Summary Report Life Cycle Assessment for U.S. Pig Production
Manure management contributed 50% of the GWP impact of pig production in the U.S., based on the allocation of different manure management systems in the regions.
Pork Checkoff Research
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2023-2025 NPB Industry Research Compendium
Pork Checkoff-Funded Research in Swine Health and Sustainability, 2023–2025
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Production Analysis Summary for U.S. Pork Industry: 2020-2024
The purpose of this analysis is to help the pork industry improve efficiency. Using anonymous production data, standardized business logic, and consistent calculation methods, the study reports on production trends and provides benchmarks for comparison.
Swine Health
Facilitating the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Feed Biosecurity Working Group
The objective of this project was to determine appropriate application of best practices for responsible import of feed and ingredients from ASF/CSF affected countries and to develop industry standards for feed biosecurity that can be rapidly implemented across the swine and feed industry in the event that ASFV or CSFV enters the US domestic and/or feral swine population.
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Production Analysis Summary for U.S. Pork Industry: 2019-2023
The goal of this production analysis is to aid the pork industry in improving efficiency. This is done through an analysis of anonymous production data using a standardized set of business logic and...
Public Health - Community Health
Improved Spatial Analysis to Understand Swine CAFOs and the Surrounding Environment and Public Health Concerns
The objective of this study is to quantify the status quo how the human or environmental exposure to hog CAFOs may be measured, accounting for site-specific social, geographical, and environmental factors.
Human Nutrition
Effects of Consuming Ounce Equivalent Portions of Fresh Pork Versus Nuts, Beans and Eggs, as Defined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Essential Amino Acid Substrate Availability for Protein Anabolism
Introduction The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recommends consuming avariety of “Protein Foods” based on “ounce-equivalent” (oz-eq) portions. No study has assessed the same oz-eq...
Human Nutrition
Fresh Pork as Protein Source in the USDA Thrifty Food Plan 2021
This modeling study, published in Nutrients, is the first of its kind to look at the nutritional value and affordability of the Thrifty Food Plan featuring fresh pork as one of the only meat sources.
Human Nutrition
Effects of Lean Red Meat Consumption on Gut Microbiota in Young Adults
Effects of adding lean red meat to a U.S.-Style Healthy Vegetarian Dietary Pattern on gut microbiota and cardiovascular risk factors in young adults: a crossover randomized-controlled trial.
Animal Well-being
Validating Water-Based Foam for the Depopulation of Swine
Increased global movement of people and animals increases likelihood of foreign animal diseases (FAD), like African Swine Fever (ASF), being introduced into the US swine population. Due to the risk...
