Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Pork Checkoff Research
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Swine Health - General Disease
Assessing the efficacy of test and removal for the elimination of PRRSV from a 2500 sow herd with a history of PRRSV vacination
Pork Quality
Influence of Early Postmortem Factors on Water-Holding Capacity and Tenderness of Fresh Pork
Quantifying Volatile Organic Compound Interaction With Particulate Matter For The Development Of Odor Transport Models
A method of extracting the organics adsorbed to dust particles was developed and tested with dust collected from two commercial hog growing operations. Five
aldehydes, one alkane, and hydrogen...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
The effect of the hydrogen ion concentration evaluation mathematical methodology on genetic prediction and fixed effects estimation when assessing muscle quality in pork
Environment - Other
Interactive effect of crude protein reduction and fermentable fibers on nitrogen metabolism, ammonia utilization, and slurry composition in the growing pig
Interactive effect of crude protein reduction and fermentable fibers on nitrogen metabolism, ammonia utilization, and slurry composition in the growing pig
Forty-eight 50-kg barrows ((Yorkshire x Landrace) x Duroc) were allocated to one
of six dietary treatments in a randomized block design with four blocks. Each block
represented a time period. Each...
Carbon, nutrient, and mass loss during composting
Hoop manure (a mixture of partially decomposed pig manure and cornstalks from swine fed in hoop structures) was the subject of a nitrogen mass balance during the feeding period. The manure was then...
Reduction of ammonia emissions from treated anaerobic swine lagoons
There is a need for treatment technologies that can effectively address environmental concerns associated with manure in confined animal production, including accurate assessment of their...
Effects of stocking rate and crude protein intake during gestation on ground cover, soil-nitrate concentration, and sow and litter performance in an outdoor swine production system
Pregnant gilts (n = 126) were assigned randomly to 12 0.4-ha old world-spar bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum) pastures in an outdoor swine (Sus scrofa) production system to examine effects of...
