Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Genome-wide association analyses of sow reproduction and lifetime productivity
February 28, 2013By Daniel Ciobanu
Concurrent with increased prolificacy, high sow death losses and replacement rates are serious economic and welfare issues facing producers. Reproductive failure is the most frequent reason for...
Swine Health - PRRS
Year 3 funding support for the PRRS Host Genetics Consortium: A proposal to study the role of host genetics and resistance to PRRSV
February 25, 2013By Joan K. Lunney|Raymond R. Rowland
The PRRS Host Genetics Consortium (PHGC) represents the first-of-its-kind approach to food animal infectious disease research. The NPB, PRRS CAP, USDA ARS, NIFA, Genome Canada, private companies, and...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of classical swine fever virus diagnostic assays for porcine oral fluid samples
February 14, 2013By Roongroje Thanawongnuwech
With classical swine fever virus (CSFV) commonplace in the world and barely outside the borders of North America, it is reasonable to expect that CSFV will eventually be reintroduced into North...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of fluorescent recombinant antibodies to detect African swine fever virus in tissue samples and infected cells
February 13, 2013By Jose Escribano
The present project pretends to develop new reagents to solve an important gap in the African swine fever virus (ASFV) diagnosis. This virus is nowadays a real threat for Europe and,...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Microbial Community Analysis to Identify Risk Factors in Manure Foaming
February 11, 2013By Richard Gates
This study was conducted to assess whether shifts in manure microbial populations could explain foam production in deep-pits manure storages. To make the study relevant and practical, swine...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of an Improved Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae-Specific ELISA
February 7, 2013By F. Chris Minion
Improvement of serological-based diagnostics for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in swine will require identification of mycoplasma-specific antigens and their use in an ELISA-based assay format...
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparative analysis: The pathogenesis of disease induced in piglets by group A, B and C rotaviruses, singularly or concurrently
January 1, 2013By Darin Madson
Rotavirus is not a new pathogen; however, there is evidence of re-emergence as noted by the increased diagnoses at multiple diagnostic laboratories. New testing modalities (PCR) have been...
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparison of PCR and serological assays for reliable, early and fast detection of PRRSV in boar studs
December 16, 2012By Tanja Opriessnig
The high economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) dictates the need for rapid and accurate diagnosis. The high mutation rate, rapid evolution and genetic...
Swine Health - PRRS
Testing the Potential of PRRSV GP4 to Protect Swine From PRRS
December 15, 2012By Antonio Garmendia
The objective of the study was to experimentally test the potential of viral protein gp4 in protective immunity against PRRS. In order to accomplish this objective, two recombinant vaccines...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in multiple site pig farms
December 11, 2012By Peter Davies
The aim of this study was to obtain basic information about the ecology of S. aureus on modern swine farms, based on in depth sampling of pigs in two multiple site systems. Samples were collected...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Using objective behavioral measurements to build robust producer tools for detecting, scoring and treating lameness in sows
December 10, 2012By Anna Johnson
Lameness associated with painful joint lesions has been identified as a welfare challenge for confined sows. It has been ranked as the number...
Swine Health - PRRS
Impact of pigs entering a region on feasibility of PRRSv eradication
December 3, 2012By Robert B. Morrison
The goal of this project was to understand the impact of PRRS infected pigs on neighboring herds that are negative. In the original design, we proposed to collaborate with regional PRRS control...
