Swine Health - General Disease
Quality control assessment of blended source vitamin D supplied to feed manufacturers for use in swine diets
October 8, 2013By Darin Madson
Clinical cases of metabolic bone disease in swine, such as rickets and osteomalacia, have been linked to hypovitaminosis D. Since...
Animal Science
Precision nutrition for pork niche markets: Characterizing feed intake, growth rate, and fat deposition of purebred Berkshire pigs housed in Iowa hoop barns
October 1, 2013By John Mabry
Niche marketing continues to grow in Iowa and the United States as the demand for high quality pork increases. Previous research on meat quality of pork has demonstrated that purebred Berkshires...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Critical evaluation of a new novel bio-fuels byproduct “MycoMeal” on growth performance, body composition and intestinal health in nursery pigs
July 16, 2013By Nicholas Gabler
The thin stillage leftover from ethanol production contains biodegradable organic compounds and sufficient micronutrients that an ideal feedstock for fungal cultivation such as Rhizopus microsporus...
Swine Health - General Disease
Fluorescent in situ hybridization for the detection of novel pathogenic Brachyspira spp. in porcine colonic tissues
July 12, 2013By Eric Burrough
Swine dysentery (SD) has historically been associated with the presence of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, a strongly beta-hemolytic spirochete; however, beginning in the latter part of 2008 and early...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Genome-Wide Association Study for Sow Feed Efficiency and Reproduction and Genomic Selection using Low Density Panels
June 17, 2013By Jack C.M. Dekkers
With the rise in feed costs, increasing nutritional efficiency of production is, more than ever, one of the main drivers of profitability of pork production. Over the past decades, substantial effort...
Swine Health - General Disease
Effects of Exposure to Organic Dust on Macrophage Function: Implications for Swine Respiratory Health
March 21, 2013By Christopher Tuggle
Exposure to the dust in pig barns has been shown to affect short-term measures of inflammation and immune function in swine workers. Models of such exposure that used human or mouse lung immune...
Animal Science
Using objective behavioral measurements to build robust producer tools for detecting, scoring and treating lameness in sows
March 5, 2013By Anna Johnson
Lameness associated with painful joint lesions has been identified as a welfare challenge for confined sows. It has been ranked as the number 3 reason for culling sows; comprising 15% of the culls...
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparison of PCR and serological assays for reliable, early and fast detection of PRRSV in boar studs
December 16, 2012By Tanja Opriessnig
The high economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) dictates the need for rapid and accurate diagnosis. The high mutation rate, rapid evolution and genetic...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Using objective behavioral measurements to build robust producer tools for detecting, scoring and treating lameness in sows
December 10, 2012By Anna Johnson
Lameness associated with painful joint lesions has been identified as a welfare challenge for confined sows. It has been ranked as the number...
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Production Scale Midwestern Breeding/Gestation/Farrowing Facility
September 1, 2012By Hongwei Xin
Gaseous emissions from livestock production continue to receive increasing attention due to concerns over their environmental and health...
