Animal Well-being
Effect of a softer floor surface in the farrowing crate on the expression of lameness and subsequent sow performance
September 28, 2010By John Deen
The aim of this study was to explore the effect of providing rubber mats in farrowing crates on the impact of lameness on sow welfare and performance. The study was conducted at Southern Research...
Swine Health - PRRS
Mechanisms of Failed Protection Against PRRS in Sow Herds
September 21, 2010By Michael Murtaugh
Serum inoculation of gilts with on-farm isolates is used to protect endemically infected sow herds against reproductive PRRS. However, outbreaks still occur in which the offending virus is...
Animal Well-being
Determine and Validate the Optimal Requirements and Duration of Time to Achieve Unconsciousness and Euthanasia in Pigs from Birth to 15 Pounds with a Novel Electrocution Device
September 3, 2010By Sarah Probst-Miller
It is inevitable in every swine production system young pigs not recovering from disease, weakness, or trauma will need to be euthanized in a timely, humane, and safe manner. The industry...
Public Health - MRSA
Prevalence and characterization of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pigs and farm workers on conventional and antibiotic-free swine farms in the USA.
August 27, 2010By Peter Davies
This report combines the results of collaborative projects between the University of Minnesota (Dr. Peter Davies), University of Iowa...
Environment - Air
Effectiveness of Biofilters in Reducing Aerial Pollutant Emissions
August 25, 2010By Teng Teeh Lim
The objectives of this research were to evaluate the effectiveness of two wood chip biofilters in reducing particulate matter, ammonia,...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of Choice White Grease and Beef Tallow to Improve Pork Quality when Pigs are Fed Distillers Dried Grains
August 24, 2010By Brian Richert
The feeding of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) is becoming a common place in the swine industry to help reduce feed costs. However, there can be reduced growth performance, carcass...
Animal Science
Association of compositional traits and structural soundness with the ability of commercial line of sows to complete parities four and five – NPB#06-192. (A continuation of the original project 2005 titled: Association of compositional, structural soundness, and health with the ability of a commercial line of young sows to successfully complete parity one (NPB#05-081) and the 2006 project titled:
August 6, 2010By Ken Stalder
Poor sow longevity has both economic and welfare ramifications for the commercial swine industry. According to PigCHAMP™...
Swine Health - PRRS
Development of a modified live vaccine against PRRSV with optimal DIVA marker potential
August 2, 2010By Fernando Osorio
Work in our laboratories is exclusively oriented towards the development of a new generation of PRRSV vaccines that would confer broad protection. We work, through different basic and applied...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Characteristics and Eating Quality of Bacon and Sausage from Finishing Pigs Fed Medium and High Levels of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) from Ethanol Production
July 30, 2010By G.L. Cromwell
An experiment involving 60 crossbred pigs was conducted at the University of Kentucky to assess the effects of feeding high levels of corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Effects of rapid introduction and removal of high and low digestibility corn distillers dried grains from the diet, and dietary inclusion rates on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs
July 30, 2010By G.C. Shurson
Due to inevitable price fluctuations of feed ingredients, pork producers and nutritionists are frequently seeking low cost feed...
