CONTENTS |
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| CONTRIBUTORS |
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| BATTERHAM MEMORIAL AWARD WINNERS |
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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO REFEREES |
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| PREFACE |
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A.C. DUNKIN MEMORIAL LECTURE |
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| The history of APSA, its achievements and contribution to science and its possible future directions |
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| I.H. Williams » Download Now! |
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SOW PRODUCTIVITY |
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| Pork product development in Australia: global trends, local opportunities |
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H.A. Channon and D.N. D'Souza  |
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| Dietary selenized yeast increases the selenium content whereas organic iron (sqm) has no effect on the iron content of pork |
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| S.D. Jayasooriya, J.R. Pluske, M.L. Cox, D.J. Cadogan, E.N. Ponnampalam, G.H. McIntosh and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Expression of colonic selenoproteins from selenium-enriched milk assessed in artificially-reared neonatal pigs |
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| R. Uglietta, K. Perry, P.T. Doyle, G.P. Walker, J.W. Heard, C.M. Leddin, G.H. McIntosh, G.P. Young, E. Ostrowska and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Does gestation housing affect the lying behaviour of sows after farrowing and hence piglet survival to weaning? |
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| G.M. Karlen, M. Vant-Veer, P.H. Hemsworth » Download Now! |
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| Piglet mortality in farrowing pens and farrowing crates |
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| G.M. Cronin and K.L. Butler » Download Now! |
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| Season and parity effects on the feed intake of lactating sows in an Australian commercial piggery |
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| R.M. Jones and S. Hermesch » Download Now! |
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| The effect of cooled drinking water on the lactation performance of gilts and parity 1 sows |
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| R.S. Morrison, C.A. Smith and C.D. Argent » Download Now! |
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| Teat order may affect within-litter weight variation but supplemental milk does not |
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| Y.J. Miller, A.M. Collins, R.J. Smits and P.K. Holyoake » Download Now! |
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| Identifying the relationship of gilt rearing characteristics to lifetime sow productivity |
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| L.J. Johnston, C. Bennett, R.J. Smits and K. Shaw » Download Now! |
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POSTER SESSION |
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| Digestible energy content of sunflower meal |
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| J.S. Kopinski » Download Now! |
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| Towards predicting in vivo digestion in pigs: is there an in vitro quotient? |
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| P.A. Sopade and M.J. Gidley » Download Now! |
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| Minimum inclusion levels of copper and zinc proteinate maintain performance and reduce faecal excretion in growing and finishing pigs |
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| A. Hernández, B.P. Mullan, D.N. D’Souza and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Mandelup lupins (Lupinus angustifolius L.) and enzyme supplementation do not affect carcass composition and meat quality of pigs |
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| J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, R.R. Nicholls, D.N. D’Souza and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Dietary supplementation with fish oil increases long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in pubertal gilts |
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| R.J. Smits, B.G. Luxford and D.J. Cadogan » Download Now! |
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| Straw bedding affects growth performance and carcass fat distribution in grower-finisher pigs |
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| M. Trezona, B.P. Mullan, J.R. Pluske, F.R. Dunshea, D.W. Pethick and D.N. D’Souza » Download Now! |
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| Using statistical modelling to improve the precision of image analysis based weight estimation |
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| T. Banhazi, D. Rutley and M. Dunn » Download Now! |
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| Differences in colostrum and milk composition between gilts and sows |
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| P.F. Geale, P.C. Thomson, P.C. Wynn and P.A. Sheehy » Download Now! |
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| Providing finisher pigs with a choice of cooling system does not improve performance or reduce carcass variation |
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| R.S. Morrison and R.J. Smits » Download Now! |
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| The effects of organic mineral supplementation on sow productivity: an overview |
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| W. H. Close » Download Now! |
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| Injectable progesterone does not reduce mid to late pregnancy failure of sows during seasonal infertility |
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| L.J. Johnston, C. Bennett, E. Keetelaar and R.J. Smits » Download Now! |
