Completed research projects 2016

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Effects of hydrochloric acid on calculated values for ileal digestibility of amino acids in growing pigs.
Investigators: ALee, S. A., L. Blavi, D. M. D. L. Navarro, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: Animal Bioscience. Online ahead of print. doi:10.5713/ab.20.0838.

Complete chemical composition and physical characteristics of 10 feed ingredients.
Investigators: Navarro, D. M. D. L., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2018.96:532–544. doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky010.

Effects of synthetic amino acids on calculated values for the standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids in diets fed to growing pigs. 
Investigators: Jaworski, N. W., J. K. Mathai, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci., 2020.98:11, 1–8. doi:10.1093/jas/skaa333.

Effects of country of origin of soybean meal on ileal digestibility of amino acids by growing pigs.
Investigators: Lagos, L. V., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 95:1626-1636. doi.org/10.2527/jas.2017.1440.

Comparative total tract digestibility of energy and nutrients in defatted and full fat rice bran fed to growing pigs, gestating sows, and lactating sows.
Investigators: Casas, G. A., Y. Liu, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 95:3136-3142. doi.org/10.2527/jas.2017.1585; and Can. J. Anim. Sci. 2020.98:591-594. doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2017-0144.

Effects of microbial xylanase on growth performance of weanling pigs fed diets containing full fat or defatted rice bran.
Investigators: Casas, G. A., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 94:4179-4187. doi.org/10.2527/jas.2016-0565.

Total tract digestibility of dietary fiber sources intended for human consumption.
Investigators: Spangler, H., Y. Liu, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of sodium concentration and microbial phytase on digestibility of calcium in diets fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Merriman, L. A., C. L. Walk, C. M. Parsons, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of sucrose and cornstarch on digestibility of calcium in diets fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Merriman, L. A., C. L. Walk, C. M. Parsons, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of phytase on balance and digestibility of Ca and P and on digesta pH and ash concentration in diets without or with phytate-bound P fed to growing pigs
Investigators: Merriman, L. A., C. L. Walk, C. M. Parsons, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Ileal digestibility of amino acids in untraditional feed ingredients fed to weanling pigs.
Investigators: Jaworski, N. W., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2018. 96:2361–2370. doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky114.

Correlation between the physicochemical characteristics and energetic value of dietary fiber in feed ingredients fed to pigs.
Investigators: Navarro, D. M. D. L., J. J. Abelilla, N. W. Jaworski, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. J. Anim. Sci. 2018. 96:2265–2277. doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky149.

Effects of superdosing of microbial phytase on ileal and total tract digestibility of energy and nutrients by growing pigs.
Investigators: She, Y., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2018. 96:2804–2816. doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky152.

Effects of diet energy level and an exogenous enzyme on growth performance of weanling pigs fed diets containing canola meal produced from high protein or conventional canola seeds.
Investigators: Pedersen, T. F., Y. Liu, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 94:5206-5218. doi.org/10.2527/jas.2016-0681.

Requirements for standardized total tract digestible calcium and standardized total tract digestible phosphorus to maximize growth performance and bone mineralization in 100 to 125 kg finishing pigs.
Investigators: Merriman, L. A., C. L. Walk, C. M. Parsons, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 95:5439-5446. doi.org/10.2527/jas2017.1995.

Amino acid digestibility in 11 sources of wheat middlings fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Casas, G. A., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 95:2718-2725. doi.org/10.2527/jas.2017.1515.

Disappearance of nutrients and energy in the stomach and small intestine, cecum, and colon of pigs fed corn-soybean meal diets containing distillers dried grains with solubles, wheat middlings, or soybean hulls.
Investigators: Jaworski, N. W., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 95:727-739. doi.org/10.2527/jas.2016.0752.

Effects of different fermentation processing of soybean meal on the ileal digestibility of AA in diets fed to weanling pigs.
Investigators: Lagos, L. V., C. Munoz, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of direct fed microbials and microbial xylanase on ileal and total tract digestibility of fiber components in diets fed to pigs.
Investigators: Spangler, H., G. A. Casas, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of a DFM alone or in combination with an enzyme on growth performance of nursery pigs
Investigators: Spangler, H., G. A. Casas, and H. H. Stein.
Publ.: NA.

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.
Investigators: 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. 
Publication: Meat Science, 2017.136:93-103. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2017.10.011.

Effects of different fermentation processing of soybean meal on the total tract digestibility of energy by weanling pigs.
Investigators: Munoz, C., L. V. Lagos, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of dietary fiber on nitrogen balance of growing pigs
Investigators: Mathai, J. K., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: In preparation.

