Animal Well-being
The use of different gases and gas combinations to humanely euthanize young suckling pigs
February 14, 2011By Mhairi Sutherland
There are times on a swine farm when pigs become ill or injured, and the animal care person must decide if euthanasia is necessary, and if so what method of euthanasia is most humane for the pig,...
Public Health - Other Zoonotic Diseases
Phenotypic and genotypic comparison of toxigenic Clostridium difficile isolates from a semi-closed population of swine and humans in a vertically integrated swine operation
February 8, 2011By Roger B. Harvey
In recent years, there has been increased incidence and severity of human disease associated with the bacterium Clostridium difficile...
Environment - Other
Comparison of efficacy, emissions, compost characteristics, and costs of in-vessel rotating drum and open static pile composting of swine carcasses, whole and ground.
February 7, 2011By Dale Rozeboom
In the U.S. the use of composting to manage on-farm swine mortality has increased from 10.5 to 35.9% from 1994 to 2006 (USDA:APHIS, VS, CEAH 2001 and 2007). Very little is known about the emissions...
Public Health - Other Zoonotic Diseases
Serological Surveillance of Wild Boars for Trichinella spiralis
February 4, 2011By Dolores Hill
Trichinella spiralis and Toxoplasma gondii are important zoonotic parasites, occurring in warm blooded animals and humans worldwide. Among domesticated food animals, domestic pigs and wild carnivores...
Swine Health - PRRS
Application of FTA based technology for the collection and transport of clinical samples to detect PRRSV by RT-PCR
February 1, 2011By Montse Torremorell
The ability for producers to succeed depends in part, on their ability to rapidly respond to emerging and existing disease challenges. Submission of fresh samples to diagnostic laboratories in a...
Swine Health - General Disease
Effect of tempertature and relative humidity on UV254 inactivation of airborne viral pathogens.
January 8, 2011By Jeffrey Zimmerman
The proposed study was Part Two of a 2-year project to test whether ultraviolet light could serve as a practical and cost-effective method to inactivate aerosolized pathogens in commercial swine...
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Pig Finishing Barns
January 5, 2011By Larry D. Jacobson
Increasing energy costs and regulatory push for lower emissions of air pollutants is a fact facing swine producers throughout the upper Midwest. The primary objective of this project was to...
Swine Health - General Disease
Dissemination of PCV2 viral particles from sow to piglets
December 16, 2010By Cheryl Dvorak
PCVAD is a disease of finishing pigs that is controlled by vaccination. It is effective in prevention...
Human Nutrition
Consumer acceptability and stability of omega-3 enriched pork products
December 6, 2010By James Hollis
In this study the degree of DHA/EPA enrichment of pig tissues that can be achieved by feeding pigs a diet supplemented by different levels of Gromega, an algal source of DHA/EPA, while still...
Animal Well-being
Evaluation and Application of Humane Hypoxia Euthanasia for Nursery Pigs
December 1, 2010By Terry Engle
Humane euthanasia of sick or injured pigs raised in a commercial production facility is necessary when veterinary medical care and economic considerations deem that the animal cannot be...
