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2002

ENGINEERING

• Feasibility Study for Concrete Swine Buildings and Manure Storage Facilities in Western Canada.
• Effect of Extender, Cooling Method and Incubation Time on Storage of Extended Boar Semen at 5°C.
• Draeger microPac Performance for Hydrogen Sulphide Monitoring in Commercial Swine Operation.
• Hydrogen Sulphide Concentration While Pulling Pit Plugs and Power-Washing Rooms.

ETHOLOGY

• Effects of Large Group Size on Productivity of Grower-Finisher Pigs.
• Growth Rate and Age at First Estrus: Impact on Managing the Gilt Pool.

NUTRITION

• Feed Processing and Nutritional Quality Among Wheat Classes Fed to Weaned Pigs.
• Reducing Water Waste From Nipple Drinkers by Growing-Finishing Pigs.
• Water Usage by Grower-Finisher Pigs Using Dry and Wet/Dry Feeders.
• The Effect of Dietary Energy Concentration and Lysine: Energy Ratio on the Growth Performance of Weaned Pigs.
• The Performance of Growing-Finishing Pigs Fed Diets With Reduced Crude Protein.
• The Methionine Requirement of Pigs from 25 to 50kg.

ENVIRONMENT

• Comparison of Urination Frequency of Grower-Finisher Pigs to Ammonia Emission.
• The Net Energy System and Diet Manipulation: An Overview.
• Can We Alter Water Utilization in Growing Pigs by Diet Manipulation?
• Moisture Production of Grower-Finisher Pigs: Field Measurements Compared with Theoretical Values.
• Effect of Dietary Crude Protein Content and Phase Feeding on Performance and
• Urinary Nitrogen Excretion of Grower Pigs.
• A Low Protein Diet and Oil Sprinkling to Reduce Ammonia Emissions from Pig Barns.
• Airborne Dust, Endotoxin and DNA Downwind from Swine Barns: An Update.
• Impact of Combining a Low Protein Diet and Oil Sprinkling on Odour and Dust Emissions of Swine Barns.