Animal Well-being
Broadly protective nasal mucosal vaccine for influenza A virus of swine
June 28, 2018By Dr. Hiep Vu Ph.D.
Influenza A virus of swine (IAV-S) is widespread and causes significant losses to swine producers. Besides its economic burden, the virus also poses a great threat to public health due to its...
Animal Well-being
Building a handling course to document sow locomotion when sows are afflicted with different naturally occurring lameness
June 22, 2018By Samaneh Azarpajouh
Sow lameness is a major production disease affecting welfare and profitability. In 2014, Karriker and colleagues created a comprehensive swine lameness diagnostic manual which incorporated several diagnostic tools and pre- and post-mortem assessments.
Animal Well-being
Evaluating the effects of mitigation strategies on piglet welfare and future productivity after transport during different seasons
May 31, 2018By Dr. Jay Johnson
As consumer concern for swine welfare, husbandry methods, and antibiotic use in animal agriculture increase, so will the need for U.S. pork producers to demonstrate that current production practices...
Animal Well-being
National survey of Salmonella prevalence in lymph nodes of sows and market hogs
January 3, 2018By Ashley N. Arnold
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of the Kinect v2 motion-sensing camera to develop a rapid and effective tool for identifying compromised pigs
October 31, 2017By Ty B. Schmidt
Animal Well-being
Determining the Minimal Floor Space Allowance for Gestating Sows Kept in Pens with Electronic Sow Feeders
August 1, 2017By Yuzhi Li
Animal Well-being
Effect of short term high tryptophan diet fed to sows on subsequent piglet behavior
July 10, 2017By Donald Lay Jr
Laws have been passed in several states requiring group housing for pregnant sows. However, the predominant problem with group housing sows is aggression. Different approaches, such as changing group...
Animal Well-being
Using conveyor belt to load and unload pigs to promote self-movement of piglets
April 3, 2017By Donald Lay Jr
Pigs are not accustomed to climbing sloped ramps. However, sloped ramps are impossible to avoid in regular management and handling practices due to design of the physical facilities at finishing...
Animal Well-being
Evaluating the welfare of piglets after weaning and transport during heat stress
January 31, 2017By Jay Johnson
Weaning is a complex stressor associated with social, environmental and metabolic stress in pigs, that can be compounded by the negative effects of transport and thermal stress. To combat these...
Animal Well-being
Optimizing on-farm management of non-infectious sow lameness during the farrowing and lactation period
January 17, 2017By Monique Pairis-Garcia
Modern commercial sow facilities are built with durability and cleanliness in mind. Floors in these facilities are often built using slatted concrete to ensure better ease in cleaning and manure...
