Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Genotyping of Campylobacter coli in Pigs from Farm to Fork
March 25, 2010By Wondwossen Gebreyes
Campylobacter is a bacterial organism that causes 2.4 million foodborne illnesses annually in the United States. Pigs can be infected with these pathogens without symptoms, and fecal contamination of...
Swine Health - General Disease
The role of maternal antibody in determining PCV2 vaccine efficacy
March 25, 2010By Raymond R. Rowland
Commercial PCV2 vaccines are remarkably effective in controlling PCVAD. However, there are still concerns regarding the appearance of what appears to be “vaccination failures”, which...
Public Health - Influenza
Genetic and antigenic characterization of 2008 H1 swine influenza viruses from the United States
March 22, 2010By Amy Vincent
Influenza A viruses can infect swine, humans, dogs, cats, horses, marine mammals, and many avian species. Influenza A viruses from all host species are classified into subtypes based on the...
Swine Health - General Disease
Testing of a live enterotoxigenic E. coli vaccine candidate for its potential as a competitive exclusion probiotic for preventing colibacillosis in weaned pigs.
March 20, 2010By David Francis
The bacterium Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a major cause of post-weaning scours in weaned pigs, most frequently causing disease shortly after weaning. Currently no licensed vaccines...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of a live attenuated vaccine against swine influenza by reverse genetics
March 17, 2010By Yan Zhou
Influenza A virus causes significant morbidity in swine, resulting in a substantial economic burden. Swine influenza virus also poses threat to public health, a prime example is the recent emerged...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Enhancing the Value of Swine Manure and Nutrient Availability with Application Timing and Cover Crops
March 17, 2010By Gyles Randall
The overall objective of this field study was to determine the effect of late summer and fall applications of liquid swine manure with and without an oat cover crop on the nitrate distribution in the...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Influence of dietary DDGS and glycerol on pork loin and bacon quality
March 12, 2010By Terry Houser
An important topic of discussion in the pork industry today is the fat quality of pork carcasses. It is well known that low quality fat (soft, oily fat) can have negative effects on the quality...
Environment - Other
Implementing Mass Nutrient Balance Procedures on Swine Production Facilities.
March 11, 2010By Rick Koelsch
It is often a challenge for an animal feeding operation to know when it has achieved environmental “sustainability”. Typically, environmental sustainability is measured in terms of...
Swine Health - PRRS
Role of All of the PRRSV Glycoproteins in Protective Immune Response
March 4, 2010By Asit Pattnaik
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) caused by PRRS virus (PRRSV) is of major economic significance to swine industry in the U.S.A. and worldwide. Currently, there is no effective...
Swine Health - General Disease
Strategies to include STa antigen in vaccine development against porcine post-weaning diarrhea (PWD);
March 2, 2010By Weiping Zhang
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are a major cause of diarrhea disease in humans and farm animals. E. coli fimbriae or colonization factor antigens (CFAs) and enterotoxins including...
