Environment - Environmental Footprint
Meta-Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Swine Operations
May 31, 2011By Zifei Liu
Global warming has been linked to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Swine operations are important sources of GHG, primarily methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The Intergovernmental Panel on...
Pork Quality
Post-harvest Prediction of Pork Tenderness
April 25, 2011By Rhonda Miller
Research to examine the use of multiple instruments that could be adapted in a pork processing environment for use in prediction of pork tenderness were evaluated. The instruments included a...
Swine Health - PRRS
Molecular Structures of PRRSV that Contribute to PRRSV Protective Immunity
April 19, 2011By Asit Pattnaik
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) caused by PRRS virus (PRRSV) is of major economic significance to swine industry. There is no effective vaccine currently available to combat...
Pork Safety
Survival of porcine reproductive and respiratory virus and porcine circovirus on pork and pork products
March 30, 2011By Devi Patnayak
The introduction of animal diseases through import/export of pork and pork products is a major concern for the swine industry. Trade restrictions have been imposed by several countries on...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Methods of Restoring Carcass Firmness and Other Post-Harvest Traits in Finishing Pigs Fed a High Level of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS)
March 30, 2011By G.L. Cromwell
The large demand for corn for ethanol production has resulted in marked increases in corn prices and a resulting increase in feed costs for swine producers. The large amounts of distillers dried...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Effect of selection for feed efficiency during the growing period on sow feed efficiency and reproductive performance
March 14, 2011By Jack C.M. Dekkers
Feed efficiency is increasingly important because of the high cost of feed. Residual feed intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency that is defined as the difference between observed feed...
Animal Well-being
Effectiveness of non-penetrating captive bolt (Zephyr) and restraint for euthanasia of piglets from birth to 9 kg
March 11, 2011By Tina Widowski
Timely euthanasia of low birth weight and compromised piglets prevents unnecessary suffering, provides littermates with a greater chance at success, and offers some economic benefits by reducing...
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparison of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccine efficacy in a PCV2 positive production environment with concurrent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) circulation
March 9, 2011By Darryl Ragland DVM|PhD
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Quantifying the Effect of Slow-Cooking Operations on the Thermal Resistance of Salmonella in Whole-Muscle Pork Products
March 7, 2011By Bradley Marks
The overall goal of this project was to improve the reliability of thermal process validation tools for Salmonella in pork products, by accounting for stress adaptation that can occur during slow...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Molecular Basis of Salmonella Competition in Broth Culture
March 1, 2011By Randall Singer
Salmonella remains an extremely important bacterial pathogen to the swine industry. It is a significant pathogen affecting swine health...
