Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
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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Animal Well-being
Automating Detection of Social Behavior Phenotypes and Improving Modeling of Indirect Genetic Effects to Breed for Less Aggression in Group-Housed Pigs
Swine Health - General Disease
An efficacious corn-based nanoparticle influenza vaccine for pigs
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Drainage Water Quality Impacts of Agricultural Management Practices: Timing of Manure Application and Use of a Winter Cereal Rye Cover Crop
Swine Health - PRRS
Using genomic tools to link PRRSV quasispecies to disease severity in pigs infected with contemporary virulent isolates
Animal Well-being
Mitigating the negative effects of in utero heat stress on piglet welfare following weaning and transport
Pork Quality
Predicting Pork Quality: Discovering protein biomarkers for fresh pork loin tenderness.
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Replacing dietary antibiotics with L-glutamine and synbiotics following weaning and transport in pigs
Swine Health - PRRS
Role of the viral ovarian domain protease in PRRSV pathogenesis
Human Nutrition
Pork Consumption in Relation to Body Weight and Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Abstract Objectives In this study, we systematically synthesized scientific evidence on pork consumption in relation to body weight and composition among adults. Methods: We performed a keyword...
Swine Health - General Disease
Monitoring ISU VDL data for signs of emerging diseases
Swine Health - PRRS
