Animal Well-being
Foundational investigations of tissue dimensions and their relation to captive bolt application sites on cadaver heads from mature swine
February 15, 2021By Kurt D. Vogel
Objective 1 of this study was to determine the soft, cranial, and total tissue depths, cross-sectional brain area, and bolt-brain contact for each captive bolt site. Objective 2 was to determine if relationships exist between the measurements outlined in Objective 1 and external head dimensions, including snout to poll distance, distance between the eyes, and maximum deflection distance between a straight line from snout to poll and surface of the front of the head.
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Interventions to Control Salmonella I 4,[5],12:I:- in Pork
January 8, 2021By James S. Dickson
Animal Well-being
Validation of a Mobile Electrocution System for Humane Mass Depopulation of Swine
December 31, 2020By Benny Mote
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Managing gilt “litter of origin” to improve sow lifetime productivity
December 23, 2020By Dr. George Foxcroft PhD BSc
Swine Health - General Disease
Prospective investigation of Streptococcus suis isolates from diseased pigs and healthy pen-matched controls in outbreaks of Streptococcus-associated neurologic disease using metagenomics, serotyping and sequencing.
December 21, 2020By Dr. Bailey Arruda
Animal Well-being
Development and validation of a research protocol to assess the efficacy of interventions intended to mitigate pain associated with surgical castration in neonatal piglets
December 14, 2020By Sherrie Webb
The objective of this study was to establish a research protocol to reliably evaluate efficacy of pain mitigation interventions in nursing male piglets during castration.
Swine Health - PRRS
Recombinant porcine interferon to control PRRSV and select other viral pathogens
December 10, 2020By Bradley Blitvich
Animal Well-being
Identifying barriers and implementing solutions to practical on-farm pain management during castration
November 18, 2020By Monique Pairis-Garcia
Public Health - MRSA
Bacteriophages for the control of Staphylococcus aureus on environmental surfaces
November 15, 2020By Jason J. Gill
Animal Well-being
Automated computer vision system for tracking individual pig activity and locomotion in nursery/finisher group housing
November 6, 2020By Benny Mote
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of Sodium Nitrite for mass euthanasia of commercial pigs
November 4, 2020By Aaron Lower
Environment - Air
Employing environmental mitigation technology and/or practices: Treating swine odor and improving air quality with black light
October 7, 2020By Jacek A. Koziel
