CONTENTS |
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| CONTRIBUTORS |
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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO REFEREES |
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| PREFACE |
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A.C. DUNKIN MEMORIAL LECTURE |
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| Coping strategies for the modern scientist |
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| F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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CARCASS QUALITY, MEAT QUALITY, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| Dietary lecithin improves the healthiness of pork |
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| D.N.D’Souza, B.L. Edmunds, I.H. Williams, J. McLeish, B.P. Mullan, D.W. Pethick and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Sensory profile of pork is not affected by animal byproducts |
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| S. Cumarasamy, V. K. Corrigan, D. I. Hedderley, W.H. Hendriks, J.A.M Janz P.C.H. Morel, R.W. Purchas, E. Seah and B.H.P. Wilkinson » Download Now! |
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| Brine enhancement or tender-stretching improves eating quality of leg, loin and shoulder pork roasts |
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| P.J. Walker, H.A. Channon, S.R. Baud and R.D. Warner » Download Now! |
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| Using a gas mixture of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide during stunning provides only small improvements to pig welfare |
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| H.A. Channon, P.J. Walker, M.G. Kerr and P.A. Weston » Download Now! |
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| Pig housing affects the fatty acid profile of back fat and belly fat in growing pigs |
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| M. Trezona, B.P. Mullan, J.R. Pluske, D.W. Pethick, F.R. Dunshea and D.N. D’Souza » Download Now! |
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| Dietary olive oil decreases plasma triglyceride and lipoprotein oxidation and increases bone density in pigs |
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| E. Ostrowska, N. K. Gabler, D. Ridley, D. Suster, B. G. Tatham, D. R. Eagling and F. R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Electrolyte balance in grower diets to increase the lean percentage of pigs |
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| D.J. Henman » Download Now! |
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| Influence of animal size and subregional analyses on the repeatability of pig body composition measurements using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry |
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| D. Suster, B.J. Leury, D.J. Kerton and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Type of rice fed to pigs after weaning influences apparent digestibility of starch at the ileum but not in the rectum |
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| J.R. Pluske, L. Montagne, F.S. Cavaney, B.P. Mullan, D.W. Pethick and D.J. Hampson » Download Now! |
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| Stress gene expression in growing pigs following respiratory disease challenge |
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| C.A. Kerr, S.J. Briscoe, G.J. Eamens and L.R. Giles » Download Now! |
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HEALTH AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE |
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| SYMPOSIUM I - HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR THE MODERN PORK INDUSTRY |
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P.M. Mitchell  |
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| Disease control challenges for the pig industry – what will the future bring? |
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| R.S. Morris » Download Now! |
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| Vaccines - what are the future options for health and disease control? |
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| S.J. Driesen, V.A. Fahy and P.M. Mitchell » Download Now! |
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| Management for health – on-farm issues and cost benefits |
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| E.B.M. Welch » Download Now! |
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| Symposium Conclusion |
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| P.M. Mitchell » Download Now! |
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| Health status of weaners can be identified by analysis of their population Escherichia. coli virulence gene profiles |
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| T. Chapman, D. Jordan, and J.C. Chin » Download Now! |
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| Production of a pig CD34 antibody for isolation of hematopoietic stem cells |
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| D.S. Layton, A.G.D. Bean, G.S. Stephenson, T.E. O’Neil, M.M. Broadway and A.D.G. Strom » Download Now! |
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| Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. from an integrated, semi-closed population of humans and swine |
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| R.B. Harvey, H.M. Scott, W.Q. Alali, L.D. Highfield, D. B. Lawhorn, R.C. Anderson and D.J. Nisbet » Download Now! |
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| Weaning pigs without antimicrobial growth promotors – microbiological and immunological results from an integrated project |
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| J. Kluess, E. Sowa, H.J. Rothkötter and W.B. Souffran » Download Now! |
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| Antimicrobial resistance in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates from Australian pigs |
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| M. Smith, D.J. Trott, D. Jordan, M.D. Barton S.J. Driesen, T. Chapman and J.C. Chin » Download Now! |
