Public Health - MRSA
Evaluation of methodologies for qualitative and quantitative detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail pork
February 10, 2010By J Scott Weese
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a critically important cause of disease in people. It has been a leading cause of infections of people in hospitals, and subsequently emerged as...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Identifying genes associated with Salmonella shedding to increase pork safety through improved genetic resistance
February 8, 2010By Christopher Tuggle
The long-term goals of this project are to use genomics tools to identify genetic variants that are associated with decreased Salmonella shedding on farms; and to use these variants to select for...
Human Nutrition
The Addition of a Protein-Rich Breakfast and Its Effects On Acute Appetite Control and Food Intake in ‘Breakfast-Dkipping’ Adolescents
February 2, 2010By Heather Leidy
The purpose of the current study was to identify whether the daily addition of a protein-rich (pork-based) breakfast leads to beneficial, long term improvements in appetite, glucose control, and body...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Validation of commercial DNA tests for production efficiency, meat quality, and maternal traits in purebred swine
February 1, 2010By Clint Schwab
As our knowledge about the genetic factors affecting economically important traits increases, application of such information may add to the efficiency of pig improvement programs through extra...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Sulfur Concentration in Distiller’s Dried Grains with Soluble (DDGS) and Its Impact on Palatability and Pig Performance.
January 31, 2010By Yanhong Zhang
The study has provided a comprehensive investigation on whether or not increasing concentrations of sulfur in distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) can impact the palatability and performance...
Swine Health - General Disease
PCVAD Induced Immune Dysfunction
January 13, 2010By Richard Hesse
This project included a team of PCVAD researchers from KSU, ISU and SDSU who utilized a single set of experimentally infected pigs to address several important questions related to pathobiology,...
Swine Health - PRRS
Induction of Cross-Protective Immunity without Exposure to Live PRRSV
December 23, 2009By Luis Enjuanes
Explanation of the objectives. The development of more efficacious vaccines was one of the objectives for NPB 2008 funding. The work reported here is focused on the engineering of a modified live...
Animal Well-being
Systematic Literature Review and Needs Assessment of Housing Systems for Gestating Sows in Group Pens with Individual Feeding
December 22, 2009By Harold Gonyou
Over the past 10 years, animal scientists, veterinarians, producers, and animal rights groups have debated the welfare implications of either housing sows in gestation stalls or in groups....
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Deep Pit Swine Facility Flash Fires and Explosions: Sources, Occurrences, Factors, and Management
December 21, 2009By Robert Burns
Incidences of explosions and flash fires related to manure storage in deep pits were noted as early as 1969. Gases resulting from anaerobic decomposition of animal manure are the likely source of...
Swine Health - General Disease
Mapping T cell epitopes in PCV2 capsid protein
December 11, 2009By Carol Wyatt
Effective circovirus vaccines require minimal numbers of conserved B and T cell epitopes that provide protective immunity. At the same time, vaccines must have the capacity to distinguish infected...
