Environment
Effectiveness of Shallow Burial with Carbon with Low-Quality Carbon Material
December 10, 2024By Gary A. Flory
This research evaluates whether low-quality carbon feedstocks can be used effectively in SBC systems, providing critical information for swine producers looking for practical solutions during disease emergencies. It also investigates the impact of grinding carcasses on the SBC process, exploring whether pre-processing can accelerate decomposition and further mitigate environmental risks.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Mass Composting of Swine Slurry
December 4, 2024By Gary A. Flory
This project will address several concerns related to composting slurry/manure.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Evaluation of Lyophilization on Efficacy of African Swine Fever Vaccine Candidate ASFV-G-DI177L
November 20, 2024By Douglas Gladue
This study was to evaluate the ability of the vaccine to be lyophilized, and the stability of the vaccine under different storage conditions.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Investigating the Use of Novel Antemortem and Postmortem Sample Types for Detection of African Swine Fever Virus Infection after Natural Consumption
November 19, 2024By Dr. Megan Niederwerder
Overall, this study provides data on novel diagnostic sample types in a unique natural consumption model with potential benefits towards enhanced surveillance and early ASFV detection.
Human Nutrition
A Survey of Nitrate and Nitrite in Selected Food in the USA
August 5, 2024By Dennis R. Buege, PhD
This project was designed to determine the current nitrite and nitrate content in foods other than processed meats.
Human Nutrition
Fresh Pork in the Hispanic Thrifty Food Plan (H-TFP): A Modeling Analysis of Culturally Relevant Lowest-Cost Healthy Diets
July 15, 2024By Matthieu Maillot, Ph.D
This study was used to develop a Hispanic version of the USDA Thrifty Food Plan 2021 (H-TFP 2021) that was more closely linked to the observed eating patterns of that population.
Animal Well-being - Depopulation
Characterizing the Distribution of Water-Based Foam and High-Expansion Nitrogen Foam Within the Swine Respiratory Tract Using Computed Tomography
June 29, 2024By Andrew Bowman
This study was conducted to explore the distributions of class A water-based foam and high-expansion nitrogen foam within the respiratory tract of pigs using computed tomography (CT), which is a real-time imaging technology. Through this, the goal was to further describe how foam-based swine depopulation methods, specifically water-based foam and high-expansion nitrogen foam, work in depopulated pigs.
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Production Analysis Summary for U.S. Pork Industry: 2019-2023
June 28, 2024
The goal of this production analysis is to aid the pork industry in improving efficiency. This is done through an analysis of anonymous production data using a standardized set of business logic and...
Salmonella market hog lymph nodes and tonsils
May 1, 2024By David A. Vargasb
The objective of this study was to perform a qualitative and quantitative analysis of LNs from several regions and seasons in the United States to establish a Salmonella prevalence and concentration baseline.
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Increasing Feed Efficiency by Attenuating the Transportation Stress Response in Nursery Piglets through L-Tryptophan Supplementation
April 2, 2024By John Scott Radcliffe
The objective of this experiment was to mitigate the adverse effects of early life transport stress on subsequent immune challenges by providing supplemental Tryptophan (Trp) during the nursery period.
Human Nutrition
The place of pork in sustainable healthy diets
March 22, 2024By Adam Drewnowski
The present goal was to examine the sustainability of pork meat protein with reference to nutrition, affordability, environmental impact, and future food demand.