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| Effect of Bio-Mos™ and Selplex™ on the performance of piglets |
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| R. Huang, W. Zhu, S. Huang and S. Chen » Download Now! |
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| Bioavailability of different preparations of DL-tocopheryl acetate (Vitamin E) for weaning piglets |
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| S. Jakob and P.A. Geraert » Download Now! |
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NUTRITION, METABOLISM AND GENETICS |
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| Mechanisms for modification of porcine growth by beta-adrenergic agonists |
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| H.J. Mersmann |
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| Effect of Bioplex® copper and zinc on pig carcass and meat quality |
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| A. Hernández, B. P. Mullan, K. Turnley, D.N. D’Souza and J. R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Feeding pigs low levels of organic copper and zinc during the grower and finisher phases benefits performance and reduces faecal excretion |
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| A. Hernández, B. P. Mullan, K. Turnley, D.N. D’Souza and J. R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Acute fasting of the neonatal piglet stimulates ghrelin secretion |
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| M.J. Gresham, R.E. Newman, P.A. Sheehy, P.C Thomson, L.R. Giles, K. Scrimgeour and P.C. Wynn » Download Now! |
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| Oral administration of the growth hormone secretagogue GHRP-6 stimulates growth hormone secretion |
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| R.E. Newman, M.J. Gresham, K. Scrimgeour, P.C. Thomson, A. Norris, L.R. Giles, J. McEwan, G. Russell-Jones and P.C. Wynn » Download Now! |
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| Acid insoluble ash as a marker to estimate feed wastage |
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| C.D. Hofmeyr, D.J. Kerton and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| The rheological properties of liquid feed can be influenced by a single multi-enzyme preparation |
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| S. Jakob, M. Türk and T. Zenke » Download Now! |
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| Plasma glycerol is not a lipostatic signal to reduce feed intake in pigs |
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| D.K. Revell and I.H. Williams » Download Now! |
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| Identification of positive clones of porcine endogenous retrovirus from the Korean native pig bacterial artificial chromosome library |
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| W.Y. Jung, J.E. Kim, Y.S. Kwon, K.C. Jung, S.L. Yu, C. Moran, C.S. Park, D.I. Jin, E.W. Park and J.H. Lee » Download Now! |
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| Accuracy of sample weights of varying sample sizes to predict true average batch weight |
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| B. Schauer, N. Cogger, D.E. Lawton and G. Skilton » Download Now! |
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| Mean and variation in back fat influence profit of pig production |
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| S. Hermesch » Download Now! |
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| Estimated breeding values of sires predict average progeny performance |
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| A.C. Hansson and S. Hermesch » Download Now! |
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| Simulation of estimated breeding value demonstration trials |
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| R.E. Crump » Download Now! |
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| Estimated breeding values for number born alive in pigs - do they really work? |
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| M. Suárez, J.A. Braun, S. Nakavisut and S. Hermesch » Download Now! |
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GENE MARKERS AND FEED EVALUATION |
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| Gene markers and how they can be used in selection |
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| C. Moran |
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| Searching for single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes for fertility |
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| J. Aldenhoven, A. Spötter and O. Distl » Download Now! |
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| Reliability of trial designs for a proof of estimated breeding values analysis |
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| A.C. Hansson, R.E. Crump and S. Hermesch » Download Now! |
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| Feeding for maximum lean growth does not always maximise profitability |
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| D. Sirisatien, P.C.H. Morel and G.R. Wood » Download Now! |
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| A new concept for feed evaluation |
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| S. Boisen » Download Now! |
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| Implementation of a new feed evaluation system for pigs |
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| S. Boisen and P. Tybirk » Download Now! |
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| Early weaning affects pig growth performance and carcass characteristics |
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| C.L. Collins, B.J. Leury, B.G. Tatham and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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AIR QUALITY, DIETARY FIBRE AND FEED QUALTY |
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| The impact of air quality on animal health |
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| P.K. Holyoake |
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| Role of dietary non-starch polysaccharides in pig nutrition |
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| W. J.J. Gerrits and M.W.A. Verstegen |
