BACKGROUND Self-obtained penile-meatal swabs and urine specimens have been used for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) for outreach screening in men. OBJECTIVE To compare the sensitivity of self-collected male penile-meatal swabs and urine for the detection of CT, NG and TV. METHODS Matching penile-meatal swabs and urines were collected at ...

Two experiments, involving six experiment stations in the North Central Region of the United States, were conducted to examine the space requirements of mixed-sex pigs (barrows and gilts) from 54 to 113 kg live weight. In both experiments, corn- or milo-soybean meal-based diets were formulated within stations to contain .6% lysine and no growth-promoting feed additive. In Exp. 1, entire pens of...