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Effect of Diet Complexity and Dietary Fish Peptide Supplementation on Weanling Pigs 

Guo, Jing (2020-07-08)
Young pigs are subjected to various stressors at weaning, and providing a highly palatable and digestible diet is, obviously, important in preventing or alleviating growth check soon after weaning and also optimizing growth ...

Effect of Dietary Fish Peptide and Enzyme Supplementation on Weanling Pigs 

Wilson, Taylor (2021-04-21)
A corn-soy diet is the gold standard for feeding pigs, however, such a diet may not be appropriate for weanling pigs. Weanling pigs are subjected to various stressors at weaning, and their digestive system is immature or ...

Effects of Animal Fat, Flaxseed Oil, and Vitamin E on Growth Performance and Metabolic Profile of Finisher Pigs, Physical and Organoleptic Characteristics of Pork, and Gene Expression in Adipose and Muscle Tissues of Finisher Pigs 

Huang, Chunxi (2017-12-01)
Producing high-quality pork is an integral part of successful and sustainable pig production. Lipid content and composition is central to the nutritional value and eating quality of pork. The objective of this project was ...

Effects of maternal supplementation with rumen-protected methionine and niacin on gene expression: the role of fetal programming on growing beef cattle 

Alfaro, Gastón Federico (2021-11-29)
The role of supplementation with dietary rumen-protected methionine (RPM), and niacin (RPN) on beef cattle was assessed in two different, 2-year studies. In the first study, Angus × Simmental dams (n = 44) were divided ...

Meat Quality Assessment of Pork Fed Poultry Fat, Flaxseed Oil, and Supplemented with Vitamin E 

Magee, Whitney (2017-04-25)
The objective of this research is to understand carcass and meat quality characteristics of pigs fed a combination of poultry fat, flaxseed oil, and supplemented with vitamin E. It is hypothesized that certain combinations ...

Pre-conditioning beef calves with high moisture forages and co-product feeds 

Forte, Erin (2017-04-17)
A 45-d backgrounding study was conducted at the E.V. Smith Research Center in Shorter, AL to determine animal performance differences of pre-conditioned beef calves fed annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) baleage, ...