Research

PorkCRC Outcomes

Research Summaries and Full Reports available

Research Summaries
Program one - Securing more reliable and consistent supplies of protein and energy for pig diets

1A-102 - Improved Triticale Production through breeding and agronomy

1B-102 - Processing methods for improving the utilisation of cereal grains by pigs

1B-102 - Processing methods for improving the utilisation of cereal grains by pigs: Development of a rapid in-vitro starch digestion technique for animal feed

1B-104 -Peas for a more reliable protein supply to the Pork industry in the north

1B-106 - Canola meal value chain quality improvement - Stage 2

1B-107 - Influence of hammer mill screen size and grain source (wheat or sorghum) on the growth performance of male grower pigs

Program two - Improving herd feed conversion efficiency

2A-104 - Evaluation of feeding strategies and measurement of feed consumption using the Feedlogic system

2A-104 - Lysine Requirements of pigs from 20 to 100 kgs liveweight

2A-104 - Altering the timing of Improvac to reduce its impact on performance

2A-105 - Development and evaluation of feeding strategies to improve feed conversion efficiency in growing pigs

2B-101 -1- Effect of dietary neutral detergent fibre (NDF) content on growth rate and efficiency of finisher pigs

2B-101 - 2 -The effect of dietary fat concentration on the growth rate and feed efficiency of finisher pigs

2B-101 - 3 - Maximising the benefits of high fat and high fibre diets during the finisher period

2B-103 - Creep feeding – weaning age interactions with creep feeding

2B-103 - Influence of weaner diet complexity and weaning weight on lifetime performance

2C-104 - Controlled exposure as a management tool for Glässer's disease

2C-108 - The use of nucleotides, functional amino acids and vitamins to stimulate feed intake, enhance gut development and immunity in the pre- and post-wean piglet for lifetime growth performance

2C-114 - Evaluating the replacement of zinc oxide with an encapsulated zinc oxide product as a means of controlling post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets

2D-101 - Improving the performance of the progeny of gilts

2D-104 – Predicting body composition of sows from live animal measurements

2D-108 - Improving reproductive performance during seasonal infertility: identification of at-risk sows and the role of oocyte quality - Preliminary report

2D-110 - Determining the effects of season on ovarian development and early pregnancy returns

2D-111 - Measurement and comparison of feed intake and growth performance during lactation and wean-finish of gilt-progeny pigs cross-fostered onto multiparous sows

2F-109 - Field evaluation of the benefits of fish oil dietary supplementation to multiparous sows fed during lactation and early pregnancy on fertility

2G-102 – Increasing the dietary energy of diets fed to first-litter sows increases lactation performance and subsequent reproduction

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Program three - Enhancing capacity to deliver nutrients that promote health and well-being through pork

3A-104 - Fresh pork and cardiometabolic health

3A-105 - The effects of pork on satiety

3A-106 - Pork meat as a dietary strategy for the treatment of iron deficiency in young women

3A-107 - The role of Australian pork in improving thiamine status, heart disease risk factors and glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes


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Research Highlights for 2008/09 available in the Annual Report

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