Environment - Air
Testing the effectiveness of a naturally occurring adsorbent to improve mitigation of multiple air emissions from swine buildings
June 30, 2014By Kevin Janni
Objectives: Biofiltration is a proven method to reduce odor and gas emissions from swine buildings and manure storage units. Biofilter media selection and moisture content fluctuations...
Pork Quality
The Development of Equations to Predict the Iodine Value of Various Swine Carcass Fat Depots
June 30, 2014By John Gonzalez
The objectives of this study were two fold. The first objective was to analyze existing data to develop predictive equations to determine the iodine value of three economically relevant...
Development and validation of diagnostic testing detection for antigen and antibody detection for PEDv
June 26, 2014By James E. Collins
Since the introduction of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in the United States, millions of piglets have died. Key items are needed to be address to further initial PEDV research and...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of a genus-specific virulence gene PCR panel for Brachyspira spp.
June 26, 2014By J. Glenn Songer
In the latter part of 2008 and early 2009, strongly beta-hemolytic Brachyspira spp. not identified as B. hyodysenteriae by published polymerase chain reaction assays were recovered with...
Swine Health - PRRS
Review of literature for epidemiology and control of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) in North America: lessons learned and knowledge gaps
June 23, 2014By Robert B. Morrison
In 1989, a syndrome characterized by reproductive disorders in sow herds and respiratory disease in growing pigs was first reported in the southeastern United States (US) and disease reports...
Feed transmission of PEDV to neonatal pigs
June 19, 2014By Angela Pillatzki
The objective of this research was to evaluate the potential transmission of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) to neonatal pigs from PEDV-contaminated feed components. Feed components...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Validation of Digestible and Metabolizable Energy Prediction Equations, and Determination of Net Energy of Corn DDGS Sources Varying in Fat and Fiber Content in Growing Pigs
June 12, 2014By Brian Kerr
Use of alternative feedstuffs in feed formulation is increasingly important with elevated grain prices and the availability of alternative ingredients, largely corn-dried distillers grains with...
Pork Quality
Determining Pork Fat Quality as Measured by Three Methods with an Industry Standard Marketing Plan for Pigs Fed 20% DDGS
June 11, 2014By Bryon Wiegand
Fat quality affects the entire pork chain as both fresh and further processed products are subject to fat oxidation, color change, and shortened shelf-life in light of poor fat quality. The...
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Development of novel foot and mouth disease virus with multiple mutations for evaluation as live attenuated DIVA vaccine candidates
June 10, 2014By Teresa De Los Santos
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an extremely contagious viral disease of a variety of wild and domestic cloven-hoofed animals, including pigs. The disease is distributed worldwide and has great...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Evaluation of a Physiological Test for Sow Longevity
June 4, 2014By W. L. Flowers
A gilt’s response to early boar exposure has been shown to be a viable option for estimating her lifetime productivity as a sow. Unfortunately, providing adequate boar exposure at...
