Swine Health - PRRS
Porcine Adenovirus 3 Based Vaccine for Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS).
July 7, 2008By Dr. Suresh K. Tikoo
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus imposes devastating effects on swine health and productivity. Vaccination of animals is one way to reduce losses from infectious diseases...
Environment - Other
On-Site Biomethanol Production from Swine Waste Digester Methane
July 2, 2008By Ratna Sharma-Shivappa
It is important to conserve and utilize valuable constituents in animal waste and implement environmentally superior technologies that are economically feasible. The economically feasibility of...
Pork Quality
Effects of Pork Quality and Cooked Temperature on Consumer and Trained Sensory Perception of Eating Quality in Non-enhanced and Enhanced Pork Loins
July 1, 2008By Steven Moeller
The present study was conducted to evaluate the influences of fresh pork color (Minolta L*), intramuscular fat (IMF), and ultimate pH (pH), and cooked pork Warner Bratzler shear force (WBS) on...
Swine Health - PRRS
Using Direct Virus Exposure in Conjunction with Modified Herd Closure for a PRRS Eradication Program
June 30, 2008By Paul Yeske
PRRS virus can be eradicated using direct virus exposure and herd closure of at least 200 days. • This can be done in a cost effective manner with the only additional cost is renting a site to...
Public Health - Salmonella
Salmonellosis from Pork Products: A Quantitative Risk Assessment
June 30, 2008By Emma Hartnett
We developed a farm-to-illness risk assessment to investigate the risk of human salmonellosis from the consumption of fresh pork. The risk assessment explores major issues in both pre-harvest and...
Swine Health - General Disease
The role of boar semen in porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) transmission: Validation of diagnostic tools and determination of infectivity of PCV2 positive semen samples
June 25, 2008By Patrick Halbur
Within the past 3 years, North American has seen a marked increase in porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) associated disease (PCVAD). The rapid spread of PCVAD has raised important questions about...
Swine Health - General Disease
Understanding if porcine circovirus type 2 strain differences explain the recent Canadian outbreak
June 25, 2008By Patrick Halbur
In 2004, a marked increase in the incidence and severity of porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD) was observed in eastern Canada. The severe outbreaks of PCVAD in Canada, followed by similar...
Swine Health - PRRS
Rational Design of a New Generation of PRRSV Differential (Marker) Vaccines (Renewal Summer 2006)
June 24, 2008By Fernando Osorio
This project is based on two main premises: 1) the conviction that the use of vaccines will always be a cost-efficient method and the preferred approach to control PRRSV infections, and 2) the notion...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Quantifying Salmonella and Campylobacter Peri-harvest in Swine
June 23, 2008By Tom Wittum
Salmonella and Campylobacter are estimated to cause 3.9 million illnesses annually in the United States, and most of these illnesses are food-related. Pigs can be sub-clinically infected with these...
Swine Health - PRRS
Exploring PRRS virus GP5 peptides for protective cross-reactive T cellepitopes
June 16, 2008By Carol Wyatt
Current vaccines have not met the needs of producers who want to control and eliminate PRRS. Development of vaccines that elicit protective anti-viral immune responses requires identification of...
