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...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Effects of pelleting and extrusion on energy and nutrient digestibility in diets fed to pigs
September 15, 2014By Hans H. Stein
The objective of the present work was to determine if extrusion, pelleting or the combination of extrusion and pelleting has the ability to...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
National Prevalence of Salmonella Contamination in Retail Ground Pork
September 9, 2014By Thomas Wittum
Salmonella is a foodborne pathogen that may be associated with meat products. The goal of this project was to determine the prevalence of Salmonella in ground pork at retail, and to evaluate...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluating Moderate to Severe Feed Processes in Light of Increasing Use of Wheat in Swine Diets
August 15, 2014By Michael Tokach
The overriding objective of this research was to improve the industry-wide lack of knowledge of how wheat particle size and pelleting of...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Optimal dietary energy and protein for the development of gilts
August 13, 2014By Jeffrey Vallet
Sow longevity is a key component for efficient and profitable pig farming and efforts to improve it should start with the adequate management of replacement gilts. A key factor in gilt management is...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Influence of grass hedges on the transport of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance genes, and antimicrobial resistant pathogens after land application of swine manure
August 13, 2014By Shannon Bartelt-Hunt
Pork production is a significant component of the US economy. Swine manure has commonly been applied to land as a soil amendment for crop production, as it provides a valuable source of nutrients...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
National Animal Health Monitoring Survey for Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spiralis
August 11, 2014By Dolores Hill
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) in 1983 to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on animal health, management, and...
Animal Well-being
Establishing Bedding and Boarding Requirements for Finisher Pigs Through Scientific Validation – Macro Study
August 11, 2014By John McGlone
1. Establishing bedding requirements during transport and monitoring skin temperature over seasons after transport for finishing...
Pork Quality
Improving carcass fat quality by manipulating the amount and timing of feeding dietary fats with different iodine values
August 7, 2014By John Patience
This project speaks directly to the primary objectives of the Improving Fat Quality program, by seeking to maximize production efficiencies through optimizing the use of dietary fat and...
