09/12/2024

A cooperative study assessing the effects of a second iron injection administered before weaning on growth performance, hematological status, and tissue mineral concentrations of nursery pigs. 2024. T.B. Chevalier, O. Adeola, S.D. Carter, C.R. Dove, M.J. Estienne, C.L. Levesque, C.V. Maxwell, T. Tsai, and M.D. Lindemann. Applied Animal Science 40:112-123. https://doi.org/10.15232/aas.2023-02480

02/14/2025

02/24/2026

Publications:

Estienne, M., Lee, J.W., Niblett, R.T., Humphrey, B.D., Monegue, H.J., and Lindemann, M.D. 2025. Reproductive performance and milk composition of sows fed diets supplemented with an immunomodulator. Animals 15:1427. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15101427

McClellan, K., Sheffield, S., and Levesque, C.L. 2024. The impact of hemoglobin concentration on farrowing duration in sows. Trans Anim Sci.  https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txae158

McClellan KA, Acosta J, Lawrence B, Hough S, Bergstrom J, Weaver M, Robbins R, Weaver EM. Feeding a nutrient enriched diet to late gestating sows across consecutive cycles improves micronutrient status, farrowing duration, and prolificacy. Transl Anim Sci. 2025 Nov 24;9:txaf155. https://doi: 10.1093/tas/txaf155.

McClellan K, Aldrich S, Pohlen C, Harrell R, Weaver E. Low sow hemoglobin status is a risk factor for sow removal in commercial herds. J Swine Health Prod. Published online: December 16, 2025. https://doi.org/10.54846/jshap/1438.

Olson L, Weaver E. PS-1 An evaluation of sodium salicylate in the periparturient management of the sow. J Anim Sci. 2024 May 4;102(Suppl 2):347. doi:10.1093/jas/skae102.397.

Soler, F, H. Williams, X. Paz, D. McKilligan, and E. van Heugten. 2026. Effect of late-gestation micronutrient supplementation on sow hemoglobin concentration and farrowing outcomes. Midwest Section Am. Soc. Anim. Sci. Meeting, March 8-11, 2026, Omaha, NE.