Animal Science
Evaluation of dietary butyrate as a growth promotant and on the response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in weanling pigs
May 13, 2008By Thomas Weber
Due to traditional feedstuffs for swine being diverted to biofuels, feed costs for pork production have increased dramatically. Consequently, pork producers are seeking ways to increase the...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Investigation linking use of antibiotics in swine and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria in the environment surrounding swine farms
May 12, 2008By Roderick Mackie
Using antibiotics to manipulate the intestinal microbiota to improve growth efficiency raises a number of concerns. First, utilization of broad-spectrum antibiotics inhibits indigenous strains of...
Swine Health - PRRS
An Industry Education Program for Understanding the Risk Factors Associated with PRRSv Breaks in Negative or Naïve Breeding Herds
May 5, 2008By Derald Holtkamp
Public Health - Worker Health & Safety
Development and Testing of a Hydrogen Sulfide Detection System for Swine Housing
May 1, 2008By Robert Burns
Hazards conditions to human and animal health can occur in swine barns due to sudden bursts of high concentration hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas released when manure slurry is agitated during removal...
Swine Health - PRRS
Global Gene Expression Profiling of PRRSV-infected Alveolar Macrophages
April 30, 2008By John Neill
This study examined the effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRSV) on how genes are expressed in porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs). PAMs were chosen for this study because they...
Environment - Other
Implementing Mass Nutrient Balance Procedures on Swine Production Facilities, NPB Award
April 13, 2008By Rick Koelsch
The purpose of this project is to collect the necessary data for creating the nutrient balances on 12 swine operations in Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana. The project will evaluate the producer’s...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Swine Manure Applications for Soybean Production – Environmental and Pathological Implications
April 11, 2008By Robert Mullen
Environmental concerns regarding the application of nitrogen containing manure to soybean fields have been raised recently across the Corn Belt. The concern is that because soybeans are leguminous...
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of a new etiological agent of PMWS/PDNS in conventional pigs
March 25, 2008By Gregory W. Stevenson
Porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) is considered a multifactorial disease since a variety of cofactors, including infectious agents, seem to be necessary for full expression of clinical...
Animal Well-being
Space requirements of weaned pigs during transportation
March 13, 2008By John McGlone
Currently there are no trucking quality assurance recommendations for space allowance of weaned pigs during transport. The objective of this research was to establish a first estimate of the space...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Development of Molecular Tools to Assess the Impact of Growth Promotants on Animals and Public Health
March 12, 2008By Richard Isaacson
Antibiotics are frequently used to promote the growth and improve the health of swine. While the reason why antibiotics work as growth promoters is unknown, the leading answer is because the...
