Animal Science
Practical evaluation of linoleic acid and antioxidant supplementation for lactating sows housed under high ambient temperatures
February 23, 2017By Eric Van Heugten
High producing sows are under catabolic (resulting in tissue loss) and oxidative stress during lactation and this will impair sow reproductive performance. Moreover, reduced feed intake during...
Prediction of pork loin quality and tenderness with the VQG pork loin grading camera
February 15, 2017By Dr. Steven Shackelford Ph.D.
The VQG pork loin grading camera was developed jointly by USDA-ARS researchers at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in collaboration with E+V, a company that develops and markets image analysis-based systems for the meat, poultry, and livestock industries.
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluating the effects of chemical treatments to reduce the likelihood of PEDV transmission by feed manufacturing equipment.
February 14, 2017By Jason Woodworth
The overall objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of various chemical mitigation products applied to different feed manufacturing surfaces on the reduction of porcine...
PED virus re-infection rate of sow herds, associated risk factors, production impact and time to achieve stability
February 10, 2017By Robert B. Morrison
The purpose of this study was to quantify the rate of sow herds re-breaking with PED virus and evaluate the impact on performance. The study involved participants’ data from an existing...
Pork Quality
Consumer Valuation of Pork Chop Quality Information
February 8, 2017By Ted Schroeder
Pork quality variation has been well documented and overall eating quality of fresh unenhanced pork chops has been linked to product color and marbling. The National Pork Board is working with USDA...
Assessing PEDV infectivity of samples collected from a PEDV contaminated feed mill
February 2, 2017By Phil Gauger
Introduction of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) into swine herds not only had a significant impact on animal health, but continues to be significant for pork producers and the feed...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of novel reovirus-based mucosal vaccine vectors for PEDV antigen production
February 2, 2017By Cathy Miller
The goals of this project were to identify methods for the high-level expression of the PEDV S protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) from within the genome of the clinically benign virus, Mammalian...
Effects of melatonin feeding before and following breeding in mature gilts and primiparous sows to reduce failures in estrus expression and pregnancy establishment associated with seasonal infertility in summer and fall
February 1, 2017By Rob Knox PhD.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Characterizing a U.S. swine movement network to enhance epidemiological modeling and response to transboundary animal diseases
February 1, 2017By Dr. Tim Boyer PhD
Animal Well-being
Evaluating the welfare of piglets after weaning and transport during heat stress
January 31, 2017By Jay Johnson
Weaning is a complex stressor associated with social, environmental and metabolic stress in pigs, that can be compounded by the negative effects of transport and thermal stress. To combat these...
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Working toward a CSFV oral fluid antibody ELISA: defining oral fluid antibody (IgA, IgG) kinetics against envelope glycoproteins (E2, Erns)
January 20, 2017By Yaowalak Panyasing
Classical swine fever (CSF) is a highly contagious disease causing significant economic losses to swine producers in many part of the world. Although the US has been recognized as a CSFV-free area,...
Animal Well-being
Optimizing on-farm management of non-infectious sow lameness during the farrowing and lactation period
January 17, 2017By Monique Pairis-Garcia
Modern commercial sow facilities are built with durability and cleanliness in mind. Floors in these facilities are often built using slatted concrete to ensure better ease in cleaning and manure...
