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Review: Nutrient requirements of the modern high-producing lactating sow, with an emphasis on amino acid requirements by Tokach, M D, Menegat, M B, Gourley, K M, Goodband, R D

“…Sow productivity improvements continue to increase metabolic demands during lactation. During the peripartum period, energy requirements increase by 60%, and…”
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Lysine requirements of finishing boars and gilts: A meta-analysis by Aymerich, P., Tokach, M.D., Dritz, S.S., Gasa, J., Coma, J., Solà-Oriol, D.

“…The expected increase in boar (pig entire male) production while societal concerns for castration increase requires good estimations of their nutrient…”
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Effects of chlortetracycline and copper supplementation on antimicrobial resistance of fecal Escherichia coli from weaned pigs by Agga, G.E., Scott, H.M., Amachawadi, R.G., Nagaraja, T.G., Vinasco, J., Bai, J., Norby, B., Renter, D.G., Dritz, S.S., Nelssen, J.L., Tokach, M.D.

“…Feed-grade chlortetracycline (CTC) and copper are both widely utilized in U.S. pig production. Cluster randomized experiment was conducted to evaluate the…”
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Development of equations to predict the influence of floor space on average daily gain, average daily feed intake and gain : feed ratio of finishing pigs by Flohr, J. R., Dritz, S. S., Tokach, M. D., Woodworth, J. C., DeRouchey, J. M., Goodband, R. D.

“…Floor space allowance for pigs has substantial effects on pig growth and welfare. Data from 30 papers examining the influence of floor space allowance on the…”
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Standardized total tract digestible phosphorus requirement of 6 to 13 kg pigs fed diets without or with phytase by Wu, F., Woodworth, J. C., Tokach, M. D., Dritz, S. S., DeRouchey, J. M., Goodband, R. D., Bergstrom, J. R.

“…Dietary phosphorus concentration greatly affects pig’s growth performance, environmental impact and diet cost. A total of 1080 pigs (initially 5.9 ± 1.08 kg)…”
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Dose–response evaluation of the standardized ileal digestible tryptophan : lysine ratio to maximize growth performance of growing-finishing gilts under commercial conditions by Gonçalves, M. A. D., Tokach, M. D., Bello, N. M., Touchette, K. J., Goodband, R. D., DeRouchey, J. M., Woodworth, J. C., Dritz, S. S.

“…Environmental regulations as well as economic incentives have resulted in greater use of synthetic amino acids in swine diets. Tryptophan is typically the…”
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Effects of pre-rigor injection of sodium citrate or acetate, or post-rigor injection of phosphate plus salt on post-mortem glycolysis, pH, and pork quality attributes by Stephens, J.W., Dikeman, M.E., Unruh, J.A., Haub, M.D., Tokach, M.D.

“…Forty pork carcass sides were assigned to one of four treatments: pre-rigor citrate (CIT) or acetate injection (ACE); post-rigor phosphate and salt injection…”
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The effects of salt and protein level on the performance and fecal consistency of piglets between 4 and 9 weeks of age by Millet, S., Ampe, B., Tokach, M.D.

“…•We observed no significant effect of dietary salt level on piglet performance•Increasing dietary salt levels led to worse fecal consistency scores•Effects…”
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Effects of Spirulina platensis on growth performance of weanling pigs by Grinstead, G.S., Tokach, M.D., Dritz, S.S., Goodband, R.D., Nelssen, J.L.

“…Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the influence of an algae derived feed additive, Spirulina platensis (SP), on weanling pig performance. In all…”
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Effects of high feed intake during early gestation on sow performance and offspring growth and carcass characteristics by Musser, R.E., Davis, D.L., Tokach, M.D., Nelssen, J.L., Dritz, S.S., Goodband, R.D.

“…A total of 715 sows and their 4193 offspring were used to evaluate effects of increasing feed intake during gestation on sow performance and carcass…”
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Dietary l-carnitine increases plasma leptin concentrations of gestating sows fed one meal per day by Woodworth, J.C, Minton, J.E, Tokach, M.D, Nelssen, J.L, Goodband, R.D, Dritz, S.S, Koo, S.I, Owen, K.Q

“…Thirty-four sows (parity=1.8; BW=206 kg) were used to determine the influence of l-carnitine and/or chromium tripicolinate on plasma leptin concentrations of…”
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Modeling standardized ileal digestible lysine requirements during gestation on gilts and sows by Thomas, L.L., Goodband, R.D., Tokach, M.D., Woodworth, J.C., DeRouchey, J.M., Dritz, S.S., Gebhardt, Jordan T.

