David H. Baker has been one of the most productive animal scientists of our time. He has directed 36 Ph.D., 20 M.S., and 5 postdoctoral students. He and his research collaborators (mostly Ph.D. trainees) have published 455 papers in peer-reviewed outlets. He also has authored 280 abstracts and 200 popular articles. Recognitions for his accomplishments in nutrition research have been numerous. He has received six awards from ASAS, five from the Poultry Science Association, and two from the American Society for Nutritional Sciences. In 1986, Baker was the first faculty member in agriculture at Illinois to be given the title of university scholar, the highest honor attainable at the University of Illinois, and in 1987, he received the USDA Distinguished Service Award in Research. In 2005, he received the distinct honor of being elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
2013 Symposium
Modeling the response of growing pigs to amino acid intake – beyond NRC (2012).
C.F.M. de Lange, University of Guelph
Utilization of the pig in biomedical research: A realization of the pig genome sequencing project.
Larry Schook, University of Illinois
Dietary amino acid balance in gestating and lactating sows: from theory to practice.
Nathalie Trottier, Michigan State University
2012 Symposium
Current lysine:calorie ratio recommendations and their use in diet formulation.
R. D. Goodband*, M. D. Tokach, S. S. Dritz, J. M. DeRouchey, and J. L. Nelssen, Kansas State University, Manhattan.
Effects of reducing crude protein level and replacement with crystalline amino acids on growth performance, carcass composition, and fresh pork quality of finishing pigs fed Paylean.
J. K. Apple*1, C. V. Maxwell1, J. W. S. Yancey1, R. L. Payne2, and J. Thomson2, 1Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, 2Evonik-Degussa Corp., Kennesaw, GA.
How to feed pigs without whole grains and soybean meal.
H. M. J. van Hees*1, P. J. L. Ramaekers1, and A. Pharazyn2, 1Nutreco Swine Research Centre, St Anthonis, the Netherlands, 2Nutreco Canada Agresearch, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Effect of a branched-chain amino acid imbalanced supply on voluntary feed intake and the postprandial plasma kinetics of branched-chain amino acids in piglets.
M. Gloaguen*1,3, N. Le Floc’h1,2, E. Corrent3, Y. Primot3, and J. van Milgen1,2, 1INRA, UMR1079, SENAH, Saint-Gilles, France, 2Agrocampus Ouest Rennes, UMR 1079, SENAH, Rennes, France, 3Ajinomoto Eurolysine s.a.s., Paris, France.
Nutritional aspects of animal health and oxidative stress.
T. E. Burkey*1, T. E. Weber2, and N. K. Gabler3, 1University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2USDA-ARS, Ames, IA, 3Iowa State University, Ames.
Influence of deoxynivalenol and L-Trp supplementation on weight gain, feed intake, and immune responses of nursery pigs.
Y. B. Shen*, A. C. Chaytor, and S. W. Kim, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
The effects of supplemental nucleotides on growth and health of piglets.
A. C. Chaytor* and S. W. Kim, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
2011 Symposium
Nitrogen-containing nutrients and the developing infant.
P. Anderson*, Abbott Nutrition, Columbus, OH.
Utilization of threonine by non-ruminant animals.
O. Adeola*, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Amino acid digestibility and concentration of digestible and metabolizable energy in a threonine co-product fed to weanling pigs.
F. N. Almeida*, R. C. Sulabo, and H. H. Stein, University of Illinois, Urbana.
Exogenous enzymes and amino acid digestibility.
A. J. Cowieson*, University of Sydney, Australia.
Effect of a multi-carbohydrase enzyme on apparent and standardized ileal amino acid digestibility in extruded full fat soybeans fed to finishing pigs.
D. Ayoade*, E. Kiarie, B. Slominski, and C. M. Nyachoti, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Amino acid requirements of modern sows.
R. O. Ball*, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Influence of dietary L-arginine supplementation to sows during late gestation on sow and litter performance during lactation.
B. E. Bass*1, C. L. Bradley1, Z. B. Johnson1, C. V. Maxwell1, R. D. Boyd2, J. L. Usry3, and J. W. Frank1, 1University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2The Hanor Company, Franklin, KY, 3Ajinomoto Heartland, LLC, Chicago, IL.
2010 Symposium
Impacting an Industry—A Tribute to David H. Baker.
Gary L. Allee, University of Missouri, Columbia.
Do the gastrointestinal microflora of non-ruminants contribute to the amino acid needs of their host?
M. Fuller*, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
Does lysine level fed in one phase influence performance during another phase in nursery pigs?
J. E. Nemechek*, M. D. Tokach, S. S. Dritz, R. D. Goodband, J. M. DeRouchey, and J. L. Nelson, Kansas State University, Manhattan.
Amino acid nutrition for efficient immune responses.
B.D. Humphrey*, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
(ASAS Animal Science Young Scholar) Methionine sources in swine nutrition: Current knowledge and future directions. J. A. Jendza* and O. Adeola, Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences, West Lafayette, IN.
Developing low protein, amino acid supplemented diets for swine. L. L. Southern*, M. L. Roux, A. M. Waguespack, S. Powell, T. D. Bidner, and R. L. Payne, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Evonik-Degussa Corp., Kennesaw, GA.
Determining the optimum ratio of standardized ileal digestible (SID) isoleucine to lysine for growing pigs fed wheat-barley based diets. M. D. Lindemann*, A. D. Quant, J. H. Cho, B. J. Kerr, G. L. Cromwell, and J. K. Htoo, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Hanau, Germany.
Practical amino acid formulation for sows and pigs. J. Hedges*, Ralco Nutrition, Inc., Marshall, MN.
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2009 Symposium
Where is the next generation?
R. A. Easter, University of Illinois, Urbana.
The origin of methyl groups and their function.
J. T. Brosnan, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.
Whole-body growth, carcass growth and primal mass as indices of lysine adequacy in high lean growth pigs.
M. E. Johnston, R. D. Boyd, B. Fields, C. Booher, C. E. Fralick, C. E. Zier-Rush, and A. A. Sosnicki, The Hanor Company, Franklin, KY, Swine Tek Research, Van Wert, OH, PIC USA, Hendersonville, TN.
Regulation of gastrointestinal function: Motivation from the distal gut.
K. A. Tappenden* University of Illinois, Urbana.
The standardized ileal digestible isoleucine to lysine requirement ratio may not be greater than 50% in post-weaned piglets.
J. van Milgen, R. Barea, L. Brossard, N. Le Floc’h, D. Melchior, and Y. Primot, INRA, UMR1079, Saint- Gilles, France, Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1079, Rennes, France, AJINOMOTO EUROLYSINE S.A.S., Paris, France.
The evaluation of feeding lactating sows on grams of lysine compared to percent of lysine in the diet.
L. Greiner, J. Soto, J. Connor, G. Allee, J. Usry, and N. Williams, Innovative Swine Solutions, LLC, Carthage, IL, University of Missouri, Columbia, Ajinomoto Heartland LLC, Chicago, IL, PIC, Hendersonville, TN.
Practical and theoretical evaluations of amino acid-related research for use in commercial swine production.
M. Edmonds, Kent Feeds, Inc., Muscatine, IA.