Swine Health - General Disease
Age related changes in the intestinal microbiome protect neonatal piglets from Clostridium difficile infection
April 22, 2015By Nancy Cornick
Clostridium difficile has been recognized as a significant cause of illness in neonatal pigs, but is not encountered in piglets older than 1 week of age. We hypothesized that this age related...
Animal Science - Sow Lifetime Productivity
Diagnosis of sow lameness using the microcomputer-based force plate system and pattern recognition methods
April 8, 2015By Kenneth J. Stalder
Sow longevity is a key component to breeding herd profitability. Lameness is a major reason for culling and therefore can negatively impact sow longevity. Lameness assessment in group housing...
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED): Development of tests and reagents for diagnosis and disease management
April 8, 2015By Kyoung-Jin Yoon
Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), a coronavirus-mediated enteric disease, emerged in US swine unexpectedly in 2013. While introduction pathway of disease to the US was unknown, the US swine industry...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Investigation of the impact of increased dietary insoluble fiber through the feeding of dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) on the colonic microbiota of pigs with and without Brachyspira-associated colitis
February 23, 2015By Eric Burrough
The diversion of an increasing portion of the U.S. corn crop to ethanol production has resulted in increased feed costs for pork producers. To mitigate this trend, many pork producers have...
Evaluation of the efficacy of Stalosan F® for inactivating porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in swine feces on the surface of trailers used to haul live pigs
February 16, 2015By Dr. Derald Holtkamp DVM MS
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...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Understanding the effects of increased fiber from corn origin on the supply of energy and nutrients to the pig
February 8, 2015By John Patience
Objective: An experiment was conducted, using the ileal-cannulated animal model, to determine the nutrient value of fiber from corn and its co-products, and the effect of its increase in the...
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Development of African swine fever diagnostic assays for oral fluids
February 4, 2015By Jeffrey Zimmerman
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is of concern to pork producers because of its high mortality rate, its severe economic impact, and its rapid geographic expansion in recent years. Prevention and...
Swine Health - General Disease
A study to assess the correlation between plasma, oral fluid and urine concentrations of flunixin meglumine with the tissue residue depletion profile in finishing age swine
February 1, 2015By Hans Coetzee
The United States is the world’s leading exporter of pork. In recent years, several of these pork export destination countries have implemented more stringent monitoring protocols...
Development of pseudotyped reporter viruses for detection and characterization of neutralizing antibody response to PEDV and Deltacoronavirus
January 23, 2015By Susan Carpenter
The overall objective of this research was to generate biological reagents for detection and characterization of neutralizing antibody to PEDV and Porcine Deltacoronavirus. (PDCoV). The specific goal...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
A Meta-analysis of best practices for management and land application of swine manure in the Midwestern United States
November 26, 2014By Daniel Andersen
Many conservation practices are currently used within the swine production industry, but not universally adapted. The goal of this project was to identify currently available and technologically...
