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Swine Health - PRRS
Development of next generation sequencing methodology for full genome characterization of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) from oral fluids and nasal swabs
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the most significant swine diseases with near worldwide distribution. In the U.S., open reading frame 5 (ORF5) is commonly...
PEDV infection risk factor analysis
In this study, we sought to identify factors that were associated with PEDv outbreaks on a sample of 190 sow farms from within the Swine Vet Center practice.  Additionally, we investigated...
Pathogenesis of the S-INDEL PEDV in nursing piglets and cross-protection against the US original highly virulent PEDV strains
Although the original US porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has been studied and known to cause mortality in suckling piglets, strains with a different genetic profile have not been studied. To...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of a microbially-converted soybean meal as a substitute for fishmeal and a dietary acidifier in nursery pig diets and its effect on post-weaning diarrhea
There is concern that current demands for fish, and its resultant by product fishmeal (FM), are at unsustainable levels, as such, efforts are being placed on finding alternatives sources of...
Miscellaneous studies on PEDV (porcine epidemic diarrhea virus) survival
This study was undertaken to determine the effect of lime and pH on three porcine enteric coronaviruses;
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Improving nutrient utilization and biological and financial performance through the use of super-dosing of phytase in grow-finish diets
The objective of this research was to determine the impact of feeding grow-finish pigs super-dosed levels of phytase on the digestibility of nutrients, and pig growth performance. The enzyme...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Systematic Review of Antibiotic Resistance of Public Health Importance in Environments near Swine Operations
Systematic reviews are a rigorous knowledge synthesis technique first developed in the health sciences to summarize information from numerous randomized trials examining the clinical efficacy of an...
Pork Quality
Influence of iodine value and packaging type on shelf life of HRI packaged bacon slices
Over the last decade, a great deal of research has been done investigating how diet manipulation influences pork quality.  Most...
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of diagnostic performance characteristics of commercially-available CSFV tests
Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) is endemic and circulates in many regions of the world; therefore, the potential re-emergence of CSFV is a continual risk. It is in the pork producers' best...
Utilizing feed sequencing as a biosecurity intervention for preventing PEDV cross-contamination in the feed manufacturing process
The contamination of feed and feed ingredients with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) is a major concern to the swine industry and knowing feed or feed ingredients can support PEDV transfer,...
Effect of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infectious doses on outcomes of infection in naïve neonatal piglets and weaned pigs
Since its emergence in the U.S., porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has spread rapidly across the country and resulted in the estimated death of over 7 million pigs in the first year,...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of an in vitro digestibility procedure for dietary fiber in high fiber feed ingredients fed to growing pigs
Use of high fiber feed ingredients in commercial swine diets is a common strategy to decrease feed costs during times of high corn and soybean meal prices. However, the addition of high fiber...
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