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| Tag design of high frequency and ultra high frequency radio frequency identification for pig tagging |
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| K.S. Leong, M.L. Ng and P.H. Cole » Download Now! |
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| Prediction of whole-body chemical composition using computed tomography |
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| L.R. Giles, K.J. James, R.D. Taylor, I.M. Barchia and G.J. Eamens » Download Now! |
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| Sow behaviour and piglet overlay in farrowing pens |
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| G.M. Cronin and K.L. Butler » Download Now! |
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| Performance and gastric ulcers in growing-finishing pigs fed alfalfa hay meal or a coarse-milled pelleted diet |
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| C.F. Hansen, N.M. Sloth, N.J. Kjeldsen and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Effect of dam parity on transmission of proliferative enteropathy |
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| Y.J. Miller, P.K. Holyoake, R.J. Smits and A.M. Collins » Download Now! |
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| Impact of pneumonia on activity in grower gilts |
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| G.J. Eamens and I.M. Barchia » Download Now! |
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| Do enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from Australian pigs carry transferable antimicrobial resistance genes of public health significance? |
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| M.G. Smith, T.A. Chapman, D. Jordan, J.C. Chin, V.A. Fahy, M.D. Barton and D. J. Trott » Download Now! |
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| Use of computed tomography in live pigs to measure the impact of pneumonia on carcass composition |
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| G.J. Eamens, K.J. James, I.M. Barchia and L.R. Giles » Download Now! |
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| Piglet growth after weaning is improved when a yeast extract is included in the diet of the lactating sow |
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| K.L. Moore, D.N. D’Souza and B.P. Mullan » Download Now! |
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| What determines teat position within a litter? |
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| Y.J. Miller, A.M. Collins, R.J. Smits and P.K. Holyoake » Download Now! |
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| Particle size and form of the diet influence production and gastric health in growing-finishing pigs |
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| C.F. Hansen, J. Callesen, N.J. Kjeldsen and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Feeding a low protein amino-acid supplemented diet after weaning reduces incidence of post-weaning diarrhoea |
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| J.M. Heo, J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, D.J. Hampson, C.F. Hansen, J. Callesen, R.H. Wilson and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Manipulation of ad libitum feed intake in sows |
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| R.J. van Barneveld, M.E. Vandepeer and G. Brooke » Download Now! |
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| Particle size of Lupinus angustifolius is associated with energy and protein digestibility in growing pigs |
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| J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, R.R. Nicholls and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Yeast extract reduces histological indices of inflammation in the small intestine of weaned piglets |
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| J.R. Pluske, J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, D.J. Henman and D.N. D’Souza » Download Now! |
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| Performance of weaner pigs offered 32 different grain diets |
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| A.M. Finn, D.N. Singh, S. Nielsen and A. Tredrea » Download Now! |
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| The relationships between sow water intake during gestation on reproductive and lactation performance |
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| R.S. Morrison and W.C. Morley » Download Now! |
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| The interaction of organic acids with medium-chain fatty acids on growth performance of piglets raised under sub-optimal management conditions |
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| H.M.J. van Hees, J.T.P. van Dam, and C.H.M. Smits » Download Now! |
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| Benzoic acid as an alternative to prophylactic antibiotics in swine diets |
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| A.M. Leary and F. F. Peñalba » Download Now! |
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| Quality control results for artificial insemination boar semen |
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| P.J. Chenoweth and M.M. Davie » Download Now! |
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| Use of rapid visco analyser for feed grain evaluation |
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| M.C. Stevenson, B.A. Williams, P.A. Sopade, W.L. Bryden and B.J. Hosking » Download Now! |
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| Tuna fishmeal supplementation to pigs does not influence lipid oxidation of fresh pork |
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| H.A. Channon, T.W. Murphy and P.R.C. Howe » Download Now! |
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| Evaluation of faba beans as an alternative legume for pigs |
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| A. Murphy, A.C. Philpotts and D.J. Henman » Download Now! |
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| Ingestion of nutrients from pasture by grazing European wild boar |
