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Pork Checkoff Research

Research is at the heart of the National Pork Board’s mission and is funded by your Pork Checkoff dollars. Research is administered in all areas of pork production, processing, and human nutrition to develop a higher quality and more profitable product in the competitive meat protein market.

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Public Health - Other
Non-Occupational Human Health Effects of Gases, Particulate Matter and Bioaerosols Emitted from Confined Swine Production Facilities
Pork Quality
Biochemical characterization of superior quality pork
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Development of a sensitive molecular assay to detect Toxoplasma gondii DNA in biological samples
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Characterizing the Origin and Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance
Evaluation of dust and pathogens in air exhausted from swine facilities
Five swine finishing buildings were identified in which Salmonella organisms were recovered from pen fecal samples. On a weekly basis for 5 weeks, fecal samples were collected from the pens, dust...
Environment - Air
Evaluation of dust and pathogens in air exhausted from swine facilities
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Evaluation of Antemortem Salmonella Deection Procedures in Market Weight Swine
Pork Quality
Regulation of Fat Synthesis by ASP in the pig
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Effects of chilling methods for bacterial recovery and reducing bacteria on pork carcasses
Environment - Air
Atmospheric Concentrations, Transport, and Deposition of Ammonia/Ammonium from Large-Scale Swine Production Facilities
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