Public Health - Worker Health & Safety
Development and Testing of a Hydrogen Sulfide Detection System for Swine Housing
May 1, 2008By Robert Burns
Hazards conditions to human and animal health can occur in swine barns due to sudden bursts of high concentration hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas released when manure slurry is agitated during removal...
Swine Health - PRRS
Global Gene Expression Profiling of PRRSV-infected Alveolar Macrophages
April 30, 2008By John Neill
This study examined the effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRSV) on how genes are expressed in porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs). PAMs were chosen for this study because they...
Environment - Other
Implementing Mass Nutrient Balance Procedures on Swine Production Facilities, NPB Award
April 13, 2008By Rick Koelsch
The purpose of this project is to collect the necessary data for creating the nutrient balances on 12 swine operations in Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana. The project will evaluate the producer’s...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Swine Manure Applications for Soybean Production – Environmental and Pathological Implications
April 11, 2008By Robert Mullen
Environmental concerns regarding the application of nitrogen containing manure to soybean fields have been raised recently across the Corn Belt. The concern is that because soybeans are leguminous...
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of a new etiological agent of PMWS/PDNS in conventional pigs
March 25, 2008By Gregory W. Stevenson
Porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) is considered a multifactorial disease since a variety of cofactors, including infectious agents, seem to be necessary for full expression of clinical...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Adding Value to Swine Manure Through Accurate Prediction of Organic Nitrogen Availability
March 20, 2008By Charles Wortmann
Swine slurry contains nitrogen primarily in organic and ammonium forms. Ammonium-N is immediately crop available following land application if not lost to volatilization which should be minimal if...
Animal Well-being
Space requirements of weaned pigs during transportation
March 13, 2008By John McGlone
Currently there are no trucking quality assurance recommendations for space allowance of weaned pigs during transport. The objective of this research was to establish a first estimate of the space...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Development of Molecular Tools to Assess the Impact of Growth Promotants on Animals and Public Health
March 12, 2008By Richard Isaacson
Antibiotics are frequently used to promote the growth and improve the health of swine. While the reason why antibiotics work as growth promoters is unknown, the leading answer is because the...
Animal Science
Association of compositional, structural soundness, health, and genetic markerstatus with the ability of a commercial line of young sows to successfullycomplete parity one
March 3, 2008By Ken Stalder
Poor sow longevity has both economic and welfare ramifications for the commercial swine industry. On the basis of PigCHAMP ™ reports, between years 1998 and 2007, the average culling frequency...
Swine Health - PRRS
PRRSV infection of pig macrophages
February 19, 2008By William Cafruny
A. Objectives. The objective of this small grant were to was to investigate the regulation of PRRSV infection in cultured pig macrophages. The purpose of the work was to learn more about how PRRSV...
Public Health - Other Zoonotic Diseases
E. coli O157:H7 prevalence and characterization from NAHMS 2006 swine fecal samples
February 13, 2008By Stan Bailey
The objectives of the current study were to use the 2006 swine NAHMS samples to determine the prevalence, antimicrobial characterization, and genetic profile of E. coli O157:H7 in the U.S. swine herd...
Environment - Other
Demonstrating Innovative Use of Precision Farming Technologies to Optimize Manure Nutrient Utilization and Reduce Environmental Concerns
February 8, 2008By Richard Wolkowski
Precision Agriculture Technologies are here to stay as more combines, applicators, and tractors are equipped with GPS receivers, steering systems and data recording systems. These technologies offer...
