Effect of lactation feeder design on sow and litter performance, feeder cleaning criteria, and economic return.

A total of 557 mixed parity sows (PIC 1050) were used to evaluate the effect of lactation feeder design on sow farrowing performance, litter growth performance, feeder cleaning criteria, and economics. The experiment was conducted during the summer of 2023 at a commercial sow farm located in northwest Texas. The study used two sequential farrowing groups with approximately 279 sows per group.

Effects of standardized ileal digestible lysine level on growth performance and economic return for 18 to 128 kg Duroc-sired pigs.

The recent shift of the U.S. swine industry toward improved pork quality, such as color, marbling, and firmness, has led to increased use of Duroc-sired pigs in the marketplace.

Effects of adding potassium bicarbonate to diets with high or low crystalline lysine to influence dietary cation-anion difference on finishing pig growth performance.

Dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD), calculated as Na + K - Cl in mEq/kg of the diet, represents the influence that monovalent cations and anions from these minerals have on the acid-base status of the animal. However, the recommended range of DCAD for optimal grow-finish swine performance is variable, which may indicate an interaction between DCAD and other ingredients. The hypothesis for this study was that the addition of potassium bicarbonate (KHCO) to increase diet DCAD when high levels of l-Lys HCl (>0.

Effects of timing and size of meals prior to farrowing on sow and litter performance.

A total of 727 mixed parity ( = 3.8) sows were used to evaluate the effects of timing and size of meals before farrowing on sow and litter performance. Upon entry to the farrowing house (day 113), sows were blocked by weight within parity and allotted to one of three three feeding management strategies until farrowing: (1) 2.

Encephalopathy and Stroke After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Both stroke and encephalopathy are associated with significantly longer lengths of stay in the hospital and with significantly higher rates of mortality. Those at risk for either stroke or encephalopathy, or both of these adverse outcomes after surgery, can be identified prior to surgery using information available to physicians. For those at higher risk for these outcomes, we suggest the following: 1) An imaging study of the brain, performed prior to surgery, may indicate the degree of cerebrovascular disease.