Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Microbiological Risk Factors with Moisture Enhanced Fresh Pork
May 15, 2008By James S. Dickson
Fresh pork injected with brines or marinades have become very popular with the consumer. According to a 2004 nationwide retail survey (Anonymous, 2004), 45% of the retail fresh pork in the United...
Swine Health - PRRS
In vivo evaluation of genetic markers in the nsp2 region of PRRSV: Implications for future recombinant marker vaccine development
May 15, 2008By Ying Fang
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus (PRRSV) continues to be a major problem to the pork industry worldwide. The limitations offered by current PRRSV vaccines require the...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
A Diagnostic for Rapid Detection of Pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes as an Indicator of Hygiene on Food Contact and Non-Food Contact Surfaces in the Pork Processing Environment
May 14, 2008By Lawrence Goodridge
During this project, a self contained test was developed, which was capable of rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes on food contact and non-contact surfaces, as well as on samples of...
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...
