Growth performance

Up to 30% corn germ may be included in diets fed to growing-finishing pigs without affecting pig growth performance, carcass composition or pork fat quality

Corn germ is a co-product of the wet milling industry that is available for use in swine diets to partially replace the more expensive corn grain. Results of arecent experiment indicated that including 15% corn germ in diets containing 30% DDGS had no negative effects on pig growth performance, carcass composition, or pork fat quality. However, it is not known if greater quantities of corn germ may be included in diets fed to growing-finishing pigs. Therefore, we conducted an experiment to determine if greater levels of corn germ may be included in diets fed to growing-finishing pigs without negatively affecting growth performance, carcass characteristics, muscle and fat quality, or belly quality. The experiment also determined if the presence of DDGS in the diets influences the responses to the inclusion of corn germ.

Keywords: 
Distillers dried grains with solubles, Growth performance, Corn germ, Fat quality
Authors: 
McKeith, Lee, Stein
Publication Type: 
Research Reports

Effects of pea chips on pig performance, carcass quality and composition, and palatability of pork

Newman, D. J., E. K. Harris, A. N. Lepper, E. P. Berg, and H. H. Stein. 2011. Effects of pea chips on pig performance, carcass quality and composition, and palatability of pork. J. Anim. Sci. 89:3132-3139. Link to full text (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Growth performance, Field peas, Carcass composition, Pork quality
Authors: 
Berg, Newman, Harris, Lepper, Stein
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles

Excellent performance with DDGS diets

Stein, H. H. 2010. Excellent performance with DDGS diets. Pages 1-5 in Asian Pork Magazine, April/May 2010. Link to full text (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Distillers dried grains with solubles, Growth performance
Authors: 
Stein
Publication Type: 
Extension Reports and other non-refereed publications

Evaluation of growth performance and carcass characteristics in pigs fed two varieties of genetically modified corn

Most corn hybrids grown in the US are genetically modified to resist certain pests or to tolerate certain herbicides. Numerous studies have been conducted to determine the nutritional value of corn that is genetically modified for pest resistance, but there are no published reports about feeding corn that has been modified for both pest resistance and insecticide tolerance to pigs. Investigation into the nutritional value of such corn is, however, warranted, because the use of crops with multiply stacked traits is rapidly increasing; approximately 35 million acres of crops with double- and triple-stacked traits were planted in the United States in 2006.

Two experiments were, therefore, conducted to determine if the nutritional value of corn grain with multiple genetically modified traits is different from that of nontransgenic corn. The hypothesis in both experiments was that pigs fed transgenic corn would not differ in growth performance or carcass characteristics from pigs fed nontransgenic corn.

Keywords: 
Growth performance, Corn, Transgenic corn, Corn rootworm, Carcass measurement, Herculex I transgenic corn, TC1507 corn
Authors: 
Smith, Peters, Pedersen, Wulf, Rice, Hinds, Sauber, Dana, Hunst, Stein
Publication Type: 
Research Reports

A novel source of high-protein distillers dried grains

Buhler, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota has developed a new fractionation process to more efficiently produce ethanol from corn. In this process, the germ is removed from the corn grain and the degermed grain is passed through roller mills and aspirators to remove the bran. The endosperm is fermented to produce ethanol, and the rest of the grain is left as a co-product, referred to here as HP-DDGBuhler.

Keywords: 
Amino acid digestibility, Growth performance, Energy digestibility, High protein distillers dried grains, Carcass characteristics
Authors: 
Kim, Petersen, Allee, Hinson, Stein
Publication Type: 
Research Reports

Growth performance and carcass composition of pigs fed corn grain from DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 (Herculex I) hybrids

Stein, H. H., T. E. Sauber, D. W. Rice, M. A. Hinds, B. L. Smith, G. Dana, D. N. Peters, and P. Hunst. 2009. Growth performance and carcass composition of pigs fed corn grain from DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 (Herculex I) hybrids. Prof. Anim. Scientist 25:689-694. Link to full text (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Growth performance, Carcass measurement, Herculex I transgenic corn, TC1507 corn
Authors: 
Smith, Peters, Rice, Hinds, Sauber, Dana, Hunst, Stein
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles

Amino acid digestibility and energy concentration in a novel source of high-protein distillers dried grains and their effects on growth performance of pigs

Kim, B. G., G. I. Petersen, R. B. Hinson, G. L. Allee, and H. H. Stein. 2009. Amino acid digestibility and energy concentration in a novel source of high-protein distillers dried grains and their effects on growth performance of pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 87:4013-4021. Link to full text (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Amino acid digestibility, Growth performance, Energy, High protein distillers dried grains, Carcass characteristics
Authors: 
Kim, Petersen, Allee, Hinson, Stein
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles

Effects of distillers dried grains with solubles and high-protein distillers dried grains on growth performance and organ weights of growing and finishing pigs.

Gutierrez, N. A., D. Y. Kil, and H. H. Stein. 2009. Effects of distillers dried grains with solubles and high-protein distillers dried grains on growth performance and organ weights of growing and finishing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 87 (E-Suppl. 3):80 (Abstr.) Link to abstract (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Distillers dried grains with solubles, Growth performance, High protein distillers dried grains, Performance
Authors: 
Gutierrez, Kil, Stein
Publication Type: 
Abstracts

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