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| S.M. Hodgkinson, S. Navarrete and I.F. López » Download Now! |
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| Culture-independent detection of zoonotic bacterial pathogens in pig faeces |
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| M. Groves, T. Chapman, R. Al Jassim and J.C. Chin » Download Now! |
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| Antimicrobial susceptibility of recent Australian isolates of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae |
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| B.L. Harland, N.D. Phillips and D.J. Hampson » Download Now! |
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ENERGY UTILISATION |
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| Net energy system for pigs |
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| R.T. Zijlstra and R.L. Payne |
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| Carcass growth is influenced by dietary factors in addition to net energy |
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| D.J. Cadogan, J. Usry, and A. Philpotts » Download Now! |
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| Supplemental dietary fat increases growth performance of grower and finisher pigs |
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| G. Brooke, A.C. Edwards, J.R. Pluske, D.W. Pethick, G.S. Howarth, R.G. Campbell and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Bedding material consumption by growing pigs depresses overall diet energy digestibility |
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| R.J. van Barneveld, M.E. Vandepeer, R. Hewitt, A.C. Edwards and M. Choct » Download Now! |
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| Bedding material consumption by growing pigs alters the digestible lysine:digestible energy ratio of the diet |
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| R.J. van Barneveld, M.E. Vandepeer, R. Hewitt, A.C. Edwards and M. Choct » Download Now! |
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| Use of cumulative gas production to assess feed ingredients for gastro-intestinal fermentability |
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| B.A. Williams and M.J. Gidley » Download Now! |
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| Ungelatinized undigested starch in pig digesta |
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| P.A. Sopade, M.J. Gidley, J.L. Black, S.G. Nielsen, A.M. Tredrea » Download Now! |
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NUTRITION METHODOLOGY AND EFFLUENT MANAGEMENT |
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| Use of lithium chloride to measure feed intake of individual pigs housed in groups – effect of inclusion level on ad libitum feed intake and plasma lithium concentration |
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| R.J.E. Hewitt and R.J. van Barneveld » Download Now! |
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| Use of the rapid visco analyser to evaluate finished feeds |
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| M.C. Stevenson, B.A. Williams, P.A. Sopade, W.L. Bryden and B.J. Hosking » Download Now! |
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| Symposium – effluent management |
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| A.G. Skerman and P.J. Blackall |
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| Food-borne pathogens and pig waste products - the spoke in the wheel? |
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| H.N. Chinivasagam, E. McGahan and P.J. Blackall |
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| The big pond debate |
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| A.G. Skerman |
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| Environmental regulation in the pork producing industry - bring on the research! |
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| B. Cowan |
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| Symposium – effluent management |
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| P.J. Blackall and A.G. Skerman |
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DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND DISEASE CONTROL |
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| Digestible energy, starch and cyanide content of sun-dried cassava residue in Vietnam |
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| J.S. Kopinski, L.V. Kinh, D. Vinh, P.H. Ninh and B. Burren » Download Now! |
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| Increasing ractopamine levels in finisher pig diets improves growth performances in light, medium and heavy gilts |
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| C. Rikard-Bell, Cs. Szabo, R.J. van Barneveld, B.P. Mullan, A.C. Edwards, N.J. Gannon, D.J. Henman, R.J. Smits, W. Morley and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Dietary betaine and ractopamine have additive effects on lean tissue deposition, particularly in restrictively-fed gilts |
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| F. R. Dunshea, D.J. Cadogan and G.G. Partridge » Download Now! |
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| Factors affecting feed intake during lactation for primiparous sows |
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| K.L. Bunter, M. Tull, B.G. Luxford » Download Now! |
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| Antimicrobial use in the Australian pig industry – which drugs, how often and why? |
122 |
| D. Jordan, J.C. Chin, V.A. Fahy and D. Trott » Download Now! |
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| Resistant phenotypes of enteric microbial communities from Australian pig farms |
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| M.G. Smith, T.A. Chapman, D. Jordan, J.C. Chin and D.J Trott » Download Now! |
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| Easy profiling of Haemophilus parasuis serovars present on a farm – is it possible? |
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| C. Turni » Download Now! |
