN; initially 231.2 ± 2.4 lb) were used to evaluate the effects of increasing soybean meal in corn-based diets on growth performance of late finishing pigs. Pens of pigs were blocked by initial weight and randomly assigned to 1 of 5 dietary treatments with 22 to 27 pigs per pen and 12 to 14 pens per treatment. Experimental diets were corn-based, formulated to 0.70% SID Lys, and contained varying amounts of feed grade AA to meet or exceed requirement estimates. Soybean meal gradually increased from 5 to 20% of the …


Evaluating Dietary Acidifiers As Alternatives To Conventional Feed-Based Antibiotics In Nursery Pig Diets, Payton L. Dahmer, Cassandra K. Jones Jan 2021

Evaluating Dietary Acidifiers As Alternatives To Conventional Feed-Based Antibiotics In Nursery Pig Diets, Payton L. Dahmer, Cassandra K. Jones

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A total of 360 weanling pigs (200 × 400, DNA; initially 21.4 ± 0.23 lb BW) were used in a 21-d experiment with 6 pigs/pen, 10 replicate pens/treatment, and 2 separate nursery rooms, each with 30 pens. Pigs were weighed and allotted to pens based on BW in a completely randomized block design to one of six treatment diets: 1) negative control (no organic acids or antibiotics) and the control with 2) 0.25% acidifier A; 3) 0.3% acidifier B; 4) 0.5% acidifier C); 5) 50 g/ton carbadox; and 6) 400 g/ton chlortetracycline (CTC). Upon weaning, a common diet with no …


Influence Of Feed Grade Amino Acid Inclusion Level In Late Nursery And Grower Diets Fed To Pigs From 21 To 75 Lb, Hadley R. Williams, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Joel M. Derouchey, Robert D. Goodband, Jordan T. Gebhardt, Chad W. Hastad, Zach B. Post, Keith D. Haydon Jan 2021

Influence Of Feed Grade Amino Acid Inclusion Level In Late Nursery And Grower Diets Fed To Pigs From 21 To 75 Lb, Hadley R. Williams, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Joel M. Derouchey, Robert D. Goodband, Jordan T. Gebhardt, Chad W. Hastad, Zach B. Post, Keith D. Haydon

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A total of 912 pigs (PIC TR4 × (Fast LW × PIC L02); initially 21.4 lb) were used in a 43-d trial to evaluate the influence of feed grade amino acid in diets containing 30% dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) fed to pigs from 21 to 75 lb. Pigs were randomly assigned to pens (19 pigs per pen) and pens were randomly allotted in weight blocks to 1 of 4 dietary treatments with 12 pens per treatment. Dietary treatments contained low, medium, high, or very high additions of feed grade amino acids with L-lysine added at approximately 0.25, 0.40, …