Animal Well-being
A Comprehensive Literature Review on the Development, Treatment and Prevention of Shoulder Lesions in Sows
October 30, 2014By Jennifer Brown
Shoulder ulcers (shoulder lesions) in sows are most commonly observed in the first weeks of lactation, following farrowing. The prevalence of this problem varies greatly from herd to herd due to a...
Infectivity of swine manure from pits at varying lengths of time post infection with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus
October 28, 2014By S Tousignant
This project was designed to test manure from deep pits in 30 barns across southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa for the presence of viable PEDV in an effort to understand the risk of...
Animal Well-being
Weaned pig transport: animal welfare impact of duration of trip, and provision of feed and water
October 28, 2014By John McGlone
Weaned pigs are transported on many USA farms. Some are transported short distances and others many hours. During transport...
Environment - Air
Air Management Practices Assessment Tool – A Producer Guide to Comparing Mitigation Strategies
October 27, 2014By Dr. Jay Harmon
Swine producers strive to be good stewards of natural resources with or without regulations and air mitigation technologies may help to achieve that goal. Environmental and legal pressures may...
Swine Health - PRRS
Impact of pig farm density on incidence of PRRS in a cohort of sow herds
October 1, 2014By Robert B. Morrison
This project was designed to measure the incidence of PRRS infection in a cohort of US sow herds. Additionally, it sought to conduct a risk assessment based on the density of swine farms around...
Swine Health - PRRS
Further development of an integrated mapping service to support regional control & elimination of PRRS virus
October 1, 2014By Robert B. Morrison
There are approximately 20 regional PRRS projects in the United States in various stages of progress. Each coordinator has their own approach to the challenges of mapping the region, many depending...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Strategy to preserve efficacies of antimicrobials against important swine pathogens
September 24, 2014By Robin C. Anderson
Naturally occurring efflux pump inhibitors have been shown to significantly inhibit the activity of efflux pumps contributing to antimicrobial resistance by many bacteria, particularly against...
Swine Health - PRRS
Viral structural components that enable vaccine-induced protective immunity against contemporary high morbidity and high mortality PRRS virus
September 18, 2014By Federico A. Zuckermann
The production of interferon (IFN)- by an animal in response to a viral infection is known to be a principal determinant of the animal’s ability to fight the infection. In addition, this...
Animal Well-being
The use of bedding in ramp to reduce slipping and falling while loading and unloading weaned and finishing pigs
September 18, 2014By John McGlone
Transport is a potentially stressful event that almost all piglets/pigs go through at least once in their life considering multi-site production systems and location of packing plants. Handling...
Environment - Air
Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds from Swine Facilities via Adsorption: Technical and Economic Evaluation
September 16, 2014By Praveen Kolar
There is a significant interest in mitigating odors from swine operations. Considering the layout of a typical swine barn, a simple, inexpensive, and effective technology is needed. Biochar is one...
