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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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Swine Health - PRRS
Genetic modifications in CD163 that confer complete resistance of pigs to infection with PRRSV
Swine Health - PRRS
Characteristics of Unusually Virulent Contemporary PRRSV Isolates
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of the Transmammary Delivery of Firocoxib in Sows to Alleviate Pain Associated with Piglet Castration, Teeth Clipping, & Tail Docking
Environment - Other
Establishing Monarch Butterfly Breeding Habitat on Iowa Swine Production Sites
Swine Health - General Disease
“Senecavirus A in sows: Impact of transportation stress on early development of vesicular lesions, transmission and recurrence of clinical disease in persistently-infected animals.”
Human Nutrition
Fresh and Lean Pork Consumption in Relation to Nutrient Intakes and Diet Quality among US Adults, NHANES 2005-2016
Objective In this study, we assessed the influence of pork consumption on nutrient intakes and diet quality among US adults. Methods We used a nationally-representative sample (N=27,117) from the...
Swine Health - PRRS
Family oral fluids-based PRRSV monitoring in due-to-wean piglets
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Environmental Footprints for Regional Swine Production Systems Now and in the Future – A Demonstration Pilot Project
Environment - Air
Evaluate the representativeness of the NAEMS air emission data for swine operations in a changing industry
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