Digestibility of Ca in feed ingredients derived from milk.
Investigators: She, Y., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of dietary synthetic carbohydrates on feed intake and stool scores of growing pigs.
Investigators: Mathai, J. K., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of fructo-oligosaccharides on growth performance of weanling pigs.
Investigators: Spangler, H., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of acidifiers and plant extracts on growth performance of growing-finishing pigs.
Investigators: Spangler, H., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Concentration of DE and ME and digestibility of fiber in 11 sources of wheat middlings fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Casas, G. A., D. A. Rodriguez, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2018.96:215–224. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skx010.

Effects of different concentrations, form of feeding, and timing of ingestion of a novel fiber source on stool scores of growing pigs.
Investigators: Mathai, J. K., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Amino acid digestibility in novel corn proteins fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Acosta, J. P., C. D. Espinosa, N. W. Jaworski, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2021.99:7, 1–12. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab175.

Effects of microbial phytase on growth performance of pigs from 25 to 50 kg fed diets with different concentrations of digestible lysine.
Investigators: Spangler, H. L., J. K. Mathai, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Concentration of DE and ME in novel corn proteins fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Acosta, J. P., C. D. Espinosa, N. W. Jaworski, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2021.99:7, 1–12. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab175.

Concentration of DE and ME in pennycress expellers fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Spangler, H., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of a protease on the ileal digestibility of amino acids in soybean meal fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Kong, W. B., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA

Effects of commercial phytases on growth performance and bone ash of weanling pigs.
Investigators: Espinosa, C. D., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of a direct fed microbial on the ileal digestibility of AA in soybean meal fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Lee, Su A, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Interactions between Ca and Zn and microbial phytase on growth performance and mineral balance of growing pigs.
Investigators: Blavi, L., D. Sola-Oriol, J. F. Perez, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2017.95:847-854. doi.org/10.2527/jas.2016.1149.

Efficacy of a novel phytase product on growth performance, bone ash concentration, and total tract digestibility of Ca and P by growing pigs.
Investigators: Blavi, L., C. J. Muñoz, J. N. Broomhead, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2019.97:3390–3398. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz190.

Effects of diet composition on responses to microbial xylanase by weanling pigs.
Investigators: Lagos, L. V., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of diet composition on microbial concentrations in the intestinal tract of pigs.
Investigators: Casas, G. A., L. V. Lagos, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of valeric acid and an organic acidifier on growth performance and fecal score in weanling pigs.
Investigators: Lagos, L. V., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Amino acid digestibility in a novel source of distillers dried grains with solubles fed to pigs.
Investigators: Lagos, L. V., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of copper sources on total tract digestibility of acid hydrolyzed ether extract and energy by weanling pigs.
Investigators: Espinosa, C. D., R. S. Fry, J. L. Usry, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2017.95:5447-5454. doi.org/10.2527/jas2017.1702.

Effect of Dakota Gold and a conventional source of DDGS on ileal digestibility of amino acids by pigs.
Investigators: Rodriguez, D. A., S. A. Lee, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2020.98:10, 1–8. doi:10.1093/jas/skaa297.

Digestibility of energy and concentrations of digestible and metabolizable energy in a novel source of distillers dried grains with solubles fed to pigs.
Investigators: Lagos, L. V., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Digestibility of energy, fiber, and acid hydrolyzed ether extract in Dakota Gold DDGS and conventional DDGS fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Rodriguez, D. A., S. A. Lee, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2020.98:10, 1–8. doi:10.1093/jas/skaa297.

Effects of dietary copper on growth performance and fecal scores by weanling pigs.
Investigators: Espinosa, C. D., R. S. Fry, J. L. Usry, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2017.95:5447-5454. doi.org/10.2527/jas2017.1702.

Effects of a high protein corn-product on growth performance of weanling pigs.
Investigators: Lee, S. A., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effect of 2 levels of tribasic copper chloride on growth performance of weanling pigs.
Investigators: Espinosa, C. D., R. S. Fry, J. L. Usry, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. 2017.95:5447-5454. doi.org/10.2527/jas2017.1702.

Effects of inclusion of valeric acid or zinc oxide on growth performance and fecal score of weanling pigs.
Investigators: Casas, G. A., and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

Effects of increasing inclusion level of valeric acid on growth performance and fecal scores of weanling pigs.
Investigators: Casas, G. A., L. V. Lagos, and H. H. Stein.
Publication: NA.

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