Swine Health - PRRS
Development of protein based ELISA for the rapid strain specific identification of PRRSV and responding to novel emerging variants.
May 30, 2008By Julian Hiscox
The aim of this project was to develop and evaluate diagnostic reagents, tools and methodologies to identify both generic and specific strains of PRRSV as well as future proofing this technology for...
Swine Health - PRRS
Identification of a peptide sequence in nsp2 that can function as a deletion marker for the differentiation of vaccinated from naturally infected pigs
May 27, 2008By Raymond R. Rowland
The implementation of an effective control plan for PRRS will require safe and effective vaccines. Future modified live virus (MLV) vaccines will require a mechanism that can be used to 1) identify...
Swine Health - PRRS
Development of stable cell lines permissive for PRRSV replication and production
May 23, 2008By Dongwan Yoo
PRRS virus (PRRSV) infects only a specific line of simian cells in culture for productive infection. The use of these cells for vaccine development is patent-protected, which severely hampers the...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Toll-like receptor agonist administration for the prevention of Salmonella colonization of the swine gut
May 20, 2008By Kenneth Genovese
The main objectives of this research project were to determine if the oral administration of certain novel innate (“natural”) immune enhancers would protect piglets against Salmonella...
Swine Health - General Disease
Characterizing level of PCV type 2 virus in serum and expression of PMWS in different populations of pigs
May 19, 2008By Rodger Johnson
Selection for resistance to PCV2 virus is possible. It can be accomplished by serially scoring pigs for symptoms of PCVAD from 60 to 125 d of age, weighing pigs at these ages, and measuring serum...
Animal Science
Association of genetic markers with structural soundness and its relationship to gilt development and sow longevity
May 17, 2008By Max Rothschild
Sow longevity is a key contributor to the pork producer’s profitability. Proper gilt development and selection are important means to improve sow productive life (SPL). Breeding for more...
Swine Health - PRRS
In vivo evaluation of genetic markers in the nsp2 region of PRRSV: Implications for future recombinant marker vaccine development
May 15, 2008By Ying Fang
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus (PRRSV) continues to be a major problem to the pork industry worldwide. The limitations offered by current PRRSV vaccines require the...
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Microbiological Risk Factors with Moisture Enhanced Fresh Pork
May 15, 2008By James S. Dickson
Fresh pork injected with brines or marinades have become very popular with the consumer. According to a 2004 nationwide retail survey (Anonymous, 2004), 45% of the retail fresh pork in the United...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
A Diagnostic for Rapid Detection of Pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes as an Indicator of Hygiene on Food Contact and Non-Food Contact Surfaces in the Pork Processing Environment
May 14, 2008By Lawrence Goodridge
During this project, a self contained test was developed, which was capable of rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes on food contact and non-contact surfaces, as well as on samples of...
Animal Science
Evaluation of dietary butyrate as a growth promotant and on the response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in weanling pigs
May 13, 2008By Thomas Weber
Due to traditional feedstuffs for swine being diverted to biofuels, feed costs for pork production have increased dramatically. Consequently, pork producers are seeking ways to increase the...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Investigation linking use of antibiotics in swine and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria in the environment surrounding swine farms
May 12, 2008By Roderick Mackie
Using antibiotics to manipulate the intestinal microbiota to improve growth efficiency raises a number of concerns. First, utilization of broad-spectrum antibiotics inhibits indigenous strains of...
Swine Health - PRRS
An Industry Education Program for Understanding the Risk Factors Associated with PRRSv Breaks in Negative or Naïve Breeding Herds
May 5, 2008By Derald Holtkamp
