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How Long Does Standing Estrus Last AFter Initial Boar Exposure When Heat Checking? 3
Elevation of Plasma FSH with a Low Level of FSH-P During The Early to Mid Follicular Phase Blocks the Loss of Greater Numbers of Medium Follicles in Control Line Gilts Compared to Gilts Selected for High Ovulation Rate 4
Improved Semen Characteristics in Boars Selected for Testis Size 9
Index Selection for Components of Litter Size 14
Legal Aspects of Swine Production Networking 18
Feedlot Nuisance and the Nebraska Right to Farm Act 19
Estimation of Pork Trim Composition by Electromagnetic Scanning 21
Effect of Cooking Method on Nutrient Content of Boneless Pork Loin Roasts 22
Utilization of Twin Screw Cold Extrusion to Manufacture Restructured Chops from Lower- Valued Pork 23
Pharmacological Levels of Zinc in Nursery Diets — A Review 27
Environmental Contamination Is a Major Contributor to Prevalence of Serpulina Hyodysenteriae Infection of Swine on Farms Medicating Against Swine Dysentery 29
Reduces Severity of Disease Associated with Feeding a Pharmacologic Amount of Zinc in a Laboratory Mouse Model of Swine Dysentery 31
Addition of Fat to Diets of Lactating Sows. I. Effects on Sow and Pig Performance 34
Addition of Fat to Diets of Lactating Sows. II. Effects on Energy Intake, Meal Patterns, and Blood Hormones and Metabolites 36
Are There Benefits in Adding Fat to Sow Lactation Diets? 40
Plasma Urea Concentration as an Index of the Protein Requirements of Growing-finishing Pigs 42
Nursery and Growing-finishing Space Interactions 44


August 4, 1998
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