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Research Project: NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF FISH OIL ON REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN GILTS AND SOWS & FISH PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES ON IMMUNE INDICES IN GERIATRIC DOGS

Location: Fairbanks, Alaska

2006 Annual Report


4d.Progress report.
This report serves to document research conducted under a specific cooperative agreement between an ARS scientist in Fairbanks on nutritional value of fish oil on reproductive performance in gilts and sows & fish protein hydrolysates indices in geriatric dogs and Drs. McKeith, Ellis and Fahey of the University of Illinois. Additional details of research can be found in the annual report for the parent CRIS 5341-31410-003-00D.

The initial study indicated the potential of using hydrolysates from fish by-products for enhancing the growth of young pigs and a second trial using 96 weaning pigs was completed and is being analyzed. An additional trial has evaluated the use of salmon oil on the reproductive performance of gilts and subsequent growth of piglets after birth through weaning. The initial trial was conducted at the University of Illinois swine farm and results indicate increased reproductive performance in terms of fetus number and this trail is being followed up with an on-farm trial that is scheduled to be completed in August 2006.

The second aspect of this project was to determine the effects of feeding diets containing fish protein substrates on total tract nutrient digestibilities and indices of immune status on aged dogs. Differences have been detected and all laboratory and data analysis is scheduled to be completed by September 2006.


   

 
Project Team
Bechtel, Peter
 
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