Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Pork Checkoff Research
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Pork Quality
Continued selection for rapid growth: Implications for pork quality
Swine Health - PRRS
Prevention of PRRS by antibody administration
The objectives were to determine if a practical method of producing antibodies to PRRSV could be found which would neutralize all strains of the virus. The naturally occurring ambient strains of...
Animal Science
Discovery and Validation of Genetic Markers for Sow Longevity
Environment - Air
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a BEI biocurtain and electrostatic space charge system for reducing emissions of total suspended particulate matter from swine building exhaust streams
The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of a commercially available biocurtain, incorporating an electrostatic space charge system (ESCS), at reducing dust emissions from a...
Swine Health - PRRS
Rational Design of a New Generation of PRRSV Differential (Marker) Vaccines
This project is based on two main premises: 1) the conviction that the use of vaccines will always be a cost-efficient method and the preferred approach to control PRRSV infections, and 2) the notion...
Environment - Air
Laying the Groundwork for Odor Control and Setback Estimation in Nebraska
Environment - Air
On-farm Evaluation of the Good Neighbor System for Manure Treatment for Reducing Emissions from Swine Facilities
The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the Good Neighbor System (GNS) at reducing gaseous emissions from swine facilities under full-scale production conditions. Also,...
Environment - Air
Evaluation of Boric Acid and Sodium Tetraborate to Reduce Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions from Swine Facilities
Hazardous gas emissions from stored livestock manure can pose environmental and health issues for both farm workers and animals. Ammonia and hydrogen sulfide emissions have risen sharply with more...
Animal Science
Development of an Allergenicity Model in Swine – Year 1
Allergens affect pigs by contributing to increased morbidity and decreased efficiencies of gain. The allergens found in feed ingredients like soy can be genetically removed from the soybean, thereby...
Swine Health - General Disease
Assessment of viral load in clinical and subclinical pigs naturally infected with the novel PCV2b: implications for the control & prevention of PMWS/PCVD
After its discovery in the mid-1990’s postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) was noted only sporadically in North America for about a decade. However, since late 2004, the porcine...
Animal Well-being
What is the optimum age for processing neonatal pigs?
Multiple producer groups recommend that piglets be tail docked and ear notched within 24 hours of birth because the procedures are considered less stressful for the piglet at that age. However, there...
