Fats and Proteins Research Foundation

Project Tag: 2004

Evaluating the Impact Under Commercial Conditions of Increasing Diet Tallow Content and Dietary Energy Concentration on Grow-Finish Performance, Carcass Quality and Return Over Feed Cost

Title: Evaluating the Impact Under Commercial Conditions of Increasing Diet Tallow Content and Dietary Energy Concentration on Grow-Finish Performance, Carcass Quality and Return Over Feed Cost Principle Investigator: John Patience Year: 2004 Objective: The objectives of this experiment were: 1. To determine the response of growing and finishing pigs to increasing dietary energy concentration on … Continued

Effects of supplemental fat on growth performance and quality of beef from steers fed com finishing diets

Title: Effects of supplemental fat on growth performance and quality of beef from steers fed com finishing diets Principle Investigator: Mark Nelson Year: 2004 Objective: Determine effects of fat and forage level on growth performance and appearance, composition and eating quality of beef. Lay Summary/Industry Summary: Supplemental fat in finishing diets I) decreases ruminal fiber … Continued

Digestibility of amino acids by Broilers and Turkeys

Title: Digestibility of amino acids by Broilers and Turkeys Principle Investigator: Todd Applegate Year: 2004 Objective: To estimate the effects on how IEAA flow in the chick may vary depending on site specific conditions of the experiment. Lay Summary/Industry Summary: The primary objectives of this research was to a) quantify the endogenous losses of amino … Continued

Evaluating the Effects of Meat & Bone Meal in Reproducing Sow Diets

Title: Evaluating the Effects of Meat & Bone Meal in Reproducing Sow Diets Principle Investigator: Donald Malmn Year: 2004 Objective: To evaluate the effects of Meat & Bone Meal as a protein (amino acid) source for reproducing sows on reproductive performance, changes in backfat thickness, nursing pig performance, and sow milk compositions over a 3 … Continued