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| Reducing survival and transmission of Lawsonia intracellularis in conventional piggeries |
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| A.M. Collins, I. Barchia, J.R. Gonsalves, S. Fell and G.J. Eamens » Download Now! |
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| Effect of pneumonia on body temperature in grower gilts |
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| G.J. Eamens » Download Now! |
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| Feeding a low protein amino acid-supplemented diet after weaning reduces indices of protein fermentation |
127 |
| J.M. Heo, J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, D.J. Hampson, C.F. Hansen, R.H. Wilson, J. Calleseen and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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SOW REPRODUCTION |
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| The role of the conceptus in determining placental efficiency and the capacity of the uterus |
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| M.E. Wilson |
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| Effects of maternal somatotropin injections or feeding ractopamine in early-mid pregnancy in gilts and sows |
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| K.L. Gatford, M.J. De Blasio, M.L. Harland, C.T. Roberts, G. Heinemann, M. Nottle, R. Ashman, K.L. Kind, W. van Wettere, S. Pain. S. Town and J.A. Owens » Download Now! |
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| Induction of oestrus during lactation using an injection of gonadotrophin and piglet separation |
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| J.A. Downing, N. Toribio and L.R. Giles » Download Now! |
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| Oestrus and ovulation responses of gilts vary with different gonadotrophin treatments |
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| R. Manjarin, D. Sprecher, G. Cassar, R. Friendship, J.C. Dominguez and R. Kirkwood » Download Now! |
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| Early luteal progesterone secretion is related to insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) |
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| P. Langendijk » Download Now! |
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| Supplementing lactating sow diets with ractopamine: effects on sow weight loss, milk composition and piglet growth |
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| S.J. Pain, P.E. Hughes and W.H.E.J. van Wettere » Download Now! |
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| Increasing dietary energy levels minimizes weight loss but does not improve lactation performance in first-litter sows |
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| R.J. Smits, D. Williams, P. Rich, D.J. Henman and R.H. King » Download Now! |
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| Impact of time of grouping after insemination on the fertility of sows |
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| G. Cassar, R.N. Kirkwood, M.J. Seguin, T.M. Widowski, A. Farzan and R.M. Friendship » Download Now! |
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| Mixing in early pregnancy: effects on embryo survival |
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| W.H.E.J. van Wettere, S.J. Pain and P.E. Hughes » Download Now! |
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GUT HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| Symposium – gut health in the pig |
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| J.R. Pluske, B.P. Mullan, C. Moran and H.G. Payne |
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| Gut health in the pig |
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| J.R. Pluske, C.F. Hansen, H.G. Payne, B.P. Mullan, J.-C. Kim and D.J. Hampson |
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| Designing a new growth promoter in the 21st century |
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| C. Moran |
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| Symposium conclusions |
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| J.R. Pluske, B.P. Mullan, C. Moran and H.G. Payne |
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| Stimulating gut development with sodium butyrate to enhance litter viability and to reduce the post-weaning ‘growth check’ |
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| D.J. Henman, K. Schwarzer, R.J. Smits, G.F. Connors, B. Jabloncikova » Download Now! |
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| Duodenal crypt depth of piglets at weaning is altered when a yeast extract is included in the lactating sow diet |
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| K.L. Moore, D.N. D’Souza and B.P. Mullan » Download Now! |
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| The effect of calcium formate and/or exposed yeast ß-glucans on growth performance of piglets under Escherichia coli challenge |
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| J.C. Meijer, H.M.J. van Hees and J.J. Eissen » Download Now! |
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PIG GROWTH AND NUTRITION |
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| Separate and combined effects of oligofructose and inulin on post-weaning colibacillosis and weight gain: a preliminary study |
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| D. Halas, C.F. Hansen, D.J. Hampson, J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, J. Callesen, R.H. Wilson and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Feeding a low protein amino-acid supplemented diet after weaning reduces incidence of post-weaning diarrhoea |
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| J.M. Heo, J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, D.J. Hampson, C.F. Hansen, J. Callesen, R.H. Wilson and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Neonatal oxytocin administration and weaning onto a gruel based diet reduce weight loss at weaning and enhance gastric leptin expression |
