Swine Health - General Disease
A prospective observational study of periparturient sow mortality
February 11, 2005By John Deen
In this study, as well as others, it has been shown that the probability of dying is seven times as high during the period from day 111 of gestation to weaning (approximately 21 days) as compared to...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Development of a rapid detection method for Salmonella serotypes using a flow cytometric assay
February 2, 2005By Michael Wannameuhler
The use of serological assays to monitor the health status of swine herds has been used for several decades. The primary assays employed have included agglutination, neutralization, and/or ELISA...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Efficacy of direct-fed microbials administered from lactation through the nursery as an alternative to antibiotics in swine diets: an evaluation of performance, gastrointestinal microbial populations, and immune response
January 31, 2005By Charles Maxwell
Direct-fed microbials may hold promise as an alternative to growth promoting additions of antibiotics added to swine diets. A study conducted at the University of Arkansas evaluated the effects of...
Animal Well-being
Influence of Gestation Housing on Sow Welfare and Productivity
January 26, 2005By Roy Kirkwood
The data from this experiment suggests that the mixing of strange sows into groups can be done without adversely affecting fertility. The lack of overall effect on litter size and farrowing rate...
Environment - Air
A Planning Tool for Assessing the Relative Contribution of Facility Components to Air Quality Surrounding Pork Production Sites
January 20, 2005By Dennis D. Shulte
This National Pork Board project resulted in new odor planning tools called “odor roses” and “odor footprints” that provide visual representation of the frequency, direction and extent of...
A Planning Tool for Assessing the Relative Contribution of Facility Components to Air Quality Surrounding Pork Production Sites
January 20, 2005
This National Pork Board project resulted in an odor footprint tool (OFT) that is adaptable to regional weather conditions and multiple pork facility layouts. The OFT provides a visual representation...
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of the effect of group size and structure on welfare of gestating sows in pens with electronic sow feeders
January 18, 2005By John Deen
The present research was an attempt to see how the existing system of commercial group houses with ESF can be made more welfare friendly by modifying the group size and structure. The groups studied...
Deodorization of swine manure using minced horseradish roots and peroxides
January 1, 2005By Jerzy Dec
Public concerns about offensive odors from livestock manures are on the rise and so is the pressure to develop practical ways to reduce the odors. The use of minced horseradish (Armoracia rusticana...
Management strategy impacts on ammonia volatilization from swine manure
January 1, 2005
Ammonia emitted from manure can have detrimental effects on health, environmental quality, and fertilizer value. The objective of this study was to measure the potential for reduction in ammonia...
Demonstrating Innovative Use of Precision Farming Technologies to Optimize Manure Nutrient Utilization and Reduce Environmental Concerns
January 1, 2005By Dr. Richard Wolkowski
The uniform application of manure is difficult and often leads to questions of available nutrient credits. For these reasons farmers and their consultants often discount the value of these nutrients...