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| Organic acids for pigs: mode of action and new strategy |
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| R. Gauthier and A. Piva » Download Now! |
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| HMB can be used as a dietary acidifier for piglets |
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| Y. G. Liu, Q. Cui and Z.S. Wang » Download Now! |
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| Changes in pH of fermented sorghum liquid feed: natural fermentation compared with Lactobacillus plantarum inoculation |
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| M. Swanson, M. Choct and R.J. van Barneveld » Download Now! |
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| Insoluble non-starch polysacchrides fed as oat hulls reduce protein fermentation in the large intestine of newly-weaned pigs |
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| J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, D.J. Hampson and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Combined strategies to deactivate mycotoxins in swine feed |
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| D. Moore, U. Hofstetter, S. Nitsch , G. Schatzmayr, D. Schatzmayr, A.P. Loibner, E.M. Binder and M. Mézes » Download Now! |
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| Particle size influences the incidence of stomach ulcers but has no effect on performance in barley-based diets for pigs |
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| P.C.H. Morel » Download Now! |
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| Evaluation of cottonseed meal for pigs between 20-90 kg live weight |
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| D.N. Singh and M. Evans » Download Now! |
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| Assessment of agronomic practices on triticale variety W19 |
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| A. Murphy, A.C. Philpotts and D.J. Henman » Download Now! |
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NUTRITION, FEED ADDITIVES, PRODUCTIVITY AND REPRODUCTION |
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| A step-up ractopamine (Paylean) program increases lean tissue in all sexes and decreases fat tissue in boars and immunocastrates |
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| F.R. Dunshea, C. Rikard-Bell, M.A. Curtis, A.C. Edwards, N.J. Gannon, D.J. Henman, B.P. Mullan and R.J. van Barneveld » Download Now! |
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| A step-up dietary ractopamine (Paylean) program improves growth performance and carcass traits in all sexes |
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| C. Rikard-Bell, M.A. Curtis, R.J. van Barneveld, B.P. Mullan, A.C. Edwards, N.J. Gannon, D.J. Henman, P.E. Hughes and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Effect of Allzyme SSF on the growth performance of grower pigs |
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| Q. Lei, C. Miao, R. Wang, D. Lin and S. Chen » Download Now! |
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| Effect of Allzyme SSF on the growth performance of finisher pigs |
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| Q. Lei, C. Miao, R. Wang, D. Lin and S. Chen » Download Now! |
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| The apparent digestibility of phosphorus from a range of inorganic sources is less than 100% in pigs |
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| R.H. King, J. Cauduro and P.J. Eason » Download Now! |
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| Haematological indices of piglets provided with parenteral iron dextran and creep feed or soil prior to weaning |
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| H.G. Payne*, B.P. Mullan, R.R. Nicholls, S.M. McCulloch, J.R. Pluske and P. Clark » Download Now! |
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| Piglet exposure to soil before weaning reduces the post-weaning growth check and increases carcass weight |
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| H.G. Payne, B.P. Mullan, R.R. Nicholls, S.M. McCullough and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| The impact of repeated out-of-feed events on grower pig performance |
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| M.C. Brumm and S. Colgan » Download Now! |
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| Evaluation of wireless sensors to measure the effect of microclimate on pig body temperature |
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| I. McCauley, B. Matthews, L. Nugent, A. Mather and J.A. Simons » Download Now! |
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| Exogenous progesterone fails to increase circulating levels in pregnant sows |
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| L.J. Johnston, R.J. Smits and W.C. Morley » Download Now! |
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| Neither housing system nor age change circulating progesterone concentrations in pregnant sows |
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| L.J. Johnston, R.J. Smits and W.C. Morley » Download Now! |
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| Paylean® improves feed conversion efficiency of entire and immunocastrated male pigs |
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| K.L. Moore, B.P. Mullan, D.P. Hennessy, F.R. Dunshea and D.N. D’Souza » Download Now! |
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| Influence of the form and level of copper and zinc suplementation on mineral status of grower and finsher pigs |
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| A. Hernández, B.P. Mullan, K. Turnley, D.N. D’Souza and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Pre- and post-weaning growth in relation to creep feed consumption of individual piglets |
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| J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, H.G. Payne, J. Callesen, R.H. Wilson and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Achieving production and economic targets on farm: The Premier Pig Program™ |
