Swine Health - PRRS
Elimination of PRRS virus from two regions in Minnesota
August 31, 2007By Robert Morrison
This project is an attempt to eliminate PRRS virus from all sites having pigs within two defined regions in Minnesota; eastern Rice county and Stevens County. We have completed our fourth year and...
Pork Quality
Stepwise discriminate and latent variable analysis of pre-harvest process factors influence on fresh pork quality
August 23, 2007By Eric Berg
Pork producers have often been told that stressing pigs can not only have negative consequences on the pig’s welfare but also on the quality of pork that they generate. Removing pigs from their...
Swine Health - PRRS
A study on the feasibility of using a porcine alveolar macrophage cell line to produce a PRRS modified live virus vaccine
August 14, 2007By Federico A. Zuckermann
The goals of this project was: 1) to determine the feasibility of using an innovative porcine alveolar macrophage cell line, designated ZMAC-1, for the production of a PRRS modified live virus (MLV)...
Swine Health - General Disease
Pathogenicity of the ORF3 gene-silence mutant of type 2 porcine circovirus in pigs: a study towards the development of a marker vaccine
August 13, 2007By Ph.D.|Xiang-Jin Meng M.D.
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Risk Assessment of Hepatitis E Virus-contaminated Commercial Pig Livers Sold in Local Grocery Stores in the United States
August 1, 2007By Ph.D.|Xiang-Jin Meng M.D.
Pork Quality
Continued selection for rapid growth: Implications for pork quality
August 1, 2007By Steven Lonergan
Swine Health - PRRS
Prevention of PRRS by antibody administration
July 24, 2007By D.L. Hank Harris
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
July 18, 2007By Max Rothschild
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
July 16, 2007By Michael Ellis
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
July 13, 2007By Fernando Osorio
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
July 8, 2007By Richard R. Stowell
Environment - Air
On-farm Evaluation of the Good Neighbor System for Manure Treatment for Reducing Emissions from Swine Facilities
July 3, 2007By Michael Ellis
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,...
