Swine Health - General Disease
Factors that influence mechanical transmission of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus at the time of Unloading Animals into Slaughter Plant Lairage
November 30, 2016By James Lowe
PEDV continues to be spread between herds in the US. Livestock transport to harvest plants has been identified as a likely route of PEDV movement between herds. In this study we assessed which...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Enhancing nutrient utilization of corn DDGS by feed enzymes in the pig intestine
November 25, 2016By Rajesh Jha
Price and availability of conventional feedstuffs like corn and wheat used in pig diets are widely variable due to the variation in production and ever-increasing demand. This is also because...
Swine Health - PRRS
Characterization of high passages of an interferon-inducing PRRSV strain
November 20, 2016By Yan-Jin Zhang
As stated in the contract, we require an industry summary of the project, suitable for immediate public release by the Board. The purpose of the industry summary is to provide producers...
Swine Health - PRRS
Determination of the PRRSV minor glycoproteins contribution to antigenicity and protection
November 18, 2016By Ben Hause
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has been the most significant disease affecting swine in the U.S. for decades. Contemporary epidemiological methods rely on sequencing of...
Animal Well-being
Using Behavioral and Genomic Tools to Identify Pigs Suited for Group Living
October 3, 2016By Janice Siegford
In pigs, social behaviors, such as fighting, can affect the performance of all pigs in a group or result in injury or lameness, leading to culling. Expanding genetic selection programs beyond...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Recovery of phosphorus and fine particles as fertilizer from swine manure by electrocoagulation
October 2, 2016By Bo Hu
Pork production is one of the most important agricultural activities in the United States, and 75% of the swine operations are geographically located in the Upper-Midwest. The environmental effects...
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluating alternative chemical mitigants to prevent PEDV recontamination of swine feed and ingredients
September 10, 2016By Cassandra Jones
Research has confirmed that chemical treatments, such as medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) and commercial formaldehyde, can be effective to reduce the risk of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)...
Animal Well-being
A review of heavy weight market pigs: status of knowledge and future needs assessment
September 8, 2016By Joel DeRouchey
Human Nutrition
Postprandial muscle protein synthetic responses after high quality pork consumption in lean, overweight, and obese adults
September 8, 2016By Nicholas Burd
Obesity is associated with numerous chronic diseases. Many obese individuals, however, do not display overt disease. This is due to obese...
Infectivity of swine manure from pits on sow farms at varying lengths of time post infection with porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)
August 25, 2016By S Tousignant
This project was designed to test manure from manure lagoons on sow farms across the midwest for the presence of viable PEDV in an effort to understand the risk of transmitting this virus...