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| W. H. Close, K. Turnley and B.P. Mullan » Download Now! |
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| The use of baseline production data in order to benchmark New Zealand with key international trading partners |
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| A.A. Davidson » Download Now! |
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REPRODUCTION |
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| SYMPOSIUM II - GILT MANAGEMENT FOR LIFETIME PERFORMANCE |
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| R.J. Smits |
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| Biological and economical evaluation of sow longevity |
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| D.G. Levis » Download Now! |
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| Management and nutritional factors affecting puberty attainment and first litter size in replacement gilts |
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| W.H.E.J. van Wettere, M. Mitchell, D.K. Revell and P.E. Hughes » Download Now! |
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| Gilt management practices – a commercial case study |
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| R.J. Smits, K. Shaw and L.J. Johnston » Download Now! |
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| Symposium Conclusions |
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| R.J. Smits » Download Now! |
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| Live weight gain affects gilt reproductive performance |
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| W.H.E.J. van Wettere, M. Mitchell, D.K. Revell and P.E. Hughes » Download Now! |
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| The effect of growth characteristics on the ovarian follicle population of pre-pubertal gilts |
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| W.H.E.J. van Wettere, M. Mitchell, S. Schulz, D.K. Revell and P.E. Hughes » Download Now! |
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HOUSING SYSTEMS, NUTRITION AND FEED ADDITIVES |
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| A review - group housing for gestating sows – strategies for a productive and welfare friendly system |
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| R.S. Morrison |
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| Stall dimensions for sows |
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| J.L. Barnett and G.M. Cronin » Download Now! |
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| Is a stall length of 2.7 metres too long for sows? |
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| G.M. Cronin, S.S. Borg and J.L. Barnett » Download Now! |
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| Behaviour and stress physiology of gestating sows in conventional stalls and in large groups on deep litter |
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| G.A. Karlen, P.H. Hemsworth and H.W. Gonyou » Download Now! |
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| Pigs reared in deep litter have an altered pattern of growth and tissue deposition |
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| D. Suster, D.J. Henman, D.J. Cadogan and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity and belly fat of gilts housed conventionally or on deep litter |
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| M. Trezona, D.W. Pethick, J.R. Pluske, B.P. Mullan, F.R. Dunshea and D.N. D’Souza » Download Now! |
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| Modelling weaner performance in deep litter systems with climate control via internal kennels |
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| B.K. Vaschina, G. Taylor and G. Roese » Download Now! |
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| Piglets suckling anterior teats during lactation grow faster but then show a reduced rate of growth |
226 |
| J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, J. Callesen, R.H. Wilson and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| The effect of an exogenous hydrophylic emulsifier on weaner pig performance |
227 |
| C.J. Soede » Download Now! |
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| Dietary whey protein concentrate partially alleviates the decrease in bone density observed with high protein diets |
228 |
| M.L. Cox, J. M. Ferrari, E. Ostrowska, C. Ketses, M. Muralitharan, B.G. Tatham, I. McCauley, P.J. Eason, D.J. Kerton and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Versatile enzymes increase ileal and faecal digestibility in piglets fed on corn and soybean meal |
229 |
| Y.G. Liu, X.H. Gu and X.S. Meng » Download Now! |
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| Impact of daily fluctuations in food intake on the performance and body composition of female pigs |
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| B.P. Mullan, S.M. McCullough, R.R. Nicholls, D.N. D’Souza and M. Trezona » Download Now! |
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| Reducing nitrogen and phosphorus excretion through diet manipulation |
231 |
| T.J. Wester, P.C.H. Morel and A.N. Shilton » Download Now! |
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| Apparent digestibility of nutrients in sows fed wheat-based diets supplemented with phytase |
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| M. Pettitt, E. Beltranena and J.S. Sands » Download Now! |
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| Influence of storage temperature of pig colon and faecal digesta without cryogenic pre-treatment on in vitro fermentation of potato starch |
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| W.F. Pellikaan, A. Awati, M.W.A. Verstegen and W.J.J. Gerrits » Download Now! |
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| Response of 80-100 kg boar and gilt pigs to dietary lysine concentration |
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| M.K. O’Connell, P.B. Lynch, J.V. O’Doherty and P.G. Lawlor » Download Now! |
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MYCOTOXINS, ENVIRONMENT AND FEED ADDITIVES |
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| Recent advances in understanding mycotoxicoses in swine |
