Diagnostic Characteristics of Oral Fluid for Detection of PRRS
March 13, 2009By Michael Murtaugh
Oral fluid sampling for health monitoring by assessment of antibody levels specific for pathogens is an exciting new concept in swine management. The work here shows that sampling of individual...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Enhancing the Value of Swine Manure and Nutrient Availability with Application Timing and Cover Crops
March 3, 2009By 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...
Swine Health - PRRS
Immunogenicity and potency of PRRS MLV vaccines with and without interferon-alpha suppressing capacity
March 2, 2009By Federico A. Zuckermann
Interferon (IFN)-alpha is the most important anti-viral substance produced by mammalian cells in response to a viral infection. Accordingly, the production of IFN-alpha by an animal during a viral...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Efficacy of novel food antimicrobial combinations for control of Listeria monocytogenes for preservation of ready-to-eat (RTE) products.
March 1, 2009By Thomas Matthew Taylor
Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of USDA-FSIS approved food antimicrobials necessary for the inhibition of the foodborne...
Environment - Air
Air Quality-Emission and Energy Usage Impacts of No Pit fans in a Wean to Finish Deep Pit Pig Facility.
February 27, 2009By Larry D. Jacobson
The primary objective of this project was to document the air quality impact (both barn air quality and gas emissions) through a simple modification to the ventilation system of deep-pit, pig...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Analysis of in-plant Factors and Genotyping of Antimicrobial Resistance among Four Organisms Isolated from Swine Processing Plants
February 25, 2009By Wondwossen Gebreyes
We investigated the role of factors within processing plants including environmental and body site sources for carriage of for food safety significant pathogens and dissemination of antimicrobial...
Animal Science
Effect of Neonatal Litter Size and Early Puberty Stimulation on Sow Longevity and Reproductive Performance
February 23, 2009By W. L. Flowers
The current study was designed to examine the effects of neonatal environments and puberty induction strategies for replacement gilts on their longevity and reproductive performance over six...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Utilizing Glycerol in Swine Diets: I. Feed Manufacturing Considerations and Nutritional Strategies to Reduce Dietary Costs
February 13, 2009By Leland McKinney
Biodiesel is an alternative to petroleum-based diesel fuel and according to the National Biodiesel Board, there are currently 105 biodiesel production facilities operating in the United States, and...
Swine Health - PRRS
Use of a production region model to evaluate biosecurity protocol efficacy for reducing the risk of PRRSV and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae spread between farms
February 12, 2009By Scott Dee
The purpose of this 2-year project was to investigate the transmission of PRRSV and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M hyo) by aerosols, the meteorological conditions associated with this route of spread...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Assessment of Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) from Ethanol Production on Performance and Carcass Quality of Growing-Finishing Swine
February 10, 2009By G.L. Cromwell
A large collaborative experiment involving 560 crossbred pigs was conducted at nine experiment stations to assess the effects of feeding high levels of corn distillers dried grains with solubles...
