Mike D. Tokach

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
USA

Papers:
36 Validating dietary approach to determine the Trp:Lys ratio for pigs 86 Effects of withdrawing high-fiber ingredients prior to market on finishing pig growth performance, carcass characteristics, intestinal weights, and carcass fat quality 93 Stimulation of Estrus and Ovulation in Lactating Sows 120 Regression Analysis to Predict Growth Performance from Dietary Net Energy in Growing-Finishing Pigs 123 Effects of corn particle size and diet form on finishing pig growth performance and carcass characteristics 130 Effects of high levels of phytase in low lysine diets on the growth performance of nursery pigs 131 Effects of diet complexity, antibiotics, and benzoic acid on nursery pig growth performance 133 Effects of corn particle size, complete diet grinding, and diet form on 11- to 20-kg nursery pig growth performance and caloric efficiency 137 Evaluation of dietary acidifiers on growth performance of nursery pigs 158 Effects of corn particle size and diet form on growth performance of 6-22 kg nursery pigs 175 Evaluation of different corn oil sources on nursery pig growth performance 184 Effects of Added Zn in Diets with Ractopamine HCl on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Zn Concentrations in Plasma, Loin, and Liver, and Ileal Mucosal Inflammation mRNA Expression of Finishing Pigs 185 The effects of copper source (tribasic copper chloride or copper sulfate) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and pen cleanliness in finishing pigs 235 The Effects of an Altered Suckling Treatment on Piglet Performance during Late Lactation and the Nursery Period 298 Effect of dietary zinc and Ractopamine-HCl on pork chop tenderness and shelf-life characteristics 299 Effects of Source and Level of Added Zinc on Muscle Fiber Diameter and Skeletal Muscle Protein Turnover of Finishing Pigs Fed Ractopamine HCl 321 (NR) Comparison of Fermented Soybean Meal Processing Methods on Nursery Pig Growth Performance 322 Evaluation of increasing peptone blend on nursery pig performance 331 The effects of withdrawing high-fiber ingredients prior to market on growth and carcass characteristics in commercial finishing pigs 337 Influence of a superdose of phytase on finishing pig performance and carcass characteristics 338 Influence of copper sulfate and tribasic copper chloride on feed intake preference in finishing pigs 352 Effects of hydrolyzed vegetable protein or hydrolyzed vegetable and meat protein blend on nursery pig performance 355 Effects of fine grinding corn or dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and diet form on growth performance and caloric efficiency of 11- 22-kg nursery pigs