Human Nutrition
Effects of incorporating red meat into a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern on cardiometabolic and emotional well-being
July 31, 2017By Dr. Wayne W. Campbell PhD
The Mediterranean-style eating pattern (Med Pattern) is consistently associated with decreased chronic disease risk (1-3) with emerging evidence suggesting improved quality of life (4-6) and sleep...
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Field-to-Fork Pork Supply Chains in the United States and the European Union
July 29, 2017By Dr. Gregory J. Thoma Phd
The goal of this study was to compare impacts of pork production and consumption in the US and EU. The impacts were calculated using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The LCA provides...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Impact of vaccination on transmission of Lawsonia intracellularis in pigs
July 17, 2017By Dr. Fabio Augusto Vannucci Ph.D.
Studies determining transmission rates and probability of infection in naïve and vaccinated animals proven to have great value in driving important decisions to control important swine diseases,...
Animal Well-being
Effect of short term high tryptophan diet fed to sows on subsequent piglet behavior
July 10, 2017By Donald Lay Jr
Laws have been passed in several states requiring group housing for pregnant sows. However, the predominant problem with group housing sows is aggression. Different approaches, such as changing group...
Animal Science
The impact of pad cooling on barn environment, finishing pig performance and producer profitability
July 4, 2017By Mark Knauer
Use of evaporative cooling pads are common on sow farms in the Southeastern U.S., yet their potential use on grow-finish facilities to alleviate seasonality in growth performance has yet to be characterized.
Public Health - Influenza
Continuation of evaluation of influenza dynamics in exhibition swine at jackpot shows
July 1, 2017By Andrew Bowman
Public Health - Influenza
Evaluation of influenza dynamics in exhibition swine at jackpot shows
July 1, 2017By Andrew Bowman
Pigs play a critical role in the ecology and epidemiology of influenza A viruses (IAVs) by serving as a source of novel reassortant viruses infecting humans. Agricultural fairs and livestock...
Human Nutrition
A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial to Assess the Effects of a Lean Pork-containing, High-protein Breakfast on Indices of Satiety and Metabolic Health In Men and Women with
June 22, 2017By Kevin Maki
Experimental studies in humans designed to test the impact of pork consumption on glucose homeostasis and other elements of the cardiometabolic risk factor profile are limited. Previous research on...
Evaluation of cross-protective immunity induced by porcine intestinal mesenchymal stromal cell-adapted PEDV
June 16, 2017By Mahesh Khatri
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) which was isolated in 2013 in the US is causing huge economic losses to Pork Industry. PEDV causes an acute enteric infection in pigs of all ages but infection...
Pork Quality
National Pork Retail Benchmarking Study
May 31, 2017By David Newman
The primary objective of this project was to benchmark fresh pork quality at the retail store level. A great deal of variation in pork quality exists in the retail marketplace, leaving consumers with...
Animal Science
Effects of genetics and dietary fiber on production variables in response to repeated exposures to heat stress
May 31, 2017By Lance Baumgard
Despite aggressive heat stress abatement strategies, the U.S. swine industry loses ~$900 million annually. Sources of reduced revenue include: slower growth rates, inefficient feed utilization,...
Pork Quality
Prediction of Pork Quality using Raman Spectroscopy
May 30, 2017By Steven Lonergan
The objective of the project was to develop an approach to use Raman spectroscopy to predict sensory quality of fresh pork loins. Pork loins (n=200) were selected during fabrication on seven...
