Pork Quality
Developing equations for rapid and accurate prediction of carcass fat quality
December 7, 2016By Mark Knauer
The concepts of least cost diet formulation, feeding of alternative feed ingredients and production throughput have become common practice in the swine industry. The inclusion of alternative...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Development of "Nutritional Tools" to Estimate ME Content in Rendered Animal Protein By-products for Swine – Revised with Expanded Objectives
December 6, 2016By Gerald Shurson
Rendering is a process of grinding, heating, partial separation of fat, and drying of a wide array of inedible animal and carcass tissues, including blood, feathers, muscle, bones, fat, and...
Human Nutrition
Protein consumption from meat vs. dairy as complementary foods on infant growth, body composition and gut microbiome: a controlled feeding study
December 5, 2016By Nancy Krebs
a. Background
The 1st year of life is very important for later-in-life obesity and heart disease development. Studies have shown that protein intake from dairy is associated with rapid weight gain,...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluating nutritional strategies to mitigate the negative impact PRRS has on grow-finisher pig performance
December 5, 2016By Nicholas Gabler
Of the health challenges the swine industry face, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus is arguably one of the most economically costly viruses to U.S. and world pork production....
Swine Health - General Disease
A candidate swine influenza virus vaccine: in vivo evaluation of novel chimeric hemagglutinins expressed by parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5) vector
December 1, 2016By Victor Huber
The goal of this project was to evaluate candidate influenza vaccines that induce broad immunity against multiple influenza viruses in pigs. These vaccines have been designed to induce immune...
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...
