SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: NCCC_OLD42 : Committee on Swine Nutrition
Period Covered: 01/01/2005 to 01/01/2006
Date of Report: 03/08/2006
Annual Meeting Dates: 01/05/2006 to 01/06/2006

Michael Azain (GA); Tim S. Stahly (IA); Neal R. Merchen (IL, Administrative Advisor); Jim E. Pettigrew (IL); Olayiwola Adeola (IN); Jim L. Nelssen (KS); Gary L. Cromwell (KY and CSREES); Gretchen M. Hill (MI); Sam Baidoo (MN); Phil S. Miller (NE); Xingen Lei (NY); Don C. Mahan (OH); Hans H. Stein (SD); Sung Woo Kim (TX); Tom D. Crenshaw (WI).

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

See attachment.

Legacy attachment file:

[Minutes]

Accomplishments

Accomplishment since last approval: A. Initiated and completed the following studies: 1. Completed: Evaluation of gender and lysine during the nursery period. 2. Completed: Supplemental B-vitamins in diets for growing-finishing pigs 3. Completed: Validation of the NCR-42 Vitamin-Trace Mineral Mix 4. In progress: Influence of dietary P-concentration of P-digestibility 5. In progress: Efficacy of inorganic and organic Se fed to grower-finisher pigs in various regions of the U.S. on resulting tissue concentrations and serum GSH-Px activity. B. Met jointly with the Southern Regional Sow Nutrition Committee (S-1012) in 2005 and 2006 to discuss research topics of common interest. C. A representative from the feed industry was invited to participate in the 2005 and 2006 meetings to highlight research priorities in the feed industry. This resulted in a healthy exchange of information and ideas between the industry representative and the committee members. D. Invited a representative from the National Academies to participate in the 2006-meeting to present the past, present, and future of the swine NRC and to discuss how NRC publications and the process for prioritizing the needs for these publications have changed since the Committee on Animal Nutrition was disbanded. E. Two manuscripts based on research conducted at multiple research stations following a common protocol have been published in Journal of Animal Science in 2005 (83:2123-2129 and 83:852-857). Three additional manuscripts are being prepared for submission.

Impacts

Coordinated research studies among participating stations using common protocols.
Met in 2005 and 2006 to exchange information and ideas. Met jointly in those years with members of the S-1012 committee and exchanged ideas and information with this committee.
Submitted research articles based on joint research to the Journal of Animal Science.
Invited the Chair of the American Feed Industry Association Nutrition Council to participate in the meetings in 2005 and 2006 to discuss research and improve interactive relations between participating research stations and the swine feed industry.
Invited a representative from the National Academies to participate in the 2006 meeting to discuss research priorities in NRCS and to discuss how NRC publications and the process for prioritizing the needs for these publications have changed.

Publications

Published the following manuscripts that resulted from joint research projects conducted at multiple research stations following a common research protocol. Peer-reviewed Journal Articles: 1. Mahan, D. C., J. H. Brendemuhl, S. D. Carter, L. I. Chiba, T. D. Crenshaw, G. L. Cromwell, C. R. Dove, A. F. Harper, G. M. Hill, G. R. Hollis, S. W. Kim, M. D. Lindemann, C. V. Maxwell, P. S. Miller, J. L. Nelssen, B. T. Richert, L. L. Southern, T. S. Stahly, H. H. Stein, E. van Heugten, and J. T. Yen. 2005. Comparison of dietary selenium fed to grower-finisher pigs from various regions of the United States on resulting tissue Se and loin mineral concentrations. Journal of Animal Sciences. 83:852-857. 2. Hollis, G. R., S. D. Carter, T. R. Cline, T. D. Crenshaw, G. L. Cromwell, G. M. Hill, S. W. Kim, A. J. Lewis, D. C. Mahan, P. S. Miller, H. H. Stein, and T. L. Veum. 2005. Effects of replacing pharmacological levels of dietary zinc oxide with lower dietary levels of various organic zinc sources for weanling pigs. Journal of Animal Science. 83:2123-2129.

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