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The effect of dietary ractopamine concentration and duration of feeding on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of finishing pigs by Armstrong, T. A, Ivers, D. J, Wagner, J. R, Anderson, D. B, Weldon, W. C, Berg, E. P

“…A total of 400 barrows from Dekalb EB and 83 terminal sires mated to 43 and 45 maternal lines were used to evaluate the effects of dietary ractopamine (RAC;…”
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Effects of dietary lysine and energy density on performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs fed ractopamine by Apple, J.K, Maxwell, C.V, Brown, D.C, Friesen, K.G, Musser, R.E, Johnson, Z.B, Armstrong, T.A

“…Two hundred sixteen crossbred barrows and gilts (84.3 kg BW) were used to test the effects of dietary energy density and lysine:energy ratio (Lys:ME) on the…”
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Effect of dietary trace mineral concentration and source (inorganic vs. chelated) on performance, mineral status, and fecal mineral excretion in pigs from weaning through finishing by Creech, B. L, Spears, J. W, Flowers, W. L, Hill, G. M, Lloyd, K. E, Armstrong, T. A, Engle, T. E

“…Two hundred and sixteen weanling gilts (6.65+/-0.08 kg) were used to determine the effects of decreasing supplemental concentrations of Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn, and…”
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Effect of ractopamine feeding program on growth performance and carcass composition in finishing pigs by See, M.T, Armstrong, T.A, Weldon, W.C

“…Barrows and gilts (n = 100 per gender) were used to determine the effects of an increasing, decreasing, or constant ractopamine (RAC) dietary concentration on…”
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Effect of dietary boron on growth performance, calcium and phosphorus metabolism, and bone mechanical properties in growing barrows by Armstrong, T. A, Spears, J. W

“…An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary boron (B) on growth performance, bone mechanical properties, and calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P)…”
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Effect of dietary copper source (cupric citrate and cupric sulfate) and concentration on growth performance and fecal copper excretion in weanling pigs by Armstrong, T.A, Cook, D.R, Ward, M.M, Williams, C.M, Spears, J.W

“…In each of two experiments, 924 pigs (4.99 kg BW; 16 to 18 d of age) were assigned to 1 of 42 pens based on BW and gender. Pens were allotted randomly to…”
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Effects of ractopamine on performance and composition of pigs phenotypically sorted into fat and lean groups by Mimbs, K. J, Pringle, T. D, Azain, M. J, Meers, S. A, Armstrong, T. A

“…Crossbred barrows (n = 144; 80 kg) from four farrowing groups were phenotypically selected into fat (FAT) and lean (LEAN) pens using ultrasound. The difference…”
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Clinical importance of the presence of giant cells in temporal arteritis by Armstrong, A T, Tyler, W B, Wood, G C, Harrington, T M

“…The clinical significance of giant cells seen on temporal artery biopsy in temporal arteritis is unknown. To help define the prognostic value of the presence…”
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Inflammatory response, growth, and thyroid hormone concentrations are affected by long-term boron supplementation in gilts by Armstrong, T. A, Spears, J. W, Lloyd, K. E

“…An experiment was conducted to determine the long-term effects of dietary boron (B) on growth performance, immune function, and plasma and serum…”
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Interactive effect of ractopamine and dietary fat source on pork quality characteristics of fresh pork chops during simulated retail display by Apple, J.K, Maxwell, C.V, Kutz, B.R, Rakes, L.K, Sawyer, J.T, Johnson, Z.B, Armstrong, T.A, Carr, S.N, Matzat, P.D

“…Crossbred pigs (n = 216) were used to test the interactive effect, if any, of ractopamine (RAC) and dietary fat source on the performance of finishing pigs,…”
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Long-term effects of boron supplementation on reproductive characteristics and bone mechanical properties in gilts by Armstrong, T. A, Flowers, W. L, Spears, J. W, Nielsent, F. H

“…An experiment was conducted to determine long-term effects of dietary boron (B) on reproductive and bone characteristics in gilts. Weanling gilts (n = 50) were…”
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Interactive effect of ractopamine and dietary fat source on quality characteristics of fresh pork bellies by Apple, J.K, Maxwell, C.V, Sawyer, J.T, Kutz, B.R, Rakes, L.K, Davis, M.E, Johnson, Z.B, Carr, S.N, Armstrong, T.A

“…Crossbred pigs (n = 216) were used to test the interaction, if any, of ractopamine (RAC) and dietary fat source on the characteristics of fresh pork bellies…”
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Effect of boron supplementation of pig diets on the production of tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ by Armstrong, T.A, Spears, J.W

“…Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of dietary B on the production of cytokines following an endotoxin challen ge. In both experiments,…”
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Effects of dietary copper source and concentration on carcass characteristics and lipid and cholesterol metabolism in growing and finishing steers by Engle, T. E, Spears, J. W, Armstrong, T. A, Wright, C. L, Odle, J

“…We conducted an experiment to determine the effects of dietary copper (Cu) source and level on carcass characteristics, longissimus muscle fatty acid…”
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The optimization of sewage sludge and effluent disposal on energy crops of short rotation hybrid poplar by Moffat, A.J, Armstrong, A.T, Ockleston, J

“…An experiment was set up to test the effect of sewage sludge application and waste water irrigation on the biomass production of two poplar varieties, Populus…”
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Quantitative investigation of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis over 6 years after cardiac transplantation by Armstrong, Arthur T, Binkley, Philip F, Baker, Peter B, Myerowitz, P.David, Leier, Carl V

“…Objectives. This study was performed to determine the degree and time course over 6 years of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis of the cardiac…”
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Insect resistant cotton plants by Perlak, F.J. (Monsanto Co., St. Louis, MO), Deaton, R.W, Armstrong, T.A, Fuchs, R.L, Sims, S.R, Greenplate, J.T, Fischhoff, D.A

“…We have expressed truncated forms of the insect control protein genes of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki HD-1(cryIA(b) and HD-73 (cryIA(c) in cotton…”
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Morphometric analysis of neointimal formation in murine cardiac allografts by ARMSTRONG, A. T, STRAUCH, A. R, STARLING, R. C, SEDMAK, D. D, OROSZ, C. G

“…Transplant vascular sclerosis is expressed in transplanted human and murine hearts as a concentric intimal thickening. The purpose of this study was to…”
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High dietary copper improves odor characteristics of swine waste by Armstrong, T.A, Williams, C.M, Spears, J.W, Schiffman, S.S

“…We conducted two experiments to determine the effects of dietary copper concentration and source on odor characteristics of swine waste. In both experiments,…”
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Evaluation of the Tono-Pen and the Pulsair tonometers by Armstrong, T A

“…A clinical evaluation of two new portable tonometers, the Oculab Tono-Pen and the Keeler Pulsair, was performed to determine their accuracy and efficacy…”
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