Swine Health - General Disease
Pork Checkoff Research
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Public Health - MRSA
Bacteriophages for the control of Staphylococcus aureus on environmental surfaces
Environment - Air
Employing environmental mitigation technology and/or practices: Treating swine odor and improving air quality with black light
Animal Science
Adaptation of Machine Learning Technologies to Predict Swine Production Outcomes to Assist in Disease Detection
Swine Health - PRRS
Nanodisc-based mucosal DIVA vaccine for PRRS virus
Animal Well-being
Validation of the effectiveness of alternative euthanasia techniques for mature swine using a penetrating captive bolt gun and electrocution
Animal Well-being
Impact of Duration of Farrowing Crate Closure on Sow Welfare and Piglet Mortality
The aim of this study was to identify how the opening of a hinged farrowing crate on different days (4 or 7) post-farrowing impacts sow welfare.
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Antibiotic resistance gene diversity and mobility in bacterial communities from post-weaning swine fed antibiotics or alternatives
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Understanding ecology and distribution of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 and Non- O157 in US swine feed mills
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
