Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Pork Checkoff Research
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Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Antibiotic resistance gene diversity and mobility in bacterial communities from post-weaning swine fed antibiotics or alternatives
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Construct and Test Recombinant Adenoviruses Vectoring African Swine Fever Virus Genes in Inducing Immune Protection in Pigs
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Meta-analysis of swine manure and commercial fertilizer on environmental endpoints and soil health
Swine manure is a valuable asset when applied to the soil; however, to others it is a waste material with little value compared to commercial fertilizer. Comparisons between commercial fertilizer and...
Swine Health - PRRS
Impact of host immunity and genetics on persistence of PRRS virus in tonsils
Despite extensive efforts to eliminate PRRS from US production facilities, it remains a key disease issue and poses a continued economic threat to the industry, particularly in pig dense areas.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Determination of the role of L83L, an uncharacterized ASFV protein that binds IL-1β during ASFV infection
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Improvement of Interferon Biotherapeutics for Foot-and-mouth Disease in Swine
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Alternative antibiotic technologies for weaned pigs
New technologies are needed to help livestock producers maintain health and wellbeing of their animals while minimizing risks of disseminating antimicrobial resistant bacteria to humans or animals....
Animal Well-being
Using conveyor belt to load and unload pigs to promote self-movement of piglets
Pigs are not accustomed to climbing sloped ramps. However, sloped ramps are impossible to avoid in regular management and handling practices due to design of the physical facilities at finishing...
Prediction of pork loin quality and tenderness with the VQG pork loin grading camera
The VQG pork loin grading camera was developed jointly by USDA-ARS researchers at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in collaboration with E+V, a company that develops and markets image analysis-based systems for the meat, poultry, and livestock industries.