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| J.M. Ferrari, J.R. Pluske, D.W. Miller, I.J. Clarke, F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Pigs born light increase adipose tissue deposition following a restricted protein intake during early growth |
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| C.L. Collins, B.J. Leury, B.G. Tatham, D.J. Henman and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| The effect of betaine supplementation on growth performance of piglets raised under sub-optimal management conditions |
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| M.A.M.S. Spreeuwenberg, H.M.J. van Hees and C.H.M. Smits » Download Now! |
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| Effects of dietary betaine on ileal and faecal digestibilities and intestinal microbial fermentation of crude fibre in piglets |
187 |
| R. Mosenthin, M. Eklund and A. Ratriyanto » Download Now! |
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| Bone mineralization and phosphorus digestibility in weaned pigs fed diets containing thermostable phytase |
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| A. Owusu-Asiedu, P.H. Simmins and R.T. Zijlstra » Download Now! |
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| Only severe gastric ulcers reduce performance in growing-finishing pigs |
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| C.F. Hansen, N.M. Sloth, N.J. Kjeldsen and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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PIG HEALTH AND NUTRITION |
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| Colicin genes in commensal and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates from the gastrointestinal tracts of pigs |
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| P. Njuguna, T. Chapman, K. Wu, D. Gordon and J.C. Chin » Download Now! |
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| Fitness genes of commensal and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli |
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| L.K. Beale, P. Njuguna, T. Chapman, R. Al Jassim , D. Trott and J.C. Chin » Download Now! |
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| Phenotyping Escherichia coli antimicrobial resistances in pigs |
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| T. Chapman, M. Smith, P. Daniels, D. Jordan, D. Trott and J.C. Chin » Download Now! |
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| Lactation performance of sows after enhancing their gut microflora through a dietary nutraceutical |
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| A. Murphy, D. Moore, D.J. Henman » Download Now! |
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| Association between lactation, feed intake and lifetime reproductive performance of sows |
196 |
| S. Hermesch and R.M. Jones » Download Now! |
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| The effect of feeding level on growth, plasma non-esterified fatty acid and urea levels in finisher pigs |
197 |
| S.J. Wilkinson, J.A. Downing, K. Scrimgeour, P.C. Thomson, L.R. Giles, P.C. Wynn and R.E. Newman » Download Now! |
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| Low levels of copper and zinc proteinates maintain a normal mineral status in growing and finishing pigs |
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| A. Hernández, B.P. Mullan, D.N. D’Souza and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Effect of graded dietary tryptophan levels on [1-13C]leucine oxidation and nitrogen balance in growing pigs |
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| U. Hennig, P. Junghans, J. Bartelt, C. Relandeau, A. Tuchscherer and C.C. Metges » Download Now! |
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| Straw as bedding or in feed increases unsaturated fats in belly fat |
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| M. Trezona, B.P. Mullan, J.R. Pluske, F.R. Dunshea, D.W. Pethick and D.N. D’Souza » Download Now! |
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FEED INGREDIENTS AND MILLING |
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| Grain and plant protein types fed to weaned piglets influence the apparent digestibility of carbohydrates and crude protein when measured at the terminal ileum |
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| D. Guillou, F. Skiba, P. Callu and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Sorghum type significantly influences weaner pig growth performance |
203 |
| A.M. Finn, D.J. Cadogan and D.N. Singh » Download Now! |
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| Evaluation of mandelup lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) at different inclusion levels and in response to enzyme supplementation for grower/finisher pigs |
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| J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan R.R. Nicholls, D.N. D’Souza and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Digestibility of energy and amino acids in pearl millet hybrids fed to growing pigs |
205 |
| E. Teleni, D.N. Singh and R. van Barneveld » Download Now! |
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| Evaluation of pearl millet as a pig feed ingredient |
206 |
| D.N. Singh, A. Finn, S. Peucker, R.A. Spencer and T.A.D. Nagle » Download Now! |
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| Symposium - current issues in feed milling |
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| N.J. Gannon |
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| Issues in feed manufacturing: a US perspective |
208 |
| K.C. Behnke |
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| New frontier in processing: ingredient fractionation |
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| R.T. Zijlstra and E. Beltranena |
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| Challenges facing feed manufacturers: an Australian perspective |
223 |
| N.J. Gannon |
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| Feed milling symposium: conclusion |
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| N.J. Gannon |
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