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...
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...
Evaluation of an accelerated hydrogen peroxide disinfectant to inactivate porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in swine feces on metal surfaces under freezing conditions
October 26, 2015By Derald Holtkamp
In May of 2013, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) was detected in swine for the first time in the United States and spread quickly across much of the country, partly due to the movement of...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Occurrence and Movement of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Resistance Genes in Tile-Drained Agricultural Fields Receiving Swine Manure Application
October 15, 2015By Michelle Soupir
The use of antibiotics by the swine industry to increase production efficiency and treat disease is thought to contribute to antibiotic resistance in the environment. When manure from hog...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Improving nutrient utilization and biological and financial performance through the use of super-dosing of phytase in grow-finish diets
September 1, 2015By John Patience
The objective of this research was to determine the impact of feeding grow-finish pigs super-dosed levels of phytase on the digestibility of nutrients, and pig growth performance. The enzyme...
Effect of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infectious doses on outcomes of infection in naïve neonatal piglets and weaned pigs
August 13, 2015By Jianqiang Zhang
Since its emergence in the U.S., porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has spread rapidly across the country and resulted in the estimated death of over 7 million pigs in the first year,...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
A study to correlate procaine penicillin G in tissues, plasma and oral fluids of sows and determine environmental transfer of penicillin to untreated sows
August 1, 2015By Locke Karriker
Procaine penicillin G (PPG) residues are the most common violative residues detected in swine at slaughter (FSIS 2014). Recently, the United State Department of Agriculture Food Safety...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
A study to assess the tissue residue depletion profile of ampicillin in cull sows and its association with plasma, oral fluid and urine ampicillin concentrations
July 15, 2015By Hans Coetzee
The use of more stringent penicillin detection methods in edible tissues at processing and a zero tolerance for the presence of detectable residues in some territories has resulted in an...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Enhancing feed utilization and nutrient digestibility through management of particle size and feed processing options
July 6, 2015By John Patience
The overall goal for this experiment was to determine the impact of average particle size of corn, wheat and corn DDGS with two different grinding technologies on the digestion of energy and...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Further Characterization of Salmonella and Campylobacter Isolates from NARMS Study
May 28, 2015By Timothy Frana
The primary objective of this research was to examine the potential impact of normal lairage practices on Salmonella, Campylobacter and E....
