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This study was conducted in piglets to compare in-feed vs. in-water administrations of chlortetracycline (CTC) and or tiamulin on fecal prevalence and AMR profiles of gut commensals (Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp.) and foodborne pathogens (Campylobacter and Salmonella) in nursery piglets.
The objective of this study was to estimate and compare the diagnostic performance of a novel indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) for ASF serum antibodies (iELISA), developed by Innoceleris Ames, IA, USA and produced and commercialized by Tetracore (Rockville, MD, USA), and the VetAlert™ ASFV DNA Test Kit (qPCR, Tetracore) in both serum and oral fluid (OF) samples collected on farms in Vietnam.
This study assessed the effectiveness of four hand sanitation protocols in decreasing or removing IAV from hands of individuals handling influenza infected pigs, including hand washing with soap and water, hand washing with water only, hand sanitizing with alcohol-based hand sanitizer, and wearing gloves.
This study used an 83-item survey instrument developed to identify caretakers' attitudes toward pig euthanasia.
A quadratic programming optimization of dietary guidance, nutrient density, and cost.
This study continued source tracking efforts for fecal waste in the Stockinghead Creek Watershed and expanded surface water testing to sights previously monitored by the NC Department of Environmental Quality and the NC Legislature funded Rivernet program.
This study aimed to assess a novel strategy for pain management of piglets after routine processing procedures. By providing the sow an analgesic drug that is able to cross the blood-milk barrier in the mammary gland, nursing piglets can be noninvasively provided pain relief transmammary prior to surgical castration and tail docking.
The multi-facetted project focused on optimizing late finishing pig feed efficiency, carcass traits, and economic return through feeding practices is essential for the sustainability of pork production.
The objective of this research was to demonstrate interactive effects of pelleting and reducing particle size of corn on net energy and nutrient digestibility in feeds for growing pigs.
The first study using experimentally ASFV inoculated adult, commercial boars to determine which sample types and PCR procedures were optimum in detecting ASFV in boars and gilts. Additionally, it proved that insemination of ASFV infected semen to naïve gilts resulted in transmission of the virus.
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