Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Effect of Lairage on Prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in market swine
December 26, 2013By James D. McKean
Industry Summary
The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a commonly found on the skin and mucous membranes of a wide range of mammals; and usually exists in a non-clinical state. One...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Longitudinal study to determine Salmonella serovars and identify risk factors associated with their dissemination in commercial swine farm
July 1, 2013By Siddhartha Thakur
The purpose of this study was to determine what Salmonella serotypes are present in pigs and their environment on commercial swine farms, and...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Epidemiology of STEC in Swine
June 25, 2013By Julie Funk
Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are important foodborne pathogens. Although most STEC infections in humans are attributed to beef products, outbreaks of STEC have been associated with...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Does the inclusion of distillers dried grains with soluble (DDGS) in the diet of grow-finish pigs affect their susceptibility to and colonization with Salmonella enterica?
April 1, 2013By Marcos Rostagno
As an alternative to counteract the increased feed costs, dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) have been increasingly included in pig diets. Much research has been conducted recently to...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in multiple site pig farms
December 11, 2012By Peter Davies
The aim of this study was to obtain basic information about the ecology of S. aureus on modern swine farms, based on in depth sampling of pigs in two multiple site systems. Samples were collected...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Evaluation of the nasal microbiome and its potential role in MRSA colonization in pigs
December 1, 2012By J Scott Weese
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) has emerged in the past 10 years as an important public health concern. Since first recognition in Europe, LA-MRSA...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Analysis of Salmonella Pre-Harvest Control Strategies
July 5, 2012By Annette O’Connor
The purpose of this project was to provide a comprehensive description of the efficacy of mandated control programs for pre-harvest Salmonella spp. used by major pork exporting/importing nations....
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Application of a novel inhibition mechanism to control E. coli O157:H7 and other non-O157:H7 pathogenic E. coli.
January 5, 2012By Douglas Call
Enterohemorrhagic and exotoxigenic E. coli (EHEC and ETEC) pose a variety of animal health and food safety challenges for the food animal industry. E. coli F4 is an ETEC pathogen that is an...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Molecular Basis of Salmonella Competition in Broth Culture
March 1, 2011By Randall Singer
Salmonella remains an extremely important bacterial pathogen to the swine industry. It is a significant pathogen affecting swine health...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Phage therapy to reduce transport and lairage associated increases in Salmonella infections: evaluation of delivery methods
November 4, 2010By Paul Ebner
Bacteriophages are naturally occurring microorganisms that target and destroy bacteria. Our laboratory previously demonstrated that administering bacteriophages to pigs reduces Salmonella...
