Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Assessment of the effects of diets containing DDGS with supplemental tallow on fat digestibility, growth performance, carcass and fat quality in growing-finishing pigs
June 27, 2011By Gerald Shurson
The use of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in swine diets has increased dramatically in recent years due to the increased availability and cost competitiveness of this corn...
Swine Health - PRRS
Subverting the function of PRRSV nucleocapsid protein for innovative vaccine design
June 26, 2011By Julian Hiscox
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the major virus threats facing the swine industry in the USA and worldwide. Whilst the introduction of vaccines has been...
Animal Well-being
Retrofit an optimized gestation stall system based on sow well-being: A pilot study.
June 24, 2011By Janeen L. Salak-Johnson PhD
Sow housing has become a very controversial welfare issue for pork producers. We cannot justify implementing alternative housing systems without concrete scientific data from these system that...
Swine Health - PRRS
Gene expression in lymph nodes of PRRSV-infected pigs
June 17, 2011By Laura Miller
The aim of this study was to acquire a better understanding of PRRS disease through a deeper knowledge of gene expression changes that occur in pulmonary lymph nodes during acute comparative porcine...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Comprehensive evaluation of lysine digestibility in DDGS
June 7, 2011By Yanhong Zhang
Lysine is the most variable of the indispensable amino acids in dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS), and it has the lowest digestibility in swine feed. In order to search for an...
Animal Well-being
The Adoption of Captive Bolt Technology for On Farm Euthanasia of Swine
June 6, 2011By Jennifer Woods
In 2007, the National Pork Board organized a conference of equipment manufacturers, producers, veterinarians and safety experts to identify the goals and challenges for developing a euthanasia...
Pork Quality
Post-harvest Prediction of Pork Tenderness
June 1, 2011By Steven Shackelford
To ensure high eating quality of pork, the industry has relied on “enhancing” the product by pumping it with a solution...
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Meta-Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Swine Operations
May 31, 2011By Zifei Liu
Global warming has been linked to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Swine operations are important sources of GHG, primarily methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The Intergovernmental Panel on...
Animal Well-being
Practical methods to reduce the pain associated with piglet processing
May 31, 2011By Mhairi Sutherland
Surgical castration is a common management practice performed on male pigs to prevent the occurrence of boar taint and aggressive behaviors. Surgical castration is known to cause biological and...
Pork Quality
Post-harvest Prediction of Pork Tenderness
April 25, 2011By Rhonda Miller
Research to examine the use of multiple instruments that could be adapted in a pork processing environment for use in prediction of pork tenderness were evaluated. The instruments included a...
Swine Health - PRRS
Molecular Structures of PRRSV that Contribute to PRRSV Protective Immunity
April 19, 2011By Asit Pattnaik
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) caused by PRRS virus (PRRSV) is of major economic significance to swine industry. There is no effective vaccine currently available to combat...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Methods of Restoring Carcass Firmness and Other Post-Harvest Traits in Finishing Pigs Fed a High Level of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS)
March 30, 2011By G.L. Cromwell
The large demand for corn for ethanol production has resulted in marked increases in corn prices and a resulting increase in feed costs for swine producers. The large amounts of distillers dried...
