Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Pork Checkoff Research
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Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Effectiveness of Ozone for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Ready to Eat Cured Ham
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Developing Standardization Procedures & Conducting Product Testing for Veterinary-Use Hypodermic Devices
Swine Health - PRRS
Breed and Litter Factors Related to PRRSV Persistence and Clearance and Persistence and Shedding of PRRSV in Breeding Swine as Determined by PCR and Serology
Pork Quality
Do Pork Loin Light Reflectance and Tenderness Affect Consumer Preference?
Environment - Air
Development of a Standardized Method for Odor Zuantification from Livestock Production Facilities: Stage II, Field Testing
Development of a Standardized Method for Odor Quantification from Livestock Production Facilities: Stage II
Anaerobic processing of livestock wastes results in the production of air pollutants including volatile organic compounds (VOC), methane, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and odors. Quantification of odor...
Pork Quality
Characterization of Muscle Glycogen Storage and Utilization: Influence on Pork Quality
Environment - Air
Health Significance of Airborne Particles at Pork Production Facilities
Significance of Airborne Particles at Pork Production Facilities
This project was designed to measure several indicators of air pollutants in the exhaust air streams from swine building exhaust fans, and during spray field applications of lagoon effluent. The goal...
