Environment - Other
Conversion of Hog Manure to Diesel Fuel
September 20, 2004By Richard Russell
Public Health - Salmonella
Risk Factors for the Occurance of drug resistant Salmonella spp. in commercial swine production
August 27, 2004By Peter Bahnson
Resistance to two antimicrobial drugs frequently used in swine production, tetracycline and sulfa drugs, was common among Salmonella isolates from commercial farms. Since these isolates were from...
Animal Well-being
Acute and chronic effects of ammonia on inflammation, immunology, endocrine function, performance, and behavior of nursery pigs
August 27, 2004By F. M. Mitloehner
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Bioinformatics Based Genome Comparison of Six Salmonella spp. to Provide a Foundation for the Development of Reliable Molecular Epidemiological Methods.
August 3, 2004By Scot Dowd
Salmonella research is the top priority for the pig industry especially related to pre-harvest reduction of pathogens with potential public health significance. The pre-harvest food safety research...
Swine Health - General Disease
Optimization of Methods for the Study of Swine Viral Pathogens in Aerosols
July 30, 2004By Jeffrey Zimmerman
Understanding the routes of PRRSV transmission and doses required to cause infection within and between herds is critical for control and eradication of PRRSV. Aerosol research is dynamic and...
Swine Health - General Disease
Real-time PCR detection of PRRSv and rapid identification of vaccine in serum and semen
July 28, 2004By Dr. Richard Oberst
The detection of PRRSv in boars is critical for developing and maintaining a biosecure breeding program, however it is complicated by many variables. Correlating the current PRRSv infectious status...
Developing Virtual Engineering Tools for Hoop Swine
July 23, 2004By Dr. Kenneth "Mark" Bryden
Over the past century livestock housing facilities have evolved from
traditional wooden barns to engineered structures made of plastic and steel. Although
building materials have changed dramatically...
Environment - Other
Developing Virtual Engineering Tools for Hoop Swine Housing
July 23, 2004By Dr. Kenneth Bryden Professor|Thomas Richard
Would you fly on airplane that hadn't been tested? Neither would anyone else. Over the past 3 decades, researchers have developed very accurate numerical models for airflow around an airplane...
Swine Health - General Disease
Immunomodulation of humoral immunity in PRRSV-infected piglets
July 7, 2004By John Butler
PRRS is caused by a virus that causes the host's immune system to malfunction much in the same manner in which infectious agents can trigger the onset of autoimmune syndromes like Lupus or rheumatoid...
A Nebraska Odor Footprint Tool for Planning Pork Facilities
July 1, 2004By Dr. Richard Koelsch
Pork producers and rural communities are struggling to balance air quality issues (primarily odors) with the presence and growth of the industry. Currently the type of pork facility, odor control...
Environment - Other
A Nebraska Odor Footprint Tool for Planning Pork Facilities
July 1, 2004By Rick Koelsch
Laboratory Evaluation and Field Verification of Single Point Monitors (SPMs) for Measuring Aerial Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide Associated with Swine Operations
June 30, 2004By Dr. Hongwei Xin
Performance of 43-44 Single Point Monitors (SPMs) was evaluated for
measuring aerial ammonia (NH3, 0-30 ppm) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S, 0-90 ppb) under
laboratory and field conditions. Calibration...