Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Evaluation of the efficacy of various intervention methods used by small processors for pork carcasses contaminated with Salmonella spp.
June 10, 2003By William Benjy Mikel
The main objective of this experiment was to determine the most efficient S. typhimurium intervention method suitable for small scale industrial implementation. Ultimately, the specific intervention...
Dietary crude protein reduction: Impact on ammonium excretion and gastro-intestinal functions in the pig
June 4, 2003By Gyles Randall
The objective of this study was to determine if reduced-protein amino acid (AA) supplemented diets alter growth and morphology of intestinal mucosa in growing pigs. Twenty-four Yorkshire-Landrace...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Dietary crude protein reduction: Impact on ammonium excretion and gastro-intestinal functions in the pig
June 2, 2003By Nathalie L. Trottier
Reducing dietary crude protein concentration leads to a significant reduction in nitrogen losses in the urine, in turn reducing ammonium concentration and ammonia emission. Amino acids, the building...
Swine Health - General Disease
Studies on PRRSV vaccination: interleukin-12 to enhance the immune response to killed vaccinte and combination vaccine with MLV and killed vaccines
June 2, 2003By Dr. Brad Thacker|Dr. Dachrit Nilubol|Dr. Eileen Thacker
PRRSV vaccine efficacy remains controversial. The currently available PRRSV vaccines, either modified live (MLV) or killed virus (KV) vaccines, often appear to provide insufficient protective...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Effect of probiotics in the health and performance of nursery pigs raised in conventional or antibiotic/growth promoter free farms
May 30, 2003By Robert Morrison
We compared the health and performance of weaned pigs in a high health herd between groups receiving low level antibiotics in the feed to groups receiving probiotic in the feed and no antibiotics. ...
Public Health - Other
Nutrient and Pathogen Losses to Subsurface Tile Drainage from Swine Manure
May 28, 2003By Gyles Randall
Land application of swine manure on tile-drained soils has become a controversial issue in some swine producing areas because of uncertainties regarding the leaching of nitrates, phosphorus, and...
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Optimization of Antimicrobials for Control of Listeria monocytogenes and for Acceptable Pork Product Quality
May 28, 2003By Gary C. Smith|John A. Scanga|John N. Sofos|Keith E. Belk
Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of listeriosis, is an important food-borne pathogen that has become a major food safety concern. This microorganism is ubiquitous in the environment and is...
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
The development of a novel immunosensor to detect Salmonella
May 28, 2003By Sheila Grant PhD
A novel biosensor to detect Salmonella is being developed. The optical sensor is based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Antibodies are labeled with fluorescent dyes that will...
Swine Health - General Disease
Prevalence of Mycoplasma hyponeumoniae in different parity sows as a preliminary tool for eradication
May 27, 2003By Carlos Pijoan
Swine Health - General Disease
Survey of the Molecular Epidemiology of Haemophilus parasuis
May 14, 2003By Carlos Pijoan
The characterization of Haemophilus parasuis strains is very important for the study of the epidemiology of this agent within and between herds. In the present study, the characterization of H....
