Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of lipid source and peroxidation level on digestible and metabolizable energy concentration, and the impact of lipid peroxidation on intestinal barrier function
August 9, 2012By Brian Kerr
BACKGROUND: A better understanding of methods to assess quality and feeding value of feed fats and oils is needed because of variability in composition and quality. Commonly used lipid...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Analysis of Salmonella Pre-Harvest Control Strategies
July 5, 2012By Annette O’Connor
The purpose of this project was to provide a comprehensive description of the efficacy of mandated control programs for pre-harvest Salmonella spp. used by major pork exporting/importing nations....
Animal Well-being
Effect of Day Mixing Gestating Sows on Measures of Reproduction and Animal Well-Being
July 1, 2012By Robert V. Knox
Legislation and company directives to end the use of the gestation stall for reasons involving sow welfare are in effect. There is conflicting evidence regarding the effects of sows maintained in...
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparison of the efficacy of vaccines based on subtype PCV2a or PCV2b in their ability to protect against PCV2b or PCV2a/b challenge
June 27, 2012By Tanja Opriessnig
Essentially all of the current commercial porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccines are based on genotype 2a (PCV2a) and are effective in protecting against PCV2b challenge which is the current...
Public Health - MRSA
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) in Pigs and Farm Workers
June 26, 2012By Bayleyegn Molla
This study was conducted to characterize specific bacteria known as methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolated from pigs and farm workers. The antimicrobial susceptibilities of the...
Pork Safety
Estimation and validation of safe withdrawal times to satisfy export market residue limits (MRLs) for tetracyclines, sulfonamides, and aminoglycosides in target tissues in swine
June 26, 2012By Ronald Baynes
The objective of this project was to determine whether pigs exposed to water medications can result in stomach tissue levels that exceed safety levels and thus affect export of pork products to...
Swine Health - General Disease
Rational design of attenuated foot-and-mouth disease virus strains for development of improved disease countermeasures
June 14, 2012By Teresa De Los Santos
FMD is the one of the most feared viral disease that can affect livestock, including swine. Although this disease appeared to be eliminated...
Swine Health - General Disease
Determination of effective protocols for cleaning processing tools
June 7, 2012By Roberta Alvarez
Swine Health - General Disease
Haemophilus parasuis Proteomics for Vaccine Design
June 7, 2012By Louisa Tabatabai
Swine Health - PRRS
Identification of the viral protein that mediates PRRSV attachment to the sialoadhesin receptor on primary macrophages, and determination of the minimal epitope on this protein needed for receptor interaction.
June 7, 2012By Peter Delputte
Protection of pigs towards PRRSV infection mainly depends on the presence of antibodies in the pig that block virus infection of macrophages. Those neutralizing antibodies are directed against the...
