Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Ileal and total tract apparent and true digestibility of fat in distillers dried grains with solubles and other corn oil products fed to growing pigs
July 7, 2009By Hans Stein
The objective of this research was to test the hypothesis that oil in distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and other co-products from the ethanol industry such as high protein distillers...
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs, pork products and swine veterinarians
July 6, 2009By Peter Davies
Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria found commonly on the skin and mucous membranes of mammals that can occasionally cause superficial or severe infections. Strains resistant to methicillin (MRSA)...
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae diagnostic tests using samples from naturally and experimentally infected pigs
July 6, 2009By Simone Oliveira
The objective of this study was to compare the performance of different diagnostic tests for the detection of pigs subclinically infected with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. To address this...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Survey of Injection Methodologies and Carcass Defects in Pork Production
July 3, 2009By C. Scanlon Daniels
The first objective of this project was to determine the current state of practice of injection methods on swine farms as reported by swine veterinarians. For breeding animals, the neck was the most...
Animal Science
Association of compositional traits and structural soundness with the ability ofcommercial line of sows to complete parities two and three A continuation of the original project titled: Association of compositional,structural soundness, and health with the ability of a commercial line of youngsows to successfully complete parity one (NPB#05-081)
July 1, 2009By Ken Stalder
Poor sow longevity has both economic and welfare ramifications for the commercial swine industry. According to PigCHAMP ™ reports, between years 1998 and 2008, the average culling frequency of...
Human Nutrition
Effect of a High-Protein Diet on Ghrelin, Growth Hormone, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Binding Proteins 1 and 3 in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
July 1, 2009By Mary Gannon
It is well known that type 2 diabetes is a major health problem in the United States, and indeed in the world. With the aging population, it is likely to increase. Therefore, there are a significant...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Development of an intervention that targets Campylobacter’s amino acid fermentation niche
June 16, 2009By Robin C. Anderson
Campylobacter spp. are now estimated to be the leading bacterial cause of human foodborne illness in the United States, causing more than a million human illnesses at a cost exceeding $1 billion...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Identification of quantitative trait nucleotides (QTN) for pork tenderness.
June 15, 2009By Dan Nonneman
The identification of predictive DNA markers for pork quality would allow U.S. pork producers and breeders to more quickly and efficiently select genetically superior animals for production of...
Swine Health - PRRS
Elimination of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) from semen: “On Farm” Mechanical and Antiviral Methods
June 12, 2009By Jane Christopher-Hennings
The long-term objective of this research is to provide a “PRRSV-free semen supply for artificial insemination (AI)”. Therefore, a 2-pronged approach to “on farm” methods that...
Animal Well-being
Comparison of chute design on the ease of loading finisher pigs. How does this affect their performance, welfare parameters and overall economics to the producer?
June 8, 2009By Anna Johnson
Marketing and transportation stress not only costs the industry due to fatigued, injured and dead pigs, but has a direct impact on the quality of pork delivered to the consumer. The loading process...
