Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Toll-like receptor agonist administration for the prevention of Salmonella colonization of the swine gut
May 20, 2008By Kenneth Genovese
The main objectives of this research project were to determine if the oral administration of certain novel innate (“natural”) immune enhancers would protect piglets against Salmonella...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
A Diagnostic for Rapid Detection of Pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes as an Indicator of Hygiene on Food Contact and Non-Food Contact Surfaces in the Pork Processing Environment
May 14, 2008By Lawrence Goodridge
During this project, a self contained test was developed, which was capable of rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes on food contact and non-contact surfaces, as well as on samples of...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Investigation linking use of antibiotics in swine and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria in the environment surrounding swine farms
May 12, 2008By Roderick Mackie
Using antibiotics to manipulate the intestinal microbiota to improve growth efficiency raises a number of concerns. First, utilization of broad-spectrum antibiotics inhibits indigenous strains of...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Development of Molecular Tools to Assess the Impact of Growth Promotants on Animals and Public Health
March 12, 2008By Richard Isaacson
Antibiotics are frequently used to promote the growth and improve the health of swine. While the reason why antibiotics work as growth promoters is unknown, the leading answer is because the...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Risk Assessment for Salmonella spp. in Cooked Pork
December 4, 2007By Arthur Miller
The purpose of this research was to develop a retail-to-table risk assessment to evaluate the likelihood of developing salmonellosis from consumption of a serving of enhanced or un-enhanced pork...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Development of Antibiotic Usage Information in Swine
November 2, 2007By John Deen
There exists global concern about the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria and their potential relationship to antimicrobial use in food animal production. Despite this, the U.S....
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Relationship between Antibiotics in Water and Rates of Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Transfer
October 31, 2007By Randall Singer
There is growing concern about the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic residues in the environment. These compounds can potentially select for antibiotic resistant bacteria, and this selection can...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Quantization of Salmonella in transport and lairage to assess interventions for reduction of cross-contamination in pigs
October 11, 2007By D.L. Hank Harris
The sensitivity of the quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay (qPCR) was shown to be 10,000 Salmonella colony forming units of bacteria per gram of fecal matter; this means that this rapid and...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Screening and Fate of Estrogens in Pig Excreta and Manure Samples
August 31, 2007By Dr. Ashok K Singh
Swine farming is one of the major food-animal industries in the nation. In 2003, pig growers in the US had an inventory of 59.6 million pigs and hogs1. On an average, a pig produces about 3.9 kg of...
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.
