Animal Behavior, Housing and Well-Being

Wednesday, March 19, 2014: 7:30 AM-9:00 AM
Grand Ballroom - Posters (Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center)
Chair:
Janice M. Siegford
Impact of Management Systems on Reproductive Performance, Hematological Profiles, Rectum Temperature, Fecal Score and Fecal Microbiota in Primiparous Sows
Mostarina Begum, Department of Animal Science, Dankook University; Jae-Won Park, Department of Animal Science, Dankook University; In-Ho Kim, Department of Animal Science, Dankook University
Impact of Management Systems on ReproductivePerformance, Hematological Profiles, Rectum Temperature, Fecal Score and Fecal Microbiota in the 2nd Parity Sows
Abdolreza Hosseindoust, Department of Animal Science, Dankook University; Bo-Ram Lee, Dankook University; In-Ho Kim, Department of Animal Science, Dankook University
Effects of social rank on agonistic behaviors and associated injuries of gestating sows at mixing
Lihua Wang, University of Minnesota, West Central Research and Outreach Center; Lee J. Johnston, University of Minnesota, West Central Research and Outreach Center; Yuzhi Li, University of Minnesota, West Central Research and Outreach Center
What determines the social rank of a sow in a group-housing system?
Lihua Wang, University of Minnesota, West Central Research and Outreach Center; Lee J. Johnston, University of Minnesota, West Central Research and Outreach Center; Yuzhi Li, University of Minnesota, West Central Research and Outreach Center
Method of sprinkling trailers during hot weather and effects on transport losses of market weight pigs
Rebecca K Kephart, Iowa State University; Anna K. Butters-Johnson, Iowa State University; Kenneth J. Stalder, Iowa State University; Ted W. Huiatt, Iowa State University; Avi Sapkota, Purdue University; John J. McGlone, Texas Tech University
Effects of ractopamine level on the growth performance, carcass and meat quality, and blood acid-base and catecholamine responses to handling and transport procedures in finishing pigs
C. L. Puls, University of Illinois; M. Ellis, University of Illinois; M. J. Ritter, Elanco Animal Health; W. E. Trout, Elanco Animal Health; S. N. Carr, Elanco Animal Health
Impact of providing shade on the growth performance of grazing dairy heifers
Mohammad W. Sahar, Purdue University; Tana S. Dennis, Purdue University; Jason E. Tower, Purdue University; Amanda M. Mosiman, Purdue University; Tamilee D. Nennich, Purdue University
Drylot vs. pasture beef cow/calf production
Vernon L. Anderson, North Dakota State University; Breanne Ilse, Big Horn County Extension, Montana State University; Chanda L. Engel, Carrington Research Extension Center, North Dakota State University