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| T.K. Smith, G. Diaz and H.V.L.N. Swamy |
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| Diurnal fluctuations in body weight could cause variation in growth records |
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| B. Schauer, N. Cogger, D.E. Lawton and G. Skilton » Download Now! |
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| Identifying the key factors influencing air temperature variation in piggeries |
249 |
| T. Banhazi, D. Rutley and W. Pitchford » Download Now! |
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| Identifying key factors influencing bacteria concentrations in piggeries |
250 |
| T. Banhazi, D. Rutley and W. Pitchford » Download Now! |
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| Mycotoxins in straw used in Australian deep-litter pig housing systems |
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| D.D. Moore » Download Now! |
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| Copper and fat interactions in weaner pigs |
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| A. Murphy, A.C. Philphotts and D.J. Henman » Download Now! |
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| Influence of a multi-enzyme preparation on the gut morphology of piglets |
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| S. Jakob, J.Wolinski, R.Zabielski and D.Laubitz » Download Now! |
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FUNCTIONAL FOODS, MEAT QUALITY AND FEED EVALUATION |
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| Pork as a functional food |
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| D.N. D’Souza, B.P. Mullan and F.R. Dunshea |
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| Digestibility of amino acids and energy in mung bean, chickpea and lablab when fed to pigs |
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| D.N. Singh, R.J. van Barneveld, and Y.J. Ru » Download Now! |
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| Digestible and net energy contents of two types of extruded rice for weaner and grower pigs |
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| J.C. Kim, M.M.J.A. Rijnen, B.P. Mullan and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Resistant starch content in different types of rice in response to a range of cooking and cooling conditions |
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| J.C. Kim, B.P. Mullan, D.J. Hampson and J.R. Pluske » Download Now! |
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| Net energy defines growth and carcass quality better than digestible energy |
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| D.J. Cadogan, C. Smith and D.J.Henman » Download Now! |
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| Dietary lecithin improves the compression properties of pork from the semitendinousus muscle |
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| D.N. D’Souza, B.P. Mullan, J. McLeish, D.W. Pethick and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Dietary lecithin improves the compression properties of pork from the longissimus thoracis muscle |
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| B.L. Edmunds, I.H. Williams, B.P. Mullan, J. McLeish, D.W. Pethick, F.R Dunshea and D.N.D’Souza » Download Now! |
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| Apparent digestibility of feed containing alternative fat sources to animal fat in weaners and growers |
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| C. Lauridsen, T.B. Christensen, S.K. Jensen and U. Halekoh » Download Now! |
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| High protein diets containing whey protein concentrate and soy protein isolate improve insulin resistance and reduce weight and fat gain in obese minipigs |
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| J. M. Ferrari, E. Ostrowska, M. Muralitharan, B.G. Tatham, I. McCauley, M.L. Cox, P.J. Eason, D.J. Kerton and F.R. Dunshea » Download Now! |
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| Effect of conventional and deep litter housing on pig growth performance and carcass characteristics |
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| M. Trezona, B.P. Mullan, J.R. Pluske, D.W. Pethick and D.N. D’Souza » Download Now! |
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| The effect of conventional and deep litter housing on belly composition of finished Large White x Landrace gilts |
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| M. Trezona, B.P. Mullan, J.R. Pluske, D.W. Pethick and D.N. D’Souza » Download Now! |
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| Effect of initial chilling rate and dietary magnesium supplements on colour and quality of pork loins |
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| R.D. Warner, D.N.D’Souza, R. Tume, C. D. Hofmeyr and H. A. Channon » Download Now! |
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| Effect of initial chilling rate and electrical stimulation on colour and quality of pork loins |
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| R.D. Warner, D.N.D’Souza, R. Tume, C. D. Hofmeyr and H. A. Channon » Download Now! |
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| Effect of abattoir and vendor on colour variation of pork from heavy carcasses |
280 |
| H.A. Channon, R.D. Warner, R. Tume, D.N. D’Souza and C.D. Hofmeyr » Download Now! |
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| Use of computer tomography in live pigs as an alternative to chemical carcass assessment |
281 |
| L.R. Giles, K.J. James, L.J. Barker and G.J. Eamens » Download Now! |
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| Pig growth performance and carcass quality is not affected by feedstuff source |
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| P.C.H. Morel, J.A.M Janz, R.W. Purchas, B.H.P. Wilkinson and W.H. Hendriks » Download Now! |
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| Feedstuff effects on quality and fatty acid profile of pork |
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| J.A.M Janz, P.C.H. Morel, R.W. Purchas, B.H.P Wilkinson and W.H. Hendriks » Download Now! |
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