Faculty

 

 

 

 

Steve Dritz
DVM 1990, University of Minnesota
PhD 1995, Kansas State University
Swine Specialist
Professor
Phone: (785)532-4202
Email: Dritz@vet.k-state.edu

 

 

 

 

Research:

I conduct on-farm research to improve swine production and feeding management practices. My most recent research projects have quantified the effects of feed antimicrobials in multi-site pig production systems, examined alternatives to the use of conventional antimicrobials, and developed alternative antimicrobial delivery systems in the nursery phase. An additional research focus has been to evaluate the impact of pig weaning age from a biologic and economic perspective in multi-site pig production. My focus also is on developing practical spreadsheet based tools to aid economic evaluation swine production management changes. I have co-authored two book chapters related to the nutrition of early weaned pigs and numerous scientific articles on swine nutrition and production. Additionally, I provide nutritional advice to a variety of North American swine farms and frequently provides international technical training seminars.

Selected Publications  

Neill, C. R., J. L. Nelssen, M. D. Tokach, R.D. Goodband J.M. DeRouchey, S.S. Dritz, C.N. Groesbeck, and K.R. Brown. 2006. Effects of oregano oil on growth performance of nursery pigs. J. Swine Health Prod. 14:312-316.

Main, R. G., S.S. Dritz, M. D. Tokach, R. D. Goodband, K. C. Dhuyvetter and J. L. Nelssen. 2005. A partial-budgeting tool to describe the effect of lactation space and lactation-space management on net revenue in a multi-site production system. J. Swine Health Prod. 13:322-332.

Keegan, T.P., S.S. Dritz, J.L. Nelssen, J.M. DeRouchey, M. D. Tokach, and R. D. Goodband. 2005. Effects of in-feed antimicrobial alternatives and antimicrobials on nursery pig performance and weight variation. J. Swine Health Prod. 13: 13-18.

Main, R. G., S.S. Dritz, M. D. Tokach, R. D. Goodband, and J. L. Nelssen. 2004. Increasing weaning age improves pig performance in a multi-site production system. J. Anim. Sci. 82:1499-1507.

Burkey, T.E., S.S. Dritz, J.C. Nietfeld, B.J. Johnson, J.E. Minton. 2004. Effect of dietary mannanoligosaccharide (MOS) and sodium chlorate (CHL) on growth performance of weaned pigs challenged with Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium. J. Anim. Sci. 82 397-404.

Dritz, S. S., M. D. Tokach, R. D. Goodband, and J. L. Nelssen. 2002. Effects of administration of antimicrobials in feed on growth rate and feed efficiency of pigs in multisite production systems. J. A. V. M. A. 220:1690-1695.

Donovan, T. S. and S.S. Dritz. 2000. Effect of split nursing on variation in pig growth from birth to weaning. J. A. V. M. A. 217:79-81.