Pork Quality
Pork Checkoff Research
Research is at the heart of the National Pork Board’s mission and is funded by your Pork Checkoff dollars. Research is administered in all areas of pork production, processing, and human nutrition to develop a higher quality and more profitable product in the competitive meat protein market.
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Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica in US Market Weight Hogs
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Development of appropriate intervention methods to reduce the occurrence of pathogenic bacteria on Country-cured hams
Swine Health - General Disease
A population’s approach to understanding PRRSV persistence and immunity
Environment - Air
Survey Monitoring of Environmental Factors from Bedded Swine Systems
Survey Monitoring of Environmental Factors from Bedded Swine Systems,
Six deep bedded swine production sites were surveyed for hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and odor concentrations. Each site was observed four different times with readings 6 times over a 36 hour period....
Environment - Air
Development of methods to measure dust (PM10) and ammonia emissions from Minnesota pig facilities
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Lactobacillus acidophilus as Probiotic to Control Salmonella in Swine
Swine Health - General Disease
PRDC Pathogen Identification by Genome Microarray
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
