Animal Well-being
Effect of weaning age and commingling after the nursery phase on humoral and behavioral indicators on humeral and behavioral indicatiors of well-being and on growth performance
November 30, 2003By Charles Maxwell|Jason Apple
Age at weaning impacts growth performance as well as behavioral and immunological responses to management stressors, such as weaning and commingling after the nursery phase. A study conducted at the...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
A Survey of Patterns and Persistence of Antimicrobial Resistance on Swine Farms Using Three Different Antimicrobial Use Strategies
November 24, 2003By David Reeves
Antimicrobial resistance expression at the farm level is proposed to adversely impact human health, though this relationship is poorly understood. This work suggests that prevalence of antimicrobial...
Swine Health - General Disease
Effect of Sow Dietary Glutamine Intake on Subsequent Nursery Pig Growth After an Intestinal Disease Challenge
November 17, 2003By Philip S. Miller
The data from this experiment suggest that increased sow consumption of glutamine does not improve the immune response of endotoxin-treated progeny following weaning. However, it appears that...
Pork Quality
Identification and Traceability for the Pork Industry – A Proposal for a Feasibility Study
November 13, 2003By Randall Geiger
Modern electronics and computer technology can be used to provide traceability in the U.S. pork chain from the retail counter back to the original animal in the farrowing house but the costs...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Productivity and Economic Impacts on Feedgrade Antibiotic Use in Pork Production
October 31, 2003By Paul E. McNamara
An economic and statistical analysis of the 2000 NAHMS National Swine Survey data reveals that efficient use of antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention purposes is associated with...
Evaluation of Emerging Technologies in Swine Manure
October 23, 2003By Samuel K. Baidoo
The study was designed to determine the performance and carcass
characteristics of wean to finish pigs fed diets with different fermentable carbohydrate
sources (inulin and sugar beet pulp). Six...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Evaluation of Emerging Technologies in Swine Manure Management
October 22, 2003By Samuel K. Baidoo
Our findings in the project indicates that in a wean to finish system: Antibiotics may not be necessary for performance of pigs in a wean to finish system. Antibiotics modifies the micro-flora of the...
Pork Quality
Infrared Thermography of Market Hogs as a Predictor of Pork Quality
October 17, 2003By Michael Dikeman
Infrared thermography is a non-invasive, rapid technique capable of detecting pigs with warmer and/or cooler skin surface temperatures than normal, which could be related to variation in pork...
Field-scale evaluation of the value of manure on soil quality and crop production
October 10, 2003By Jerry Hatfield
Manure generated from swine operations is often considered both a liability rather than an asset. Neighbors view manure as a problem from the perceived environmental and nuisance viewpoint while swine producers view manure as a
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Field-scale evaluation of the value of manure on soil quality and crop production
October 10, 2003By J.L. Hatfield
Manure is a valuable source of nutrients and organic material for the soil. The observations that have been conducted across several studies have been completed in research plots. A study using...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Inoculation of Bacterial Pathogens to Control Disease
October 1, 2003By Carlos Pijoan
This study compared 3 different interventions to control Haemophilus parasuis mortality in nursery pigs. Both a commercial and an autogenous vaccine had no significant effect in this farm system. In...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Deterimination of the Pharmacokinetics of Procaine Penicillin in Swine Administered by Intra-Muscular Injection in Transportation Trucks, Holding Pens and from Swine at Slaughter
September 26, 2003By Brad Thacker|DACVCP|Mike Apley DVM|PhD
The absorption, distribution, and elimination (pharmacokinetics) of penicillin G in swine was evaluated in an exploratory study after administration by three routes in 6 pigs weighing approximately...
