The objectives of this study were to determine DE and ME content, and evaluate the effect of different particle sizes of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) at a 30% dietary inclusion rate in corn diets on DM, energy, nitrogen,…
Effects of rapid introduction and removal of high and low digestibility corn distillers dried grains from the diet, and dietary inclusion rates on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs
Due to inevitable price fluctuations of feed ingredients, pork producers and nutritionists are frequently seeking low cost feed ingredients capable of reducing overall feed expense without compromising pig performance and carcass quality. Dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) is commonly…
Energy and amino acid digestibility of corn distillers syrup by-products in growing pigs
Increased market competition for corn between the livestock and poultry industry and the ethanol industry has led to record high feed prices in recent years. As a result, pork producers have been searching for lower cost alternative feed ingredients and…
Influence of Rapid Introduction and Removal of Dietary DDGS on Pig Performance and Carcass Characteristics
Pork producers and nutritionists want to use feed ingredients that will optimize pig performance at the lowest cost. Inclusion of DDGS in the diets for grower-finisher pigs may be economical at certain times, but not at other times. So, this…
Evaluation of the effects of diet formulation method and inclusion of DDGS and phytase on manure phosphorus excretion of grow-finish pigs and on the concentration and forms of P in manure amended soil
• Formulating diets with phytase reduces the concentration of total P in the manure compared to a conventional diet by as much as 30%. • Using DDGS in the diet results in no significant change in the concentration of total…
Enhancing Sow Welfare with High Fiber Diets and Frequent Feeding
In this experiment, we attempted to employ a diet and feeding regimen that could be easily implemented in commercial production units while improving welfare as measured by occurrence of stereotypic behaviors and salivary cortisol and performance of sows. We chose…