Swine Health - PRRS
Impact of host immunity and genetics on persistence of PRRS virus in tonsils
June 11, 2018By Dr. Joan K. Lunney Ph.D.
Despite extensive efforts to eliminate PRRS from US production facilities, it remains a key disease issue and poses a continued economic threat to the industry, particularly in pig dense areas.
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Assessing the role of medium chain fatty acids as an alternative to medically important antibiotic
June 11, 2018By Dr. Cassandra Jones
Research has demonstrated that medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) can serve as reduction strategies for bacterial and viral pathogens in animal feed and ingredients. However, it is unknown how the type or level of MCFA impact bacteria growt
Animal Well-being
Evaluating the effects of mitigation strategies on piglet welfare and future productivity after transport during different seasons
May 31, 2018By Dr. Jay Johnson
As consumer concern for swine welfare, husbandry methods, and antibiotic use in animal agriculture increase, so will the need for U.S. pork producers to demonstrate that current production practices...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Enhancing growth performance in pigs by treating with iron at weaning and feeding antibiotic-free nursery diets containing elevated concentrations of copper or zinc
May 23, 2018By Dr. Mark Estienne Ph.D.
Addition of copper sulfate or zinc oxide to nursery pig diets at levels in excess of dietary requirements was previously shown to enhance growth performance.
Swine Health - General Disease
Development and Validation of Novel Diagnostic Assays and Investigation of Disease Pathogenesis for Infectious Arthritis in Growing Pigs
May 22, 2018By Dr. Bailey Arruda
Formerly a "fringe" issue, lameness in swine production has become a priority in the face of recent veterinary and producer-driven lameness investigations showing that losses attributable to lameness...
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Investigation of pathogenicity, competitive fitness, and novel methods for rapid diagnosis of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- in swine
May 1, 2018By Dr. Amanda Kreuder
Since the mid-1990's, Salmonella Typhimurium has been the predominant serotype of Salmonella enterica identified in diagnostic samples as a significant cause of clinical disease in swine. However,...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Genome wide identification and annotation of functional regulatory regions in livestock species
April 23, 2018By Dr. Huaijun Zhou
The objectives of this study were to identify previously unknown regions in the pig genome that act to regulate genes, and therefore play a role in the traits the pigs exhibit.
Swine Health - PRRS
Detection and differentiation of field strains and commonly used vaccine strains of Type 2 PRRS virus in the US
April 13, 2018By Dr. Jianfa Bai Ph.D.
PRRS remains the most economically devastating swine disease with an estimated annual loss of $664 million in the US. The PRRS genome is constantly changing, making accurate diagnosis difficult. Many...
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Estimating the National Prevalence of Salmonella spp. In Lymph Nodes from Market Hogs and Sows
March 22, 2018By Dr. Joy Scaria
The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of Salmonella enterica in lymph nodes in sows and market hogs.
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Improving the economic efficiency of fat utilization in pig diets by better quantifying the energy value of fat sources based on their chemical composition
February 21, 2018By Dr. John Patience Ph.D.
Swine Health - PRRS
United States Swine Pathogen Database
February 20, 2018By Dr. Kay S. Faaberg Ph.D.
Veterinarians have long needed a centralized database to compare and contrast the pathogen nucleotide sequences of their clinical samples to those seen concurrently in the field throughout the United States.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Development and Evaluation of a Standardized Protocol for Utilization of Swine Oral fluids for PCR detection of High Consequence Pathogens: FMD, CSF, and ASF
February 14, 2018By Dr. Jesse Trujillo
The primary objective of this project was to develop a standard operating procedure for the use of swine oral fluids (SOF) as a diagnostic specimen for detection of endemic viral diseases such as...
