Dilger

Effects of full fat rice bran and defatted rice bran on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs

Casas, G. A., M. F. Overholt, A. C. Dilger, D. D. Boler, and H. H. Stein. 2018. Effects of full fat rice bran and defatted rice bran on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 96:2293–2309. Link to abstract

Keywords: 
Rice bran, Growth performance, Carcass characteristics
Authors: 
Casas, Overholt, Dilger, Boler, Stein
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles

Growth performance, carcass quality, fresh belly characteristics, and commercial bacon slicing yields of growing-finishing pigs fed a subtherapeutic dose of an antibiotic, a natural antimicrobial, or not fed an antibiotic or antimicrobial

Lowell, J. E., B. M. Bohrer, K. B. Wilson, M. F. Overholt, B. N. Harsh, H. H. Stein, A. C. Dilger, and D. D. Boler. 2018. Growth performance, carcass quality, fresh belly characteristics, and commercial bacon slicing yields of growing-finishing pigs fed a subtherapeutic dose of an antibiotic, a natural antimicrobial, or not fed an antibiotic or antimicrobial. Meat Sci. 136:93-103. Link to abstract

Keywords: 
Growth performance, Carcass quality, Meat quality, Antibiotic growth promoters
Authors: 
Lowell, Bohrer, Wilson, Overholt, Harsh, Stein, Dilger, Boler
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles

Fresh belly characteristics and commercial bacon slicing yield in growing-finishing pigs fed an antibiotic-free diet or a diet supplemented with a natural antimicrobial

Lowell, J. E., B. M. Bohrer, K. B. Wilson, M. F. Overholt, B. N. Harsh, H. H. Stein, A. C. Dilger, and D. D. Boler. 2017. Fresh belly characteristics and commercial bacon slicing yield in growing-finishing pigs fed an antibiotic-free diet or a diet supplemented with a natural antimicrobial. J. Anim. Sci. 95(Suppl. 5):65 (Abstr.) Link to abstract (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Antibiotic growth promoters, Carcass composition, Fat quality
Authors: 
Lowell, Bohrer, Wilson, Overholt, Harsh, Stein, Dilger, Boler
Publication Type: 
Abstracts

Effects of feeding pelleted diets without or with distillers dried grains with solubles on fresh belly characteristics, fat quality, and commercial bacon slicing yields of finishing pigs

Overholt, M. F., J. E. Lowell, K. B. Wilson, R. J. Matulis, H. H. Stein, A. C. Dilger and D. D. Boler. 2016. Effects of feeding pelleted diets without or with distillers dried grains with solubles on fresh belly characteristics, fat quality, and commercial bacon slicing yields of finishing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 94:2198-2206. Link to full text (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Pelleting, Distillers dried grains with solubles, Meat quality, Fat quality
Authors: 
Overholt, Lowell, Wilson, Matulis, Stein, Dilger, Boler
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles

Effects of pelleting diets without or with distillers’ dried grains with solubles on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and gastrointestinal weights of growing–finishing barrows and gilts

Overholt, M. F., J. E. Lowell, E. K. Arkfeld, I. M. Grossman, H. H. Stein, A. C. Dilger and D. D. Boler. 2016. Effects of pelleting diets without or with distillers’ dried grains with solubles on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and gastrointestinal weights of growing–finishing barrows and gilts. J. Anim. Sci. 94:2172-2183. Link to full text (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Pelleting, Distillers dried grains with solubles, Growth performance, Carcass characteristics
Authors: 
Overholt, Lowell, Arkfeld, Grossman, Stein, Dilger, Boler
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles

Effects of pelleting growing-finishing swine diets on growth, carcass, and bacon characteristics

Boler, D. D., M. F. Overholt, J. E. Lowell, A. C. Dilger, and H. H. Stein. 2015. Effects of pelleting growing-finishing swine diets on growth, carcass, and bacon characteristics. Pages 23-30 in Proc. Midwest Swine Nutr. Conf. Indianapolis, IN, Sep. 10, 2015. Link to full text (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Pelleting, Growth performance, Carcass characteristics, Meat quality
Authors: 
Boler, Overholt, Lowell, Dilger, Stein
Publication Type: 
Conference proceedings

Effects of diet form and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on stomach morphology and ulceration scores in growing-finishing pigs

Grossman, I. M., M. F. Overholt, J. E. Lowell, H. H. Stein, E. K. Arkfed, A. C. Dilger, and D. D. Boler. 2015. Effects of diet form and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on stomach morphology and ulceration scores in growing-finishing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 93(Suppl. 2):195-196 (Abstr.) Link to abstract (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Distillers dried grains with solubles, Pelleting, Particle size, Stomach ulcers
Authors: 
Grossman, Lowell, Boler, Overholt, Dilger, Arkfed, Stein
Publication Type: 
Abstracts

Effects of diet form and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and visceral weights of growing-finishing pigs

Overholt, M. F., J. E. Lowell, I. M. Grossman, H. H. Stein, A. C. Dilger, and D. D. Boler. 2015. Effects of diet form and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and visceral weights of growing-finishing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 93(Suppl. 2):186-187 (Abstr.) Link to abstract (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Distillers dried grains with solubles, Growth performance, Carcass composition, Pelleting, Carcass characteristics
Authors: 
Grossman, Lowell, Boler, Overholt, Dilger, Stein
Publication Type: 
Abstracts