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Swine Health - General Disease
Development of novel mucosal vaccines against swine influenza in pigs
Swine influenza is a highly contagious acute respiratory viral disease of swine. The causative agent swine influenza virus (SIV) has been widely prevalent in the US swineherds. Control of influenza...
Public Health - Other
Animal and Human Health Implications of Livestock Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
The apparently recent emergence of ST398 MRSA in livestock populations in many countries is a valid cause of consternation, and the public health implications need to be...
Swine Health - PRRS
Multi-institutional development and validation of a multiplex fluorescent microsphere immunoassay for the diagnosis of multiple agents in serum and oral fluid
The overall purpose of this project is to institute a collaboration between Kansas State University (KSU), South Dakota State University...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Effect of Lairage on Prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in market swine
Industry Summary The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a commonly found on the skin and mucous membranes of a wide range of mammals; and usually exists in a non-clinical state.  One...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Critical appraisal of evidence that low-dose, long term (growth promotion) antimicrobial use augments public health risks from antimicrobial resistant organisms
Antimicrobials are important tools for ensuring the health, welfare and productivity of pigs raised for food. Banning of antimicrobial growth promotant use in Denmark, and subsequently more widely in...
Swine Health - PRRS
Development of standard methods to compare surveillance between regional porcine reproductive and respiratory virus control projects
The North American Swine industry is engaged in a conversation on a national porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) strategy. The parties involved in the conversation...
Animal Well-being
Establishing Bedding and Boarding Requirements for Finisher Pigs Through Scientific Validation – Micro-study
Transport is a critical factor affecting swine welfare in modern U.S. commercial pork production. Broad temperature ranges encountered during transport can challenge pig welfare and have been...
Swine Health - General Disease
Characterization of the genetic diversity of Mycoplasma hyorhinis field isolates by multiple locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST)
Mycoplasma hyorhinis is an important pathogenic organism that inhabits de nasal cavity of swine. This bacterium has been associated with a variety of diseases in pigs, where polyserositis and...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Reducing feed cost by maximizing dietary byproduct feeding length prior to market
The overriding objective is to improve the industry-wide lack of knowledge in utilizing high levels of by-products (DDGS and wheat middlings) in late finishing diets prior to marketing to...
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