Animal Science
Understanding the biology of seasonal infertility to develop mitigation strategies for swine
February 8, 2016By Jason W. Ross
Mitigating seasonal infertility is critically important to increased production efficiency for American pork producers. Elevated ambient temperature is a significant factor contributing to...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Evaluating strength, sharpness, and detection of swine-use hypodermic needles
February 1, 2016By Steven Hoff PhD
A previous study (circa 2000) investigated swine-use hypodermic needle strength and detection. At that time, needle...
Animal Science - Reproductive & Growth Physiology
Investigating hyperinsulinemia and increased circulating lipopolysaccharide involvement in seasonal infertility
January 25, 2016By Aileen Keating
Heat stress (HS) is a major economic strain for the US swine industry. In terms of reproduction, seasonal infertility is associated with HS, characterized by lengthened wean-to-estrus interval...
Pork Quality
A systematic review of patterns in tenderness metrics of North American based pork from 1994 to 2014
January 22, 2016By Annette O’Connor
Pork value is determined by its composition and by consumer satisfaction. Several metrics of pork are considered indicators of tenderness and overall quality. We conducted a systematic review to...
MRSA of Pigs and Genetic Analysis of Resistance Linked with mecA and mecC.
January 13, 2016By Catherine Logue
Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has been identified as a contaminant of swine and meat associated with swine. This study set out to examine the prevalence of novel methicillin resistant...
Swine Health - General Disease
Linking veterinary diagnostic laboratory submissions and corresponding PEDV test results to spatiotemporal mapping tools: the future of disease management, control and elimination
January 6, 2016By Rodger Main
Streamlined systems that link diagnostic submissions and corresponding test results to spatiotemporal disease management tools are needed to enhance US pork producers’ ability to proficiently...
Animal Science
Systematic Review of the Magnitude of Change in Prevalence and Quantity of Salmonella after Administration of Pathogen Reduction Treatments on Pork Carcasses
December 17, 2015By Annette O’Connor
Public Health - Other
Updated systematic review of the association between proximity to animal feeding operations and the health of individuals in nearby communities
November 24, 2015By Annette O’Connor
Our objective was to update a previous review of the scientific literature of the impact of living near animal feeding operations on human health. We conducted a search of the literature in October...
Pork Quality
Impact of Seasonal Heat Stress on Fatty Acid Composition and Pork Fat Quality
November 19, 2015By Lance Baumgard
Heat stress (HS) remains one of the most costly factors in the swine industry and is responsible for increased mortality, altered carcass compositions, reduced reproductive ability, and slower growth...
Animal Well-being
Evaluation of Transportation Conditions on Performance of Weaned and Feeder Pigs
November 19, 2015By Dr. Jay Harmon
Transportation of pigs at early ages may result in profit-stripping incidence of mortality and compromised animal welfare due to stress stemming from unfavorable transporting conditions. This...
