Pork Quality
Novel Approach to Controlling Water-Holding Capacity and pH Decline in Pork: The Role of Dietary Lipoic Acid in Calcium Regulation and Glycogen Storage.
April 4, 2003By Elisabeth Huff- Lonergan
In general, products that had a high level of oxidation had lower ultimate pH values than did products with relatively lower levels of oxidation There appeared to be an interaction between the level...
Pork Quality
Effects of Downers on Pork Quality
April 3, 2003By Floyd K. McKeith
Downer animals tended to produce pork that was dark in color, exhibited a relatively high ultimate pH and low drip loss with no relationship between downer animals and lung score value.
Pork Quality
Comparison of Grain Sources (Barley, White Corn, and Yellow Corn) for Swine Diets and Their Effects on Meat Quality and Production Traits.
April 1, 2003By John Mabry
Efficient pork production is a necessity for an economically viable swine industry. Number two yellow corn is considered the primary energy source for swine diets in the Midwest. Despite the low...
Public Health - Other
Recovery and Identification of Airborne Microorganisms in Swine Facilities Using Selective Agar and Thin Agar Layer (TAL) Resuscitation Media
March 31, 2003By Beth Ann Crozier-Dodson|Dr. DanielY. C. Fang
This study was designed to determine the amount of bacteria in the air of a swine confinement finishing barn using media designed to resuscitate injured organisms. In addition to knowing how much...
The Development of a Biofilter System for Ammonia and VOCRemoval from Swine Operations
March 25, 2003By James R. Kastner
Biofilters have been used to degrade a wide range of air pollutants including odorous compounds such as H2S and ammonia. Design procedures for biofilters in agricultural processes have been...
Environment - Air
The Development of a Biofilter System for Ammonia and VOCRemoval from Swine Operations
March 25, 2003By James Kastner
Compost-based biofilters are one of the most cost effective treatment technologies for low concentration air pollutants, compared to traditional technologies such as thermal and catalytic oxidation....
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Evaluation of Toxo TaqMan Assay for use in Detection of Swine Toxoplasmosis
March 10, 2003By Joan K. Lunney
Swine Health - General Disease
Determination of Toxoplasma gondii Antibody Prevalence in Midwest Market Swine
February 28, 2003By James McKean
This study demonstrates the continued reduction in Toxoplasma antibodies in the Midwestern commercial market swine herd from earlier surveys. The prevalence of 0.75% is consistent with the National...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Analysis of a More Restricted Antimicrobial Access Policy in Pork Production
February 4, 2003By Dermot Hayes
Swine Health - General Disease
Characterization of West Nile Virus Infection in Swine
February 2, 2003By R. A. Bowen
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Effects of commercial chilling methods for reducing bacteria on pork carcasses
January 11, 2003By Catherine Cutter
Previous laboratory studies have demonstrated that snap/blast chilling is known to significantly reduce some bacterial populations on pork surfaces, including Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and...
An assessment of odour emissions from land applied swine manure
January 1, 2003
Land application of manure generates more odour complaints than any other stage in livestock production. Livestock odours have been found to be complex and challenging to accurately measure in field...
