2004 Nebraska Swine Report| Nutrition | |
| Body Composition, Protein Deposition, and Efficiency of Lysine Utilization of Growing Pigs Fed Crystalline or Protein-Bound Lysine | 3 |
| Dietary Antimicrobials in a Wean-to-Finish Facility | 8 |
| Update on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Litter Size in Swine | 12 |
| Effects of Sow Dietary Glutamine Supplementation on Sow and Litter Performance, Subsequent Weanling Pig Performance, and Intestinal Development after an Immune Challenge | 14 |
| Energy and Nitrogen Utilization of Corn Rootworm Protected Corn (Event MON 863) and Similar Non-Transgenic Corn in Young Pigs | 18 |
| Effect of Increasing Dietary Crude Protein Concentration on Growth Performance and Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Concentration | 20 | Genetics |
| Different Biological Responses of Pigs of Two Genetic Populations to PRRSV Challenge Suggests Underlying Genetic Variation in Susceptibility/Resistance to PRRSV | 24 |
| Major Genes Affect Reproduction and Early Growth | 28 |
| Reproduction | |
| Role of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Receptor in Determination of Ovulation Rate Between Lines of Swine | 32 |
| Housing | |
| Thermal Conditions Within Pens Fitted with Differing Zone-Heating Options and Resulting Performance of Newly Weaned Pigs in a Wean-to-Finish Facility | 34 |
| Public Policy | |
| Where Can I Build or Expand a Livestock Operation? A Case Study of Cuming County, Nebraska | 39 |
| Nebraska Supreme Court Rules City can Regulate Animal Feeding Operation | 43 |
| Livestock Friendly Counties Statute Enacted | 45 |
| Property Valuation May be Reduced by Proximity to Livestock Operation | 46 |
| Business Management | |
| Team Approach to Management | 48 |
| Manure Management | |
| Crop Residue Cover and Manure Incorporation - Part I: Reduction of Cover | 50 |
| Crop Residue Cover and Manure Incorporation - Part II: "Fine-Tuning" the System | 53 |
| Appendix | 58 |
Electronic version issued January 2004
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Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Elbert C. Dickey, Dean and Director of Cooperative Extension, University of Nebraska, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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