2011 Nebraska Swine Report

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2011 Nebraska Swine Report features the results of research in the areas of nutrition, genetics, and health.

Rodger Johnson: Patience and Perseverance Guided a Career in Swine Genetics Nutrition

Nutrition
Effects of Distillers Dried Grains With Solubles (DDGS) and Energy Restriction During Development on Growth and Puberty of Gilts
Effects of Distillers Dried Grains With Solubles (DDGS) and Ractopamine on Swine Growth and Carcass Value
Effects of Incorporation of a Yeast-Dried Milk Product in Creep Feeding and Phase-1 Nursery Diets on Growth Performance and Circulating Immunoglobulin A of Pigs
Evaluation of Soybean Meal With Genetically Modified Input Traits DP-356Ø43-5 Fed to Growing Pigs
Evaluation of Soybean Meal With the Genetically Modified Trait DP-356Ø43-1 Fed to Growing Pigs

Genetics
Genome-Wide Association Studies of Sow Lifetime Productivity

Health
Variation in Response to Infection in Experimental Challenges with Porcine Circovirus 2b

Parity
The Effect of Dam Parity on Milk Yield
Effect of Dam Parity on Litter Performance, Passive Immunity, and Fecal Microbial Populations (Parity 1 vs. 3)

Appendix
Explanation of Statistics Used in This Report