Fertility and Reproductive Management
Tuesday, March 17, 2015: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
302-303 (Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center)
Moderator:
Patrick J. Gunn
9:45 AM
Suckling reduction and boar exposure to induce estrus in lactating sows
H. L Frobose, Kansas State University;
M. D. Tokach, Kansas State University;
J. M. DeRouchey, Kansas State University;
R. D. Goodband, Kansas State University;
Steven S. Dritz, Kansas State University;
J. C. Woodworth, Kansas State University;
Jim L Nelssen, Kansas State University;
Duane L. Davis, Kansas State University
10:00 AM
Litter of origin effects on gilt development in a commercial setting
Jeffrey L. Vallet, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Julia A Calderon-Diaz, Iowa State University;
Kenneth J. Stalder, Iowa State University;
Christina E Phillips, Murphy-Brown LLC;
Jeremy R. Miles, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Elane C. Wright-Johnson, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Lea A. Rempel, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Clay A. Lents, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Dan Nonneman, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Gary A. Rohrer, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Brad A. Freking, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Robert A. Cushman, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
10:45 AM
Age at puberty, ovulation rate, and reproductive tract traits of developing gilts fed two lysine levels and three metabolizable energy levels from 100 d to 260 d of age
Julia A. Calderón Díaz, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
Jeffrey L. Vallet, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Clay A. Lents, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Dan Nonneman, USDA/ARS;
Jeremy R. Miles, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Elane C. Wright-Johnson, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Lea A. Rempel, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Robert A. Cushman, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Brad A. Freking, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Gary A. Rohrer, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Christina E Phillips, Murphy-Brown LLC;
Ashley E. DeDecker, Murphy-Brown LLC;
George Foxcroft, Department of Swine Reproductive Physiology, University of Alberta;
Kenneth Stalder, Iowa State University