Swine Health - PRRS
Induction of Cross-Protective Immunity without Exposure to Live PRRSV
December 23, 2009By Luis Enjuanes
Explanation of the objectives. The development of more efficacious vaccines was one of the objectives for NPB 2008 funding. The work reported here is focused on the engineering of a modified live...
Animal Well-being
Systematic Literature Review and Needs Assessment of Housing Systems for Gestating Sows in Group Pens with Individual Feeding
December 22, 2009By Harold Gonyou
Over the past 10 years, animal scientists, veterinarians, producers, and animal rights groups have debated the welfare implications of either housing sows in gestation stalls or in groups....
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Effects of Subtherapeutic Antibiotics on Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Gene Transfer in Swine Intestinal Bacteria
December 21, 2009By Steven Carlson
Subtherapeutic antibiotics have been used for decades as growth promotants and prophylactic agents. The following antibiotics are approved for use a feed additives in swine: tetracyclines,...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Deep Pit Swine Facility Flash Fires and Explosions: Sources, Occurrences, Factors, and Management
December 21, 2009By Robert Burns
Incidences of explosions and flash fires related to manure storage in deep pits were noted as early as 1969. Gases resulting from anaerobic decomposition of animal manure are the likely source of...
Environment - Air
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the ISU Community Assessment Model in the Siting of Swine Production Units
December 14, 2009By Dr. Jay Harmon
It’s neither fun nor wise for rural communities to experience ongoing conflict related to odors from farming. The example of hog farming in Iowa provides a look at a conflict resolution tool...
Swine Health - General Disease
Mapping T cell epitopes in PCV2 capsid protein
December 11, 2009By Carol Wyatt
Effective circovirus vaccines require minimal numbers of conserved B and T cell epitopes that provide protective immunity. At the same time, vaccines must have the capacity to distinguish infected...
Human Nutrition
US Pork Consumption and Nutritional Contribution of Pork to the Diet of the US
December 10, 2009By Nga Tran
A typical 3-oz serving of pork is an excellent source of protein, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, B6, phosphorus and a good source of zinc and potassium. Many cuts of pork, including several cuts of...
Animal Well-being
Methods to reduce the pain associated with castration
November 15, 2009By Mhairi Sutherland
Surgical castration of male piglets is a common management practice carried out on commercial swine farms to prevent aggressive behavior and the occurrence of boar taint. However, the procedure of...
Environment - Air
Odor compound production, accumulation, and volatilization from swine manure
October 31, 2009By Dan Miller
The objectives of this project were to determine the changes in odor compound content and composition of three swine manure storage systems over the course of a year characterize and compare the...
Animal Well-being
Retrofit an optimized gestation stall system based on sow well-being: A pilot study
October 27, 2009By Janeen L. Salak-Johnson PhD
Sow housing has become a controversial welfare issue for pork producers. We cannot begin to implement costly alternative housing systems without scientific data that support these changes that could...
Human Nutrition
Assessment of the Potential Human Exposure to Heterocyclic Amines from Cooked Meat Products
October 6, 2009By Arthur Miller
The main objectives of this study are to review of the major categories of fresh and processed meat products that are candidates for heterocyclic amine (HCA) formation and develop a matrix of levels...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Development of a Soy Allergenicity Model in Swine
October 1, 2009By Niels Nielsen
A problem that seriously impacts both the swine and soybean industries is the adverse reactions of young piglets to soy based rations. The responses of early-weaned piglets to soy-based rations are...
