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Pork Checkoff Research

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Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Replacement gilt candidate feet, leg and reproductive trait evaluation using digital analysis and visual observation.
Swine Health - PRRS
Evaluation, optimization, and application of “processing fluids” for PRRSV monitoring in commercial swine herds
Pork Quality
Predicting Pork Quality Using Measurements Collected from Various Locations on the Boneless Loin
Public Health - Influenza
Evaluating the impact of low-level hydrogen sulfide exposure on pathogenesis of zoonotic and endemic infectious swine diseases.
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Efficacy of Interventions to reduce Salmonella on Fresh Pork Products to Improve Food Safety
Animal Science - Heavy Market Pig
Projecting changes in pig growth, pork quality, eating experience, and muscle physiology due to increasing live and carcass weights
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Moderating body temperature decline in low birth weight piglets in the early post-natal period to improve survival and enhance animal welfare.
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Assessing the unintended effects that therapeutic antibiotic treatment has on multidrug-resistant Salmonella in swine: implications for swine health and food safety
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Influence of Setback Distance on Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Soil and Runoff Following the Land Application of Swine Manure Slurry
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