“…•The present model demonstrates that SID Lys-requirements increase through gestation.•Gilts and sows fed 11 g/d SID Lys-were deficient the last 5 to 10 d of…”
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Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Feces of Finisher Pigs: Isolation, Identification, and Public Health Implications of Major and Minor Serogroups by Remfry, S E, Amachawadi, R G, Shi, X, Bai, J, Tokach, M D, Dritz, S S, Goodband, R D, Derouchey, J M, Woodworth, J C, Nagaraja, T G

“…Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are major foodborne human pathogens that cause mild to hemorrhagic colitis, which could lead to complications of…”
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Effects of potential detoxifying agents on growth performance and deoxynivalenol (DON) urinary balance characteristics of nursery pigs fed DON-contaminated wheat1,2 by Frobose, H.L., Stephenson, E. W., Tokach, M.D., DeRouchey, J.M., Woodworth, J. C., Dritz, S.S., Goodband, R.D.

“…Abstract Two experiments were conducted to evaluate potential detoxifying agents on growth of nursery pigs fed deoxynivalenol (DON)-contaminated diets…”
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Effects of diet form and corn particle size on growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing pigs by Nemechek, J.E., Tokach, M.D., Dritz, S.S., Goodband, R.D., DeRouchey, J.M., Woodworth, J.C.

“…•Pigs fed pelleted diets had improved growth performance compared with those fed meal diets.•Feed efficiency improved as corn particle size decreased for pigs…”
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Effects of lactation feed intake and creep feeding on sow and piglet performance by Sulabo, R.C, Jacela, J.Y, Tokach, M.D, Dritz, S.S, Goodband, R.D, DeRouchey, J.M, Nelssen, J.L

“…A total of 84 sows (PIC Line 1050) were blocked according to day of farrowing and parity and allotted in a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments with…”
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Selection of Fecal Enterococci Exhibiting tcrB-Mediated Copper Resistance in Pigs Fed Diets Supplemented with Copper by Amachawadi, R.G, Shelton, N.W, Shi, X, Vinasco, J, Dritz, S.S, Tokach, M.D, Nelssen, J.L, Scott, H.M, Nagaraja, T.G

“…Copper, as copper sulfate, is increasingly used as an alternative to in-feed antibiotics for growth promotion in weaned piglets. Acquired copper resistance,…”
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Effects of fermented soybean meal and specialty animal protein sources on nursery pig performance by Jones, C.K, DeRouchey, J.M, Nelssen, J.L, Tokach, M.D, Dritz, S.S, Goodband, R.D

“…In 2 experiments, 602 pigs were used to evaluate the effects of fish meal, fermented soybean meal, or dried porcine solubles on phase 2 nursery pig…”
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Effects of dietary supplementation of formaldehyde and crystalline amino acids on gut microbial composition of nursery pigs by Williams, H. E., Cochrane, R. A., Woodworth, J. C., DeRouchey, J. M., Dritz, S. S., Tokach, M. D., Jones, C. K., Fernando, S. C., Burkey, T. E., Li, Y. S., Goodband, R. D., Amachawadi, R. G.

“…Formaldehyde-based feed additives are approved in the US for Salmonella control and reducing bacterial contamination in animal feed. However, we hypothesize…”
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The influence of pelleting and supplementing sodium metabisulfite (Na2S2O5) on nursery pigs fed diets contaminated with deoxynivalenol by Frobose, H.L., Fruge, E.D., Tokach, M.D., Hansen, E.L., DeRouchey, J.M., Dritz, S.S., Goodband, R.D., Nelssen, J.L.

“…•We proposed pelleting with sodium metabisulfite to reduce effects of deoxynivalenol.•Pelleting or autoclaving with sodium metabisulfite reduced deoxynivalenol…”
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