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Impact Of Antimicrobials With Or Without The Addition Of Phytase On Phosphorus Digestibility And Utilization In Swine And Broiler Chickens, Katherine A. Mccormick
Impact Of Antimicrobials With Or Without The Addition Of Phytase On Phosphorus Digestibility And Utilization In Swine And Broiler Chickens, Katherine A. Mccormick
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Three studies were conducted for this thesis. In study 1, effects of antimicrobials on nutrient digestibility and retention of 18 to 20-kg pigs was investigated. The study used a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 treatments and 6 replicate pigs in individual metabolism crates per treatment. The four treatments consisted of, negative control (NC) devoid of antimicrobials with 0.41% total P and 0.71% Ca, NC with 55 mg/kg carbadox (Mecadox 10, Phibro Animal Health), 44 mg/kg tylosin (Tylan 40, Elanco Animal Health), and 11 mg/kg virginiamycin (Stafac 20, Phibro Animal Health). A 5-d total collection period with chromic oxide …
Analysis Of Sources Of Variation And Relationships Among Sow Productivity Traits, Richard L. Cutshaw
Analysis Of Sources Of Variation And Relationships Among Sow Productivity Traits, Richard L. Cutshaw
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The swine industry has witnessed major changes in the past three decades in terms of selection tools and implementation of effective selection. As the pork industry continues to consolidate, it is increasingly important to be able to accurately predict and direct future performance toward increased overall profitability. Overall, sow productivity greatly affects a pork producer's ability to be profitable in the industry and have sufficient knowledge of production levels to improve the likelihood of remaining profitable into the future.
The relationships among sow productivity traits including total number born, litter birth weight, number weaned, preweaning survival, mean piglet birth weight, …