Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Use of cationic peptides as feed additives to improve innate immunity and reduce gut colonization with Salmonella and Campylobacter in weaned pigs
July 9, 2010By Kenneth Genovese
The objectives of this study were to determine if the addition of a cationic peptide to the feed formulation of weaned pigs decreases Salmonella and Campylobacter colonization of the pig’s...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Pharmacokinetics and tissue residues of procaine penicillin G in sows after administration of 33,000 IU/kg intramuscularly and by needle-free injection – Part A – Live Animal Work
May 17, 2010By Locke Karriker
Forty sows were utilized in a study to determine the plasma concentration profile and tissue residues of procaine penicillin G after injection by two methods (20 sows each method). A target dose...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Expansion of the Salmonella in Pork Risk Assessment: Incorporation of Toxoplasma in pork, and assessing the relationship between on-farm factors and risk.
April 8, 2010By Greg Paoli
We extended our previous farm-to-illness model (NPB project number 07-079) to incorporate the risk of human toxoplasmosis as well as salmonellosis, from the consumption of both fresh intact pork...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Genotyping of Campylobacter coli in Pigs from Farm to Fork
March 25, 2010By Wondwossen Gebreyes
Campylobacter is a bacterial organism that causes 2.4 million foodborne illnesses annually in the United States. Pigs can be infected with these pathogens without symptoms, and fecal contamination of...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Diagnosis and Prophylaxis of Clostridial Enteritides in Piglets
February 26, 2010By Alejandro Ramirez
In a study entitled “The economic cost of major health challenges in large US swine production systems” (Holtkamp D et. al. AASV proceedings, 2007), Clostridium perfringens type A was...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Food Safety Research And Response Network Web Site And Training Program
February 23, 2010By Jay Levine
The Food Safety Research and Response Network is a national consortium of food-safety researchers and food safety practitioners. Funding from the Pork Board was provided to support the development of...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Campylobacter Colonization Dynamics in Pigs
February 15, 2010By Gireesh Rajashekara
Campylobacter are known human pathogens that are capable of causing disease ranging from diarrhea to serious neurological disorders. These bacteria are majorly transmitted to humans via consumption...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Identifying genes associated with Salmonella shedding to increase pork safety through improved genetic resistance
February 8, 2010By Christopher Tuggle
The long-term goals of this project are to use genomics tools to identify genetic variants that are associated with decreased Salmonella shedding on farms; and to use these variants to select for...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Does pre-slaughter transportation and lairage affect Salmonella enterica shedding prevalence and levels in market pigs?
August 31, 2009By Marcos Rostagno
This research was conducted with the objective of determining the effect of pre-slaughter transportation and lairage on Salmonella enterica shedding prevalence, shedding levels of total...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Literature Review of Health Effects Testing Related to Livestock Production
August 31, 2009By Tracy Barfield
One of the excuses frequently used in objection to citing or expansion of livestock and poultry operations is that such operations result in negative health impacts for people residing